back to front

English

Adverb

back to front

1. Turned so that the back is now at the front.

   I was in such a hurry that I put my underpants on back to front.

Synonyms

• backwards

Translations

turned so that the back is now at the front

• French: sens devant derrière (fr), à l’envers (fr)
• Polish: tył na przód
• Russian: за́дом наперёд (zádom naperjód)
• Scottish Gaelic: cùlaibh air a' bheulaibh
• Spanish: al revés
• Swedish: bak och fram (sv)
• Ukrainian: за́дом напере́д (zádom naperéd)

Adjective

back to front

1. Reversed, with the back now at the front.

   The classic VW Beetle is a back to front car, with the engine at the rear.

Translations

reversed

• Azerbaijani: tərs (az)
• Danish: bagvendt, omvendt
• Icelandic: öfugur
• Irish: droim ar ais
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bak fram

  Nynorsk: bak fram

• Scottish Gaelic: cùlaibh air a’ bheulaibh
• Spanish: al revés
• Swedish: bak och fram (sv), bakvänt (sv)
• Welsh: tu ôl ymlaen

See also

• inside out
• upside down

Anagrams

• front to back