عكس

Meaning of عكس in English is: (contrary, reverse, against) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

contrary adj reverse verb against preposition reflect v

Meaning of عكس in English and Arabic

عكسَعَكْس - اسم

1) contrary - adj

  ∘ Meaning of contrary in Arabic and English:

بعكس أو بِعَكْسِ أَوْ علىعَلَىْ عكس شيء أي ضده ومتعارضا معه عَكْسِ شَيْءٍ أَيْ ضِدَّهُ وَمُتَعَارِضًا مَعَهُ تماماتَمَامًا

contrary to something different from something; against something

  ∘ Example of contrary in Arabic and English

بعكس الاعتقاد السائد فإن السعودية بِعَكْسِ الِاعْتِقَادِ السَّائِدِ فِإِنَّ السُّعُوْدِيَّةَ بلدبَلَدٌ متطورمُتَطَوِّرٌ

Contrary to public belief, Saudi Arabia is an developed country

على عكس الاعتقاد السائد فالنمور أقوى عَلَىْ عَكْسِ الِاعْتِقَادِ السَّائِدِ فَالنُّمُوْرُ أَقْوَىْ منمِنَ الأسودالأُسُوْدِ

Contrary to public belief, tigers are stronger than lions

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جاءجَاءَ الخطاب عكس توقعاتناالخِطَابُ عَكْسَ تَوَقُّعَاتِنَا

The speech run contrary to our expectations

بعكس توقعات الخبراء فقد انخفضت بِعَكْسِ تَوَقُّعَاتِ الخُبَرَاءِ فَقَدِ انْخَفَضَتْ قيمةقِيْمَةُ العملة بشكل العُمْلَةِ بِشَكْلٍ أكبرأَكْبَرَ

contrary to experts expectations, the currency's value dropped even further

  ∘ How to pronounce contrary in English?

contrary is pronounced in English as

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عكسعَكَسَ - فعل

2) reverse - verb

  ∘ Meaning of reverse in Arabic and English:

عكس الشيء أي جعله عَكَسَ الشَّيْءَ أَيْ جَعَلَهُ نقيضنَقِيْضَ ما كان عليهمَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ

[transitive] reverse something to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb reverse

reversed

  ∘ Past participle of the verb reverse

reversed

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  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic عكسعَكَسَ

عكسعَكَسَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic عكسعَكَسَ

يعكس يَعْكِسُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic عكسعَكَسَ

اعكساعْكِسْ

  ∘ Example of reverse in Arabic and English

فشلت الولايات المتحدة فَشِلَتِ الوِلَايَاتُ المُتَّحِدَةُ فيفِيْ عكس عَكْسِ مسارمَسَارِ الحرب في أفغانستانالحَرْبِ فِيْ أَفَغَانِسْتَانَ

The US failed to reverse the war in Afghanistan

سوف يعكس سَوْفَ يَعْكِسُ هذاهَذَا الدواء المرضالدَّوَاءُ المَرَضَ

This medicine will reverse the disease

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عكست الحكومة الجديدة التدهور الاقتصادي وحققت نموا قدره عَكَسَتِ الحُكُوْمَةُ الجَدِيْدَةُ التَّدَهْوُرَ الِاقْتِصَادِيَّ وَحَقَّقَتْ نُمُوًّا قَدْرُهُ 4.2 في المئةفِيْ المِئَةِ

The new government reverse the economic deterioration and achieved a growth of 4.2 per cent

ينبغييَنْبَغِيْ عكس (= عَكْسُ (= أنأَنْ نعكس) نَعْكِسَ) اتجاهاتِّجَاهَ هجرة العقول من بلادناهِجْرَةِ العُقُوْلِ مِنْ بِلَادِنَا

We should reverse the trend towards minds immigration from our country

  ∘ How to pronounce reverse in English?

reverse is pronounced in English as

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عكس - فعل

3) reverse - verb

  ∘ Meaning of reverse in Arabic and English:

عكس قراره أي غيره إلى النقيضعَكَسَ قَرَارَهُ أَيْ غَيَّرَهُ إِلَىْ النَّقِيْضِ

[transitive] reverse something to change a previous decision, law, etc. to the opposite one

  ∘ Example of reverse in Arabic and English

عكس بايدن عَكَسَ بَايْدِنُ بعضبَعْضَ قرارات وسياسات ترامبقَرَارَاتِ وَسِيَاسَاتِ تْرَامْبَ

Biden reversed some of Trump's decisions and policies

  ∘ How to pronounce reverse in English?

reverse is pronounced in English as

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عكس - فعل

4) reverse - verb

  ∘ Meaning of reverse in Arabic and English:

عكس شيئا أي قلبه إلى الاتجاه المعاكسعَكَسَ شَيْئًا أَيْ قَلَبَهُ إِلَىْ الِاتِّجَاهِ المُعَاكِسِ

[transitive] reverse something to turn something the opposite way around or change the order of something around

  ∘ Example of reverse in Arabic and English

لحل اللغز ما عليك سوى عكس لِحَلِّ اللُّغْزِ مَا عَلَيْكَ سِوَىْ عَكْسِ ترتيبتَرْتِيْبِ الأرقامالأَرْقَامِ

To solve the puzzle, just reverse the order of the numbers

  ∘ How to pronounce reverse in English?

reverse is pronounced in English as

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عكس - فعل

5) reverse - verb

  ∘ Meaning of reverse in Arabic and English:

عكس وظيفة أو دورا ونحوهما أي بدلهما وأعطى كل واحد وظيفة الآخر عَكَسَ وَظِيْفَةً أَوْ دَوْرًا وَنَحْوَهُمَا أَيْ بَدَّلَهُمَا وَأَعْطَىْ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ وَظِيْفَةَ الآخَرِ

[transitive] reverse something to exchange the positions or functions of two things

  ∘ Example of reverse in Arabic and English

عكسنا أدوار الأساتذة والطلاب أثناء التجربة عَكَسْنَا أَدْوَارَ الأَسَاتِذَةِ وَالطُّلَّابِ أَثْنَاءَ التَّجْرِبَةِ

During the experiment we reverse the roles of teachers and children

عكست الحرب أحوالنا وأصبح سيدا عليعَكَسَتِ الحَرْبُ أَحْوَالَنَا وَأَصْبَحَ سَيِّدًا عَلَيَّ

The war reversed our situation and he became my master

  ∘ How to pronounce reverse in English?

reverse is pronounced in English as

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عكسعَكْس - اسم

6) reverse - noun

  ∘ Meaning of reverse in Arabic and English:

العكس هو خلاف أو نقيض ما ذكر للتو العَكْسُ هُوَ خِلَافُ أَوْ نَقِيْضُ مَا ذُكِرَ لِلتَّوِّ

the reverse [singular] the opposite of what has just been mentioned

  ∘ Example of reverse in Arabic and English

تظنه يكرههاتَظُنُّهُ يَكْرَهُهَا؟ أنا متأكد أن العكس صحيح أَنَا مُتَأَكِّدٌ أَنَّ العَكْسَ صَحِيْحٌ

You think he hates her?I am sure the reverse is true

عنيت عكس ما فهم عَنَيْتُ عَكْسَ مَا فَهِمَ

What I meant is the reverse of what he understood

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المشكلة عكس ما تتوقعالمُشْكِلَةُ عَكْسُ مَا تَتَوَقَّعُ

The problem the reverse of what you'd expect.

قامت بعكس ما طلبته منها قَامَتْ بِعَكْسِ مَا طَلَبْتُهُ مِنْهَا

She did the exact reverse of what I asked her

  ∘ How to pronounce reverse in English?

reverse is pronounced in English as

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عكس - اسم

7) against - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of against in Arabic and English:

عكس الشخص أو الشيء الشيّء أيأيّ نقيضه أو نقيضّه أو معارض له و لا يتفق معه

opposing or disagreeing with somebody/something

  ∘ plural of against in Arabic

عكوس

  ∘ Example of against in Arabic and English

كان ما فعلته عكس مبادئنا.

What you did is against our principles.

تتصرف و كأنها عكس التيارتتصرف و كأنها عكس التيّار.

She is acting as if she is against the current.

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فعلوا عكس ما خططوا له.

They did against what they had planned.

لا تفعل أي تفعل أيّ شيءشيّء عكس معتقداتك.

Don't do anything against your beliefs.

  ∘ How to pronounce against in English?

against is pronounced in English as

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عكسعَكَس - ف

8) reflect - v

  ∘ Meaning of reflect in Arabic and English:

إظهار صورة شخص أو شيء على سطح مثل المرآة أو الماء أو الزجاج

to show the image of somebody/something on the surface of something such as a mirror, water or glass

  ∘ Example of reflect in Arabic and English

عكس الماء المباني.

The water reflected the buildings.

عكست المرآة وجهها.

The mirror reflected her face.

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عكست نافذة الزجاج الضوء.

The glass window reflected the light.

تعكس إنجازاته عمله الدؤوب.

His achievements reflect his hard work.

عكست البحيرة الهادئة السحب.

The calm lake reflected the clouds.

يعكس العمل الفني مشاعر الفنان.

The artwork reflects the artist's feelings.

  ∘ How to pronounce reflect in English?

reflect is pronounced in English as

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