the other way around

English

Alternative forms

the other way round

Adverb

the other way around (not comparable)

The same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order.
- 1988, Michael Crichton, Sphere, page 185:
  “After all, he’s speaking our language, not the other way around.

Synonyms

vice versa, conversely, the other way about

Translations

same but with things reversed

Catalan: a l'inrevés (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 反過來 (zh), 反过来 (zh) (fǎnguolái), 反之亦然 (zh) (fǎnzhīyìrán)
Dutch: omgekeerd (nl), andersom (nl)
Finnish: toisinpäin (fi)
French: vice versa (fr), dans l'autre sens

German: umgekehrt (de)
Japanese: 逆に (ja) (ぎゃくに, gyaku ni)
Norwegian: andre veien m
Russian: наоборо́т (ru) (naoborót)
Spanish: al revés

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