No. 1,864 in Portuguese
reverter
"Reverter" means "to reverse" or "to revert."
In a sentence
Conseguimos reverter a situação difícil com muito esforço.
We managed to reverse the difficult situation with much effort.
In this sentence, 'reverter' refers to turning a problematic situation into a favorable one or undoing the adverse effects.
A fórmula química pode reverter rapidamente a reação.
The chemical formula can quickly reverse the reaction.
Here, 'reverter' is used scientifically to describe the act of reversing a chemical reaction.
Ele tenta reverter o dano causado ao meio ambiente.
He tries to reverse the damage caused to the environment.
The usage of 'reverter' in this sentence implies an effort to undo or mitigate environmental harm.
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