Pesquisar
to upend
01
inverter, virar de ponta-cabeça
to set, turn, or stand an object on its end or upside down
Transitive: to upend sth
Example
The construction workers upended the heavy beam to position it vertically in the framework.
Os trabalhadores da construção inverteram a viga pesada para posicioná-la verticalmente na estrutura.
Trying to read the label, she upended the bottle to see the ingredients listed at the bottom.
Tentando ler o rótulo, ela virou a garrafa de ponta-cabeça para ver os ingredientes listados na parte de baixo.
02
virar, inverter
to undergo a change in position where an object becomes turned or set on end
Intransitive
Example
The boat upended in the strong current.
O barco virou na forte correnteza.
As the earthquake shook the region, several gravestones in the cemetery upended.
Enquanto o terremoto sacudia a região, várias lápides no cemitério viraram.
