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
Variants
Sentences
Leur proposition est l'inverse de la nôtre.
Their proposition is contrary to ours.
Les livres doivent suivre les sciences, et non pas l'inverse.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Il a fait l'inverse.
He did the opposite.
N'est-ce pas l'inverse ?
Isn't it the other way round?
La vie imite l'art plus souvent que l'inverse.
Life imitates art more often than the other way around.
L'évaporation est l'inverse de la condensation.
Evaporation is the reverse of condensation.
En fait, l'inverse est davantage susceptible de se produire.
In fact, the opposite is more likely to occur.
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.
L'inverse semble vrai.
The reverse seems true.
L'inverse d'une matrice non-carrée est une chose dangereuse.
The inverse of a non-square matrix is a dangerous thing.