Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
we want it the other way around
English answer:
reverse the current situation
English term
we want it the other way around
We should reverse it? or We should correct it? or ...
Boy: What's wrong?
Mom: The sweater is wrong. You're holding it inside out.
The outside is inside and the inside is outside.
Now, we want it the other way around.
Boy: There, is it right now?
Mom: Hmm, except that you're holding it upside down.
this is the top of the sweater and this is the bottom.
You're holding it the wrong way up.
Boy: Now, Is it the right way up?
Mom: Yes. But now, you're holding it back to front.
The back is in the front and the front is in the back.
We want it the other way round.
Boy: Is it the right way round now?
Mom: Hmm, Yes. Put it on, will you?
Thank you
Nov 1, 2020 14:03: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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reverse the current situation
Upside-down: same
Back-to-front: same
The opposite of whatever it is at the moment.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-11-01 11:46:27 GMT)
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The "we want" part simply means 'it needs to be...' / 'we need to have...'
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philgoddard
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Charlotte Fleming
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Localization/ Translation/ Interpreting
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi), English, and 1 more.
we want it in the opposite position
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