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andersrum

the other way around, the opposite way

anders different + rum around
adverb Rare #39,466
the other way around, the opposite way Colloquial; the standard form is „andersherum.“
GE: Dreh den Schlüssel andersrum.
EN: Turn the key the other way around.

Und nicht andersrum?

And not the other way around?

— Wächter der Nacht (2004)

Andersrum!

The other way around!

— Happy Together (1997)

Versuchs mal andersrum.

Try it the other way around.

— Der Maschinist (2004)

Oder andersrum.

Or the other way around.

— The Secret Agent (2025)

Das weiß ich auch, aber in Australien sind Gas und Bremsen andersrum.

I know that too, but in Australia, the accelerator and brake are the other way around.

— Girls' Night Out (2017)