envers

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CatalanEdit

AdverbEdit

envers

1. towards, toward

SynonymsEdit

• vers
• devers

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.vɛʁ/

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Etymology 1Edit

Nominalisation of the the Old French adjective envers, inherited from Latin inversus. Doublet of inverse.

NounEdit

envers m (plural envers)

1. reverse
2. inverse
3. back
4. wrong side
5. other side
6. seamy side ("l'envers de la vie")
7. inside

Derived termsEdit

• à l'envers
• verlan
• envers et contre tous

Etymology 2Edit

Univerbation of en +‎ vers. Compare endroit.

PrepositionEdit

envers

1. in relation to
2. toward

Further readingEdit

• “envers” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).