This is the 1321st most frequent Spanish word.
revés
Reverse, setback, or the opposite side.
Here, 'revés' refers to a 'setback' or 'misfortune' affecting the team's performance.
El equipo perdió el partido por un revés inesperado.
The team lost the match due to an unexpected setback.
In this instance, 'al revés' means 'upside down' or 'reversed,' describing the orientation of the instructions.
Las instrucciones estaban al revés, lo que causó confusión.
The instructions were upside down, which caused confusion.
'Revés' is used here to denote the 'reverse side' of something, distinguishing between two surfaces of an object.