Grammatical class

Noun

inverse

the inverse, the contrary

Details

Syllables

in-ver-se

Phonetics

ɛ̃.vɛʁs

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

45278

Freq. (movies)

27413

Freq. (news)

1899

Sentences

Leur proposition est l'inverse de la nôtre.

Their proposition is contrary to ours.

A1

Les livres doivent suivre les sciences, et non pas l'inverse.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

A1

Il a fait l'inverse.

He did the opposite.

A2

N'est-ce pas l'inverse ?

Isn't it the other way round?

A2

La vie imite l'art plus souvent que l'inverse.

Life imitates art more often than the other way around.

B1

L'évaporation est l'inverse de la condensation.

Evaporation is the reverse of condensation.

B1

En fait, l'inverse est davantage susceptible de se produire.

In fact, the opposite is more likely to occur.

B1

La France est et demeure notre voisin, mais l'inverse est également vrai.

France is and remains our neighbour. But the same is true the other way round.

B1

L'inverse semble vrai.

The reverse seems true.

B2

L'inverse d'une matrice non-carrée est une chose dangereuse.

The inverse of a non-square matrix is a dangerous thing.

C1