English » Russian

I . upside down [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn] ADJ

1. upside down (reversed):

upside down
вниз голово́й

II . upside down [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn] ADV

upside-down cake N

Usage examples with upside down

to turn sth upside down
опроки́дывать вверх дном

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We have to turn ourselves upside down and reverse our approach to life.
en.wikipedia.org
Occasionally, the other band members appeared, apparently playing their instruments while upside down.
en.wikipedia.org
A laboratory rat is placed on top of an upside down flowerpot which is placed in a bucket of water.
en.wikipedia.org
The solutions, printed upside down, follow each story.
en.wikipedia.org
The sloth spends almost its entire life, including eating, sleeping, mating, and giving birth, hanging upside down from tree branches.
en.wikipedia.org
When he tried it out, hoping to become a powerful magician, he read it upside down and became a two-headed rhynoc with 4 headaches.
en.wikipedia.org
The original taillights were turned upside down, saving money on retooling.
en.wikipedia.org
Edge lettering is minted in both orientations with respect to heads, some amateur collectors were initially duped into buying upside down lettering error coins.
en.wikipedia.org
Then they are turned upside down every ten minutes until the outside is golden and crispy.
en.wikipedia.org
The hub can be accessible from any app/lock screen, by performing an upside down j-hook gesture.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "upside down" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Русский
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular