invertir (una tendencia)
verbCEFR B2
What does “invertir (una tendencia)” mean in English?
to reverse
to reverse (a trend) (invertir la tendencia — turn around a negative development; distinct from invertir = invest)
Example sentences
Las políticas de estímulo lograron invertir la tendencia negativa y el PIB creció por primera vez.
The stimulus policies managed to reverse the negative trend and GDP grew for the first time.
El nuevo tratamiento logró invertir el proceso de deterioro cognitivo en los pacientes del estudio.
The new treatment managed to reverse the cognitive deterioration process in the study's patients.
How to use it
Invertir (una tendencia) means 'to reverse (a trend)'. Irregular: yo invierto. This sense of invertir (reverse/invert) is distinct from invertir (invest — financial). Context distinguishes: invertir la tendencia (reverse the trend) vs. invertir en bolsa (invest in the stock market). Both are high-frequency at B2.
Common mistake
Two senses of invertir: (1) invest (dinero — financial); (2) reverse/invert (una tendencia). Don't confuse. Revertir (revert) is a near-synonym for reversing trends; invertir is more emphatic.