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1 opposite
opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt]1. adjectiveopposé ; ( = facing) d'en face• "see map on opposite page" « voir plan ci-contre »2. adverb3. preposition• to play opposite sb (in play, film) partager la vedette avec qn4. noun• quite the opposite! bien au contraire !• what's the opposite of white? quel est le contraire de blanc ?* * *['ɒpəzɪt] 1.noun contraire m (to, of de)2.1) ( facing) [direction, side, pole] opposé also Mathematics; [building] d'en face; [page] ci-contreat opposite ends of — aux deux bouts de [table, street]
2) ( different) [viewpoint, camp] opposé; [effect, approach] inverse; [sex] autre3.adverb [live, stand] en face4.preposition gen en face de [building, park, person]; Nautical devant [port] -
2 opposite
opposite ['ɒpəzɪt]∎ the opposite side of the road l'autre côté de la rue;∎ see illustration on opposite page (in book, magazine) voir illustration ci-contre∎ the letter-box is at the opposite end of the street la boîte à lettres se trouve à l'autre bout de la rue;∎ in the opposite direction en sens inverse, dans le sens opposé;∎ they went in opposite directions ils ont pris des directions opposées(c) (conflicting → attitude, character, opinion) contraire, opposé;∎ I take the opposite view je suis de l'avis contraire;∎ his words had just the opposite effect ses paroles eurent exactement l'effet contraire(e) Mathematics opposé2 adverben face;∎ the houses opposite les maisons d'en face;∎ they live just opposite ils habitent juste en face;∎ the lady opposite la dame qui habite en face(a) (across from) en face de;∎ he lives opposite us il habite en face de chez nous;∎ our houses are opposite each other nos maisons se font face ou sont en face l'une de l'autre;∎ they sat opposite each other ils étaient assis l'un en face de l'autre;∎ we have a park opposite our house nous avons un parc en face de chez nous;∎ the church is right opposite the school l'église se trouve juste en face de l'école;∎ put a tick opposite the correct answer mettre une croix en face de la bonne réponse, cocher la bonne réponse∎ to play opposite sb donner la réplique à qn;∎ she played opposite Richard Burton in many films elle fut la partenaire de Richard Burton dans de nombreux films∎ the ship was lying opposite Tobruk le navire se trouvait à la hauteur de Tobrouk4 nounopposé m, contraire m;∎ I understood quite the opposite j'ai compris exactement le contraire;∎ she always does the opposite of what she's told elle fait toujours le contraire de ce qu'on lui dit de faire;∎ Jill is the complete opposite of her sister Jill est tout à fait l'opposé de sa sœur;∎ what's the opposite of "optimistic"? quel est le contraire de "optimistic"?►► opposite number homologue mf;opposite sex sexe m opposé;∎ a person or member of the opposite sex une personne du sexe opposé -
3 right
right [raɪt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb3. noun4. plural noun6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• it is only right to point out that... il faut néanmoins signaler que...b. ( = accurate) juste, exact• that can't be right! ce n'est pas possible !• is the clock right? est-ce que la pendule est à l'heure ?► to be right [person] avoir raison• to get one's facts right ne pas se tromper► to put right [+ error, person] corriger ; [+ situation] redresser ; [+ sth broken] réparerd. ( = best) meilleur• what's the right thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire ?e. ( = necessary) I haven't got the right papers with me je n'ai pas les bons documents sur moif. ( = proper) to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut• if you go hiking you must wear the right shoes lorsque l'on fait de la randonnée, il faut porter des chaussures adaptéesg. ( = in proper state) her ankle is still not right sa cheville n'est pas encore guériei. (agreeing) right!• right you are! (inf) d'accord !• right, who's next? bon, c'est à qui le tour ?• (oh) right! (inf) ( = I see) ah, d'accord !• too right! et comment !it was him right enough! c'était bien lui, aucun doute là-dessus !j. ( = opposite of left) droit• it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing il y a un manque total de communication et de coordination2. adverba. ( = directly) droit► right away ( = immediately) tout de suiteb. ( = exactly) right then sur-le-champc. ( = completely) toutd. ( = correctly, well) biene. ( = opposite of left) à droite► right, left and centre (inf) ( = everywhere) de tous côtés3. nouna. ( = moral) bien mb. ( = entitlement) droit m• what right have you to say that? de quel droit dites-vous cela ?c. ( = opposite of left) droite f• on or to the right of the church à droite de l'église4. plural noun• "all rights reserved" « tous droits réservés »b. to put or set sth to rights mettre qch en ordrea. ( = return to normal) [+ car, ship] redresserb. ( = make amends for) [+ wrong] redresser ; [+ injustice] réparer6. compounds• the right-hand side le côté droit ► right-handed adjective [person] droitier ; [punch, throw] du droit* * *[raɪt] 1.1) (side, direction) droite fkeep to the right — Automobile tenez votre droite
on ou to your right — à votre droite
3) ( morally) bien m4) ( just claim) droit mthe right to work/to strike — le droit au travail/de grève
the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — à eux seuls, les jardins méritent la visite
5) ( in boxing) droite f2.rights plural noun1) Commerce, Law droits mplsole rights — l'exclusivité f des droits
2) ( moral)3.the rights and wrongs of a matter — les aspects mpl moraux d'une question
1) ( as opposed to left) droit, de droiteon my right hand — ( position) sur ma droite
2) ( morally correct) bien; ( fair) juste3) (correct, true) [choice, direction, size] bon/bonne; [word] juste; ( accurate) [time] exactto be right — [person] avoir raison; [answer] être juste
is that right? — ( asking) est-ce que c'est vrai?; ( double-checking) c'est ça?
am I right in thinking that...? — ai-je raison de penser que...?
the right side of a piece of material — l'endroit m d'un tissu
4) ( most suitable) qui convienthe was careful to say all the right things — il a pris grand soin de dire tout ce qu'il faut dire dans ce genre de situation
5) ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien; ( healthy) [person] bien portant6) ( in order)to put ou set right — corriger [mistake]; réparer [injustice]; arranger [situation]; réparer [machine]
to put ou set one's watch right — remettre sa montre à l'heure
they gave him a month to put ou set things right — ils lui ont donné un mois pour tout arranger
to put ou set somebody right — détromper quelqu'un
7) Mathematics [angle] droitat right angles to — à angle droit avec, perpendiculaire à
8) (colloq) GB ( emphatic)9) (colloq) GB ( ready) prêt4.1) ( of direction) à droiteto turn/look right — tourner/regarder à droite
they looked for him right, left and centre — (colloq) ils l'ont cherché partout
they are arresting people right, left and centre — (colloq) ils arrêtent les gens en masse
2) ( directly) droit, directementit's right in front of you — c'est droit or juste devant toi
right before/after — juste avant/après
3) ( exactly)right in the middle of the room — en plein milieu or au beau milieu de la pièce
right now — ( immediately) tout de suite; US ( at this point in time) en ce moment
4) ( correctly) juste, comme il faut5) ( completely) toutshe looked right through me — fig elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir
6) GB ( in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — ( form of address in parliament) ≈ notre distingué collègue
7) ( very well) bon5.right, let's have a look — bon, voyons ça
transitive verb1) ( restore to upright position) redresser2) ( correct) réparer6.to right oneself — [person] se redresser
to right itself — [ship, situation] se rétablir
••to see somebody (colloq) right — ( financially) dépanner (colloq) quelqu'un; ( in other ways) sortir quelqu'un d'affaire
right you are! — (colloq)
right-oh! — (colloq) GB d'accord!
right enough — (colloq) effectivement
by rights — normalement, en principe
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