Also means
to reverse, to overthrow
Usage Note
Renverser covers tipping over a glass, overturning a government (renverser le gouvernement), or running someone over with a vehicle. The reflexive se renverser means to tip over or lean back. The idiom renverser la vapeur means to reverse course entirely.
Examples
"Il a renversé son café sur la table."
Natural Translation
He knocked his coffee over onto the table.
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