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Tier 3: Advanced

A la inversa

Conversely / The other way around

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Reasoning & Logic Institutionalized Expression Advanced formal
Pronunciation:

a la in-BER-sa

When to use:

Reverse comparison.

See It in Context

Él ayuda a ella, y a la inversa, ella ayuda a él.

He helps her, and conversely, she helps him.

Reciprocal relationship
No es que el miedo cause peligro, sino a la inversa.

It's not that fear causes danger, but rather the other way around.

Correcting causality
Lo que funciona aquí, a la inversa, puede fallar allí.

What works here, conversely, may fail there.

Contextual difference
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