Grammatical class
Verb
renverser
(transitive) to turn over, turn upside down
Details
Syllables
ren-ver-ser
Phonetics
ʁɑ̃.vɛʁ.se
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
6419
Freq. (movies)
4983
Freq. (news)
7555
Sentences
Renverser son adversaire
To knock one's opponent to the floor
Renverser un homme
To run over a man
Je vais renverser le dictateur.
I will overthrow the dictator.
Je viens de renverser mon café.
I've just spilt my coffee.
Il est temps de renverser la vapeur.
It's time to reverse the trend.
Il a vraiment failli se faire renverser.
He narrowly escaped being run over.
Le peuple veut renverser le régime.
The people want to overthrow the regime.
C'est renverser l'ordre logique des choses.
That's reversing the logical order of things.
Renverser le mélange
To turn the mixture over
On ne peut renverser les dictateurs lors des élections, on doit les jeter dehors.
Dictators can't be voted out, they must be thrown out.