GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

umkehren

turn back

Wir kehrten um, als der Weg immer steiler wurde und die Kinder deutlich zeigten, dass ihre Kräfte für den Rückweg sonst kaum reichen würden.

We turned back as the path grew steeper and the children clearly showed that otherwise they would barely have enough strength for the return.

reverse; invert

Man kann den Schluss nicht einfach umkehren, nur weil er im gewählten Beispiel zufällig in beide Richtungen plausibel erscheint.

You cannot simply reverse the conclusion just because it happens to seem plausible in both directions in the chosen example.

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