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revés

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See also: reves, rêves, rêvés, and revês

Galician

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Verb

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revés

  1. second-person singular present indicative of rever

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin reversus. Doublet of reverso, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: re‧vés

Noun

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revés m (plural reveses)

  1. backside (side opposite to the front)
    Synonyms: reverso, traseira, lado/parte de trás
  2. setback (an event that delays progress)
    Synonym: infortúnio

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • revés” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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From Latin reversus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /reˈbes/ [reˈβ̞es]
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: re‧vés

Noun

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revés m (plural reveses)

  1. back, reverse side
  2. setback
    Synonym: retroceso
  3. wrong side
  4. (knitting) a purl stitch
  5. (tennis) backhand
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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revés

  1. inflection of rever:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular voseo present indicative

Further reading

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