à rebours

Definitions

1. 1.
   literarybackward (in the direction reverse of normal)

   • Krytycy pisali, że opowieść Wylera to historia Kopciuszka, tyle że à rebours.

     The critics have written that Wyler's tale is a Cinderella story but with the roles reversed.

2. 2.
   literaryagainst the grain, backwards, the wrong way (in the opposite way to what is usually done)

   • Nasz projekt to zabawa koncepcją pawilonu narodowego. Bierzemy z Polski sztandarowe budynki, ale pokazujemy je à rebours.

     Our project is a play on the concept of the national pavilion. We take flagship buildings from Poland but present them against the grain.

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