"the other way around" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-the other way around.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} the other way around (not comparable)
  1. The same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: vice versa, conversely, the other way about, the other way round Translations (same but with things reversed): əksinə (Azerbaijani), tərsinə (Azerbaijani), a l'inrevés (Catalan), 反過來 (Chinese Mandarin), 反过来 (fǎnguolái) (Chinese Mandarin), 反之亦然 (fǎnzhīyìrán) (Chinese Mandarin), omgekeerd (Dutch), andersom (Dutch), toisinpäin (Finnish), vice versa (French), dans l’autre sens (French), umgekehrt (German), 逆に (gyaku ni) (alt: ぎゃくに) (Japanese), andre veien [masculine] (Norwegian), na odwrót (Polish), ao contrário (Portuguese), em reverso (Portuguese), de trás para frente (Portuguese), invers (Romanian), наоборо́т (naoborót) (Russian), al revés (Spanish)

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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
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          "word": "andre veien"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
          "word": "na odwrót"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
          "word": "ao contrário"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
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          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
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          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
          "word": "наоборо́т"
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      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "əksinə"
    },
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      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "tərsinə"
    },
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "a l'inrevés"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "反過來"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǎnguolái",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "反过来"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǎnzhīyìrán",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "反之亦然"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "omgekeerd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "andersom"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "toisinpäin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "vice versa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "dans l’autre sens"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "umgekehrt"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎゃくに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gyaku ni",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "逆に"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "andre veien"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "na odwrót"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "ao contrário"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "em reverso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "de trás para frente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "invers"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naoborót",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "наоборо́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "al revés"
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