umgekehrt

Based on: um, umkehren
Goethe B1 Adjective #239 Adjective
1.

the other way around

(synonym for “anders herum”)
Examples
  • "Bitte beachten Sie die umgekehrte Reihenfolge der Schritte in der Anleitung.""Häh?"
  • "Please note the reversed order of steps in the instructions.""Huh?"

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Vocab: kehren, umkehren, der Verkehr, verkehrt herum, die Rückkehr, bekehren

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How many meanings does the German word 'umgekehrt' have?

umgekehrt has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the other way around .

What is 'umgekehrt' related to?

The word 'umgekehrt' is related to um and umkehren.

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Word of the Day – “kehren”
A fun look at the meaning of "kehren" and what cleaning has to do with traffic, mistakes, Jedi knights and ... sex. Yup... all those things :)
Vocab: kehren, umkehren, der Verkehr, verkehrt herum, die Rückkehr, bekehren
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