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逆ぎゃく転てん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change; comeback
Rather, the possibility of a reversal remains.
2. reversal (of direction of rotation)
When you press the switch, the motor runs in reverse.
Alt. forms
逆ぎゃく転てん
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逆ぎゃく点てん
Kanji used
逆
reverse
転
roll around
Pitch accent
ぎゃ
くてん
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Conjugations...Used in: 2253
Composed of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
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Examples (8 in total)
Eventually, the top and bottom will reverse.
Where is the chance for a turnaround?
Rather, the possibility of a reversal remains.
Before I knew it, the two of them had swapped positions.
In times like this, you reverse your way of thinking.
The stadium erupted at the go-ahead goal.
When you press the switch, the motor runs in reverse.
The washing machine drum keeps alternating between forward and reverse rotation.