Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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envers

  1. towards, toward
    Synonyms: vers, devers

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.vɛʁ/
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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 terms
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Descendants
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  • Sicilian: ammeri
  • Spanish: anverso

Etymology 2

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Univerbation of en +‎ vers. Compare endroit.

Preposition

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envers

  1. in relation to
  2. toward

Further reading

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