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opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt -sɪt] adj 1. situated or being on the other side or at each side of something between their houses were at opposite ends of the street 2. facing or going in contrary directions opposite ways 3. diametrically different in character, tendency, belief, etc. opposite views 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a. (of leaves, flowers, etc.) arranged in pairs on either side of the stem b. (of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the middle of another part 5. (Mathematics) Maths a. (of two vertices or sides in an even-sided polygon) separated by the same number of vertices or sides in both a clockwise and anticlockwise direction b. (of a side in a triangle) facing a specified angle Abbreviation opp n 1. a person or thing that is opposite; antithesis 2. (Mathematics) Maths the side facing a specified angle in a right-angled triangle 3. a rare word for opponent prep 1. Also opposite to facing; corresponding to (something on the other side of a division) the house opposite ours 2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) as a co-star with she played opposite Olivier in ``Hamlet'' adv on opposite sides she lives opposite oppositely adv oppositeness n
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opposite adjective 1. facing, face to face with, across from, eyeball to eyeball (informal) She sat opposite her at breakfast. 3. different, conflicting, opposed, contrasted, contrasting, unlike, differing, contrary, diverse, adverse, at odds, contradictory, inconsistent, dissimilar, divergent, irreconcilable, at variance, poles apart, diametrically opposed, antithetical, streets apart Everything he does is opposite to what is considered normal behaviour. different like, same, similar, matching, uniform, consistent, identical, alike, corresponding 4. rival, conflicting, opposed, opposing, competing, hostile, antagonistic, inimical They fought on opposite sides during the War of Independence. noun reverse, contrary, converse, antithesis, the other extreme, contradiction, inverse, the other side of the coin (informal), obverse She's very shy, but her sister is quite the opposite. Proverbs "Opposites attract" Translations opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt] A. ADV → enfrente I looked at the director, sitting opposite → miré al director que estaba sentado enfrente(de mí) please fill in the box opposite → por favor, rellene la casilla de al lado they live directly or immediately opposite → viven justo enfrente B. PREP (also opposite to) 1. (= across from) → frente a, enfrente de opposite the library → frente a or enfrente de la biblioteca Lynn was sitting opposite him → Lynn estaba sentada frente a él or enfrente de él they sat opposite one another → se sentaron uno frente a(l)otro → se sentaron frente a frente 2. (= next to) → junto a, al lado de opposite his name was a question mark → junto a or al lado de su nombre había una interrogación to play opposite sb (Theat) → aparecer junto a algn C. ADJ 1. (in position) → de enfrente the house opposite → la casa de enfrente on the opposite bank → en la ribera opuesta on the opposite page → en la página opuesta or de al lado to be facing the opposite way → estar mirando al otro lado, estar de cara al otro lado 2. (= far) [end, corner] → opuesto we sat at opposite ends of the sofa → nos sentamos cada uno a un extremo del sofá → nos sentamos en extremos opuestos del sofá 3. (= contrary) → contrario, opuesto in the opposite direction → en dirección contraria or opuesta, en sentido contrario or opuesto it had the opposite effect → produjo el efecto contrario or opuesto opposite number → homólogo/a m/f the opposite sex → el otro sexo, el sexo opuesto they were on opposite sides in the war → lucharon en bandos contrarios or opuestos en la guerra she presented the opposite view → presentó el punto de vista contrario or opuesto we take the opposite view → nosotros pensamos lo contrario D. N the opposite → lo contrario she said the exact opposite, she said just the opposite → dijo exactamente lo contrario my brother is just the opposite → mi hermano es justo lo contrario it's the opposite of what we wanted → es lo contrario de lo que queríamos he says the opposite of everything I say → me lleva la contraria en todo quite the opposite! → ¡todo lo contrario! the opposite is true → la verdad es todo lo contrario opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt] adj [direction, end, corner, door] → opposé(e) It's in the opposite direction → C'est dans la direction opposée. "see opposite page" → "voir ci-contre" [meaning] → opposé(e) to have the opposite effect (to that intended) → avoir l'effet inverse The proposed change could have the opposite effect → Le changement proposé pourrait avoir l'effet inverse. [house] → d'en face opposite adj (in place) → entgegengesetzt; (= facing) → gegenüberliegend attr, → gegenüber pred; to be opposite → gegenüberliegen/-stehen/-sitzen etc; on the opposite page → auf der Seite gegenüber, auf der gegenüberliegenden or anderen Seite (= contrary) → entgegengesetzt (→ to, from +dat, → zu); in the opposite direction → in entgegengesetzter Richtung; the opposite sex → das andere Geschlecht; opposite poles (Geog) → entgegengesetzte Pole pl; (Elec also) → Gegenpole pl; (fig) → zwei Extreme; they’ve got quite opposite characters → sie sind ganz gegensätzliche Charaktere; it had the opposite effect → es bewirkte das genaue Gegenteil n → Gegenteil nt; (= contrast: of pair) → Gegensatz m; black and white are opposites → Schwarz und Weiß sind Gegensätze; quite the opposite! → ganz im Gegenteil!; she’s quite the opposite of her husband → sie ist genau das Gegenteil von ihrem Mann adv → gegenüber, auf der anderen or gegenüberliegenden Seite; they sat opposite → sie saßen uns/ihnen/sich etc gegenüber opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt] 2. prep → di fronte a opposite one another → l'uno/a di fronte all'altro/a a house opposite the school → una casa di fronte alla scuola to play opposite sb (Theatre, Cine) → essere co-protagonista m/f insieme a qn 3. adj (house) → di fronte; (end, direction, side) → opposto/a; (point of view) → opposto/a, contrario/a on the opposite side of the road → dall'altro lato della strada "see opposite page" → "vedere pagina a fronte" 4. n (reverse) → contrario, opposto; (of word) → contrario quite the opposite! → al contrario! she said just the opposite → lei ha detto esattamente il contrario opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt] 2. prep → di fronte a opposite one another → l'uno/a di fronte all'altro/a a house opposite the school → una casa di fronte alla scuola to play opposite sb (Theatre, Cine) → essere co-protagonista m/f insieme a qn adj opposite [ˈopəzit] 1 being on the other side of on the opposite side of town. teenoorgesteld مُواجِه، في الجِهَةِ المُقابِلَه، مُقابِل противоположен opačný modsat gegenüberliegend που βρίσκεται στην αντίθετη πλευρά opuesto vastas- روبرو؛ مقابل vastapäätä opposé מִמוּל विरुद्ध suprotan szemben levő seberang andstæður opposto 反対側の 반대쪽의 kitas, priešingas pretējs bertentangan tegenovergesteld motsatt przeciwny oposto opus находящийся напротив, противоположный opačný nasproten suprotan motsatt, andra [] ซึ่งอยู่คนละด้าน öbür, karşı 對面的 розташований навпроти مقابل đối lập 对面的 2 completely different The two men walked off in opposite directions. teenoorgesteld مُعاكِس، مُضاد، مُتَعاكِس различен opačný modsat entgegengesetzt αντίθετος, τελείως διαφορετικός opuesto, contrario vastupidine مخالف päinvastainen opposé הָפוּך विलोम suprotan ellentétes, ellenkező berlawanan andstæður opposto 逆の 완전히 다른 visiškai skirtingas pretējs; atšķirīgs bertentangan tegenovergesteld motsatt, i hver sin... przeciwny oposto opus противоположный opačný nasproten suprotan motsatt, andra [] ที่อยู่ตรงกันข้าม karşı, zıt 完全不同的,相反的 протилежний; зворотний متضاد hoàn toàn khác nhau 完全不同的,相反的 prep adv on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else He lives in the house opposite (mine). regoor, oorkant, teenoor حَرْف جَر срещу naproti over for gegenüber απέναντι σε en frente de, frente a vastas در طرف مقابل vastapäätä en face de; (d')en face מוּל के सामने nasuprot szemben seberang andstætt, á móti di fronte 向う側に …의 맞은편에 priešais pretī; pretim seberang sana tegenover overfor, midt imot naprzeciw em frente (de) (de) vizavi; în/din faţa напротив naproti nasproti naspram mittemot ตรงกันข้าม karşısında 在...對面 навпроти آمنے سامنے đối diện 在...对面 n something that is completely different Hate is the opposite of love. teenoorgestelde عَكْس، نَقيض противположен opak modsat das Gegenteil το αντίθετο lo contrario, lo opuesto vastand ضد vastakohta contraire הָהֶפֶך विरुद्ध suprotnost ellentét kebalikan andstæða opposto, contrario 反対 정반대의 것 priešingybė, priešprieša pretstats berlawanan tegendeel motsetning, det motsatte przeciwieństwo oposto contrariu противоположность; антоним opak nasprotje suprotnost motsats ที่ตรงข้ามกัน karşıt/zıt şey 對立物 протилежність مخالف hoàn toàn khác nhau 对立物 opposite → تِجَاه, مضاد, مواجه naproti, protější, proti modsat, over for, overfor gegenüber, gegenüberliegend αντίθετος, αντίκρυ, απέναντι από de enfrente, enfrente, enfrente de vastakkainen, vastapäätä en face, en face de, opposé na drugoj strani, nasuprot, suprotan di fronte, di fronte a, opposto ・・・の向かい側に, 向かい側に, 向かい側の ...의 맞은편에, 반대쪽의, 반대편에 tegenover midt imot, motsatt, rett overfor naprzeciwko, przeciwległy em frente, em frente de, oposto напротив, противоположный mitt emot, motsatt ตรงข้าม, ที่อยู่คนละด้าน, ที่อยู่ตรงกันข้าม karşılıklı, karşısında, karşıt đối diện, ngược nhau 在...对面, 在对面, 对面的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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Knowledge, again, is the opposite of the thing known, in the same sense; and the thing known also is explained by its relation to its opposite, knowledge. Nevertheless, there she stood, anxiously fixing her eyes on one house in the row, nearly opposite to her -- the house she had looked for before entering the lodgings; the house inhabited at that moment by Noel Vanstone and Mrs. Taking the candle from its place he commenced a systematic search of the apartment, nor had he gone far before he discovered another door in the opposite end of the room, a door which gave upon creaking hinges to the weight of his body. |
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