"back to front" meaning in All languages combined

See back to front on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} back to front
  1. Reversed, with the back now at the front. Related terms: inside out, upside down Translations (reversed): tərs (Azerbaijani), bagvendt (Danish), omvendt (Danish), öfugur (Icelandic), droim ar ais (Irish), bak fram (Norwegian Bokmål), bak fram (Norwegian Nynorsk), cùlaibh air a’ bheulaibh (Scottish Gaelic), al revés (Spanish), bak och fram (Swedish), bakvänt (Swedish), tu ôl ymlaen (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-back_to_front-en-adj-3qJhDdhF

Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} back to front
  1. Turned so that the back is now at the front. Synonyms: backwards, back to front, in reverse Hypernyms: contrarily Translations (turned so that the back is now at the front): sens devant derrière (French), à l’envers (French), tył na przód (Polish), за́дом наперёд (zádom naperjód) (Russian), cùlaibh air a' bheulaibh (Scottish Gaelic), al revés (Spanish), bak och fram (Swedish), за́дом напере́д (zádom naperéd) (Ukrainian)
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