English

Etymology
From L. w:ablative absolute|ablative absolute term|vice versa|langla||the position having been reversed, from feminine third declension noun term|vicis|langla||arrangement, order, position, etc. + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle term|versus||langla, from term|verto||I turn, I reverse|langla.

Pronunciation
a|UK: IPA|/�vaɪsɪ �v��s�/, SAMPA|/"vaIsI "v3:s@/; IPA|/�vaɪs� �v��s�/, SAMPA|/"vaIs@ "v3:s@/ or, less correctly IPA|/vaɪs �v��s�/, SAMPA|/vaIs "v3:s@/
a|UK: enPR|vīʹs� vûrʹs�, IPA|/�vaɪsɪ �v�s�/, SAMPA|/"vaIsI "v3`s@/; AHD|vīʹs� vûrʹs�, IPA|/�vaɪs� �v�s�/, SAMPA|/"vaIs@ "v3`s@/ or, less correctly enPR|vīs vûrʹs�, IPA|/vaɪs �v�s�/, SAMPA|/vaIs "v3`s@/
rfp|UK twice?

Adverb
vice versa

1. The same but with the two things or people mentioned reversed.

#: As long as Mike and Joe get first and second, or vice versa I will be happy.

Synonyms
the converse, the reverse, the other way round

Translations
trans-top|the other way round
Dutch: t-|nl|vice versa, t|nl|omgekeerd
Galician: viceversa
German: t-|de|umgekehrt
trans-mid
Finnish: päinvastoin, toisinpäin
Spanish: t-|es|viceversa
Portuguese: t-|pt|vice versa, t-|pt|vice-versa

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Dutch

Etymology
From L.|nl w:ablative absolute|ablative absolute term|vice versa|langla||the position having been reversed, from feminine third declension noun term|vicis|langla||arrangement, order, position, etc. + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle term|versus||langla, from term|verto||I turn, I reverse|langla.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�vis� �v�rs�/

Adverb
vice versa

1. #English|vice versa

#: Als je het raam open doet, moet je de verwarming uit doen, en vice versa.
#:: If you open the window, you should turn off the heating, and vice versa.

Synonyms
omgekeerd

de:vice versa
fr:vice versa
io:vice versa
ja:vice versa
pl:vice versa

• 2007-11-28 12:02 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for de, es

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