Grammatical class
Adjective
inverse
inverse, the other way round
Details
Syllables
in-ver-se
Phonetics
ɛ̃.vɛʁs
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
45278
Freq. (movies)
27413
Freq. (news)
1899
Variants
Sentences
J'ai le problème inverse.
I have the opposite problem.
A1
Ses remarques ont eu l'effet inverse.
His remarks had the opposite effect.
A1
Nous avons le problème inverse.
We have the opposite problem.
A2
L'osmose inverse consiste à filtrer l'eau de mer à travers une membrane qui retient le sel.
Reverse osmosis consists in forcing seawater through a membrane that filters out the salt.
B2
Mademoiselle Nicolas a nagé depuis Dover en Angleterre jusqu'en France en 8 heures et 58 minutes. Elle a alors refait le chemin inverse.
Miss Nicholas swam from Dover on the English side to France in 8 hours and 58 minutes, then turned around and returned to England.
B2