envers

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əmˈbɛrs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əɱˈves]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɱˈvers]

envers

1. towards, toward

   Synonyms: vers, devers

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.vɛʁ/

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Nominalisation of the Old French adjective envers, inherited from Latin inversus. Doublet of inverse.

envers m (plural envers)

1. reverse
2. inverse
3. back
4. wrong side
5. other side
6. seamy side ("l'envers de la vie")
7. inside

• à l’envers
• verlan
• envers du décor
• envers et contre tous

• Sicilian: ammeri
• → Spanish: anverso

Univerbation of en +‎ vers. Compare endroit.

envers

1. in relation to
2. toward

• “envers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.