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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinversion des rôles
Pronunciation / Transliteration: inversion de rohl
"Cette pièce de théâtre présente une situation d'inversion des rôles."
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2 senses- 1
An exchange of social, occupational, or domestic positions between two or more individuals, where each person takes on the behaviors and responsibilities previously held by the other.
"The family experienced a complete role-reversal when the parents retired and became financially dependent on their adult children." - 2
A therapeutic or dramatic technique in which participants act out the perspectives of others to foster empathy and understanding.
"During the conflict resolution workshop, the manager used role-reversal to help employees understand the administration's point of view."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the English words 'role' (derived from the French 'rôle' and Latin 'rotulus') and 'reversal' (from the Latin 'reversare'). It emerged in the mid-20th century, heavily adopted in sociological, psychological, and theatrical contexts to describe the reciprocal exchange of behavioral expectations and functions between individuals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Role-reversal" is said worldwide
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inversion des rôles
Transliteration: inversion de rohl
"Cette pièce de théâtre présente une situation d'inversion des rôles."
Rollenwechsel
Transliteration: Rollenwechsel
"Der plötzliche Rollenwechsel überraschte alle Familienmitglieder."
inversione dei ruoli
Transliteration: inversione dei ruoli
"La terapia di gruppo ha favorito un'interessante inversione dei ruoli."
inversión de roles
Transliteration: inversion de roles
"La obra trata sobre una dramática inversión de roles en el hogar."
inversão de papéis
Transliteration: inversao de papeis
"Houve uma inversão de papéis na dinâmica da empresa."
भूमिका परिवर्तन
Transliteration: bhumika parivartan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"घर की स्थिति में एक बड़ा भूमिका परिवर्तन आया है।"
角色互换
Transliteration: juésè hùhuàn
Script: 中文汉字
"这部电影讲述了一个有趣的家庭角色互换故事。"
역할 전환
Transliteration: yeokhal jeonhwan
Script: 한국어 한글
"상담 치료 중에 자연스러운 역할 전환이 이루어졌습니다."
役割交代
Transliteration: yakuwari koutai
Script: 日本語
"チーム内で予期せぬ役割交代が発生した。"
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