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наоборо́т

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  • 1.

    on the contrary, quite the opposite

    Ста́ло не тепле́е, а, наоборо́т, холодне́е.

    It didn't get warmer but, on the contrary, colder.

    Used parenthetically to contradict what was just said.

  • 2.

    the other way around, vice versa, the opposite

    Вы мо́жете взять э́ту кни́гу, а ту пото́м, и́ли наоборо́т.

    You can take this book and that one later, or the other way around.

  • 3.

    inside out, back to front, the wrong way

    Ты наде́л футбо́лку наоборо́т.

    You've put your T-shirt on back to front.

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  • оборо́тturn; turnover; circulation; turn of phrase; reverse side 

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • thinkpad20 edited translation 2 years ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation 2 years ago.