upended

• Décrit ce qui a été retourné sens dessus dessous, renversé, ou placé verticalement sur son extrémité.

Describes something that has been turned upside down or set on its end.

1. Turned upside downB2formal

   Set or turned on its end; inverted so that the bottom is at the top.

   Retourné, renversé

   • The boat was upended by the strong waves.
   • He left the bucket upended in the middle of the yard.
   • The table was upended during the scuffle.

   Synonymesinvertedoverturnedreversedtopsy-turvyupturned

   Antonymeserectupright

• Verbe désignant l'action de retourner quelque chose sens dessus dessous ou de le mettre debout sur son extrémité ; il est aussi employé au sens figuré pour évoquer le fait de bouleverser ou de renverser une situation.

A verb used to indicate the act of setting something on its end or turning it upside down; also used figuratively to mean to disrupt or overturn a situation.

1. Set or turn on endB2formal

   To set, turn, or stand something on its end.

   Dresser verticalement

   • He upended the crate to use it as a table.
   • The strong wind upended the garden chairs.
   • She upended the bottle to empty it completely.

   Synonymeserectraiseset upstand up

   Antonymeslayplaceputsetstand

2. Become turned on endB2formal

   To become turned or set on end.

   se retourner

   • The boat upended in the rough seas.
   • The box upended when the truck hit a bump.
   • The stack of papers upended and scattered across the floor.

   Synonymescapsizeoverturntip overturn overupset