renverser
Meanings
Verb
1. to turn over, turn upside down (transitive)
2. to knock over, knock to the ground (transitive)
3. to run over (transitive)
4. to spill (e.g. a liquid) (transitive)
5. to invert (change the positions of words in a sentence) (transitive, grammar)
6. to switch over, switch (transitive)
7. to reverse, turn around (a situation) (transitive)
8. to overthrow, bring down (transitive)
9. to knock back, agitate (transitive)
10. to lean back (reflexive)
11. to lay back, lie down (reflexive)
12. to reverse (flow in the opposite direction) (intransitive, of a tide)
Examples106
renverser un homme
to run over a man
renverser son adversaire
to knock one's opponent to the floor
renverser le mélange
to turn the mixture over
renverser une statue
to knock a statue over
renverser le sablier
to turn over the hourglass
Avez-vous jamais été renversé ?
Have you ever been run over?