opposite

opposite
'opəzit
1. adjective
1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) opuesto
2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) opuesto, contrario

2. preposition, adverb
(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) en frente de, frente a

3. noun
(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) lo contrario, lo opuesto
opposite1 adj contrario / opuesto
the cars were travelling in opposite directions los coches circulaban en direcciones contrarias
the opposite side of the road el otro lado de la calle
opposite2 adv prep enfrente
the boy who lives opposite el chico que vive enfrente
the bank is opposite the station el banco queda enfrente de la estación
opposite3 n contrario
"fat" is the opposite of "thin" "fat" es el contrario de "thin"
opposite
tr['ɒpəzɪt]
adjective
1 (facing) de enfrente
she lives on the opposite side of the road vive al otro lado de la calle
2 (contrary, different) opuesto,-a, contrario,-a
in the opposite direction en dirección contraria
the opposite sex el sexo opuesto
preposition
1 enfrente de, frente a
the building opposite the cinema el edificio enfrente del cine
we sat opposite each other nos sentamos uno frente al otro
adverb
1 enfrente
the family who live opposite la familia que vive enfrente
noun
1 lo contrario, lo opuesto
the opposite of big is small lo contrario a grande es pequeño
opposites attract los polos opuestos se atraen
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to take the opposite view tomar la actitud contraria
opposite number SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL homólogo,-a
opposite ['ɑpəzət] adv
: enfrente
opposite adj
1) facing: de enfrente
the opposite side: el lado de enfrente
2) contrary: opuesto, contrario
in opposite directions: en direcciones contrarias
the opposite sex: el sexo opuesto, el otro sexo
opposite n
: lo contrario, lo opuesto
opposite prep
: enfrente de, frente a
opposite
adj.
adverso, -a adj.
contrario, -a adj.
de enfrente adj.
enfrente adj.
enfrente de adj.
fronterizo, -a adj.
inverso, -a adj.
opuesto, -a adj.
adv.
enfrente adv.
n.
contrario s.m.

I 'ɑːpəzət, 'ɒpəzɪt
adjective
1) (facing) <side/wall/seat> de enfrente; <page> de enfrente, contiguo

they sat at opposite ends of the table — estaban sentados en extremos opuestos de la mesa

2) (contrary) <opinions/news> opuesto

we set off in opposite directions — partimos en direcciones opuestas

it was coming in the opposite direction — venía en dirección contraria

the opposite sex — el sexo opuesto


II
adverb enfrente

the people opposite have bought a new car — los de enfrente se han comprado un coche nuevo


III
preposition enfrente de, frente a

IV
noun lo contrario

quite the opposite — todo lo contrario, al contrario

she's the exact opposite of her mother — es la antítesis de su madre

['ɒpǝzɪt]
1.
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

2. 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

3. 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

4.
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

* * *

I ['ɑːpəzət, 'ɒpəzɪt]
adjective
1) (facing) <side/wall/seat> de enfrente; <page> de enfrente, contiguo

they sat at opposite ends of the table — estaban sentados en extremos opuestos de la mesa

2) (contrary) <opinions/news> opuesto

we set off in opposite directions — partimos en direcciones opuestas

it was coming in the opposite direction — venía en dirección contraria

the opposite sex — el sexo opuesto


II
adverb enfrente

the people opposite have bought a new car — los de enfrente se han comprado un coche nuevo


III
preposition enfrente de, frente a

IV
noun lo contrario

quite the opposite — todo lo contrario, al contrario

she's the exact opposite of her mother — es la antítesis de su madre


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