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

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