"the other way around" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-the other way around.ogg Forms: the other way round [alternative]
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 Translations (same but with things reversed): əksinə (Azerbaijani), tərsinə (Azerbaijani), a l'inrevés (Catalan), 反過來 /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), fordítva (Hungarian), 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), lo contrario (Spanish), viceversa (Spanish)
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          "word": "əksinə"
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          "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": "fordítva"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
          "word": "na odwrót"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "word": "ao contrário"
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          "word": "de trás para frente"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
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          "roman": "naoborót",
          "sense": "same but with things reversed",
          "word": "наоборо́т"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "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": "dans l’autre sens"
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      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "umgekehrt"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "fordítva"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gyaku ni",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "逆に"
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      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
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      "word": "andre veien"
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      "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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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "em reverso"
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      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "de trás para frente"
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      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "invers"
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      "sense": "same but with things reversed",
      "word": "al revés"
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      "word": "lo contrario"
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