invertire

to reverse

verb een-ver-TEE-reh Rare

Also means

to invert

Usage Note

Invertire takes avere as its auxiliary: ho invertito la rotta ('I reversed course'). It is commonly used for reversing direction (invertire la marcia), reversing a trend (invertire la tendenza), or swapping two items' positions. Do not confuse with evitare (to avoid) — a common slip for English learners.

Examples

"Dobbiamo invertire la tendenza."

Natural Translation

We must reverse the trend.

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