al revés

adj.

upside-down.

adv.

the other way around, the other way round.

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the other way, inside out, upside down

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= vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out

Ex. Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.

Ex. The design for a woodcut, which was probably the work of a specialist other than the back cutter, was either drawn in reverse directly on to the block, or traced on to it from paper.

Ex. The composing stick contained a line of type which read (from his point of view) from left to right but of which the letters were upside down and mirror-fashion.

Ex. A blemish which looks like wrong imposition, but is not, occurred when the second forme of a sheet was laid on the press the wrong way round.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Inside-out: The shape of New Library'.

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= vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out

Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.

Ex: The design for a woodcut, which was probably the work of a specialist other than the back cutter, was either drawn in reverse directly on to the block, or traced on to it from paper.

Ex: The composing stick contained a line of type which read (from his point of view) from left to right but of which the letters were upside down and mirror-fashion.

Ex: A blemish which looks like wrong imposition, but is not, occurred when the second forme of a sheet was laid on the press the wrong way round.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Inside-out: The shape of New Library'.