envers
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əmˈves/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əmˈbes/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /emˈveɾs/
Adverb
envers
- towards, toward
Synonyms
- vers
- devers
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.vɛʁ/
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Etymology 1
Nominalisation of the Old French adjective envers, inherited from Latin inversus. Doublet of inverse.
Noun
envers m (plural envers)
- reverse
- inverse
- back
- wrong side
- other side
- seamy side ("l'envers de la vie")
- inside
Derived terms
- à l'envers
- verlan
- envers du décor
- envers et contre tous
Descendants
- Sicilian: ammeri
- → Spanish: anverso
Etymology 2
Univerbation of en + vers. Compare endroit.
Preposition
envers
- in relation to
- toward
Further reading
- “envers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.