See also: Revers and revers'

English edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French revers (lapel, reverse side). Doublet of reverse.

Noun edit

revers (plural revers)

  1. A lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side.

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revers

  1. plural of rever

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Czech edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Revers.

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revers m inan

  1. a legal document, in which an inpatient, leaving a hospital against his medical doctor's advice, assumes responsibility for any potential consequences of his leaving
  2. reverse, verso, tail

Usage notes edit

  • In the "legal document" sense almost never used other than in these expressions:
    podat reversto sign the document
    podepsat reversto sign the document
    odejít na reversto leave a hospital having signed the document

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Further reading edit

  • revers in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • revers in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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revers c (singular definite reversen, plural indefinite reverser)

  1. reverse

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revers c or n (singular definite reversen or reverset, plural indefinite reverser, plural definite reverserne)

  1. revers

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Etymology edit

From French revers and Latin reversus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rəˈvɛːr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧vers

Noun edit

revers m (plural revers)

  1. revers, lapel

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French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French revers, from Latin reversus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

revers m (plural revers)

  1. reverse side
  2. backhand
    • 1836, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter XXXV, in Louis Viardot, transl., L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume I, Paris: J[acques]-J[ulien] Dubochet et Cie, éditeurs, [], →OCLC:
      Au secours, seigneurs, au secours ! venez à l’aide de mon seigneur, qui est engagé dans la plus formidable et la plus sanglante bataille que mes yeux aient jamais vue. Vive Dieu ! il a porté un tel revers au géant ennemi de madame la princesse Micomicona, qu’il lui a tranché la tête à rasibus des épaules, comme si c’eût été un navet.
      Help, good sirs, help! Come to the help of my master, who is engaged in the most formidable and the most bloody battle that my eyes have ever seen. By God! He delivered such a backhand to the giant enemy of the lady princess of Micomicona that he sliced off his head cleanly from the shoulders, as if it had been a turnip.
  3. (tennis) backhand
    Antonym: coup droit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: rever, revers
  • Romanian: rever
  • Swedish: revär

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Middle English edit

Adverb edit

revers

  1. In a reverse way or direction; upside-down. [from 14thc.]
    • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book XVIII, [London: [] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur [], London: David Nutt, [], 1889, →OCLC:
      they three smote hym at onys with their spearys, and with fors of themselff they smote Sir Launcelottis horse revers to the erthe.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Latin reversus via French revers.

Noun edit

revers m (definite singular reversen, indefinite plural reverser, definite plural reversene)

  1. the reverse side of a coin or medal
  2. reverse gear in a vehicle or machine
    sette bilen i reversput the car in reverse

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Latin reversus via French revers.

Noun edit

revers m (definite singular reversen, indefinite plural reversar, definite plural reversane)

  1. the reverse side of a coin or medal
  2. reverse gear in a vehicle or machine
    setje bilen i reversput the car in reverse

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Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Latin reversus.

Noun edit

revers oblique singularm (oblique plural revers, nominative singular revers, nominative plural revers)

  1. reverse; opposite; contrary
    veez cy le fet qe prove le revers
    see here the fact that proves the contrary

Adjective edit

revers m (oblique and nominative feminine singular reverse)

  1. opposite; reverse

Descendants edit

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French revers, from Latin Revers.

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revers n (plural reversuri)

  1. reverse

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