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1 person, of, the, opposite, sex
personne f du sexe opposéEnglish-French legislative terms > person, of, the, opposite, sex
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4 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 -
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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] -
6 opposite
A n contraire m (to, of de) ; the exact opposite, quite the opposite tout le contraire ; just the opposite exactement le contraire ; fat is the opposite of thin gros est l'opposé de mince ; it does the opposite to what one expects cela fait l'inverse de ce à quoi on pourrait s'attendre ; it's the attraction of opposites, opposites attract les contraires s'attirent.B adj1 ( facing) [direction, side, pole] opposé also Math ; [building] d'en face ; [page] ci-contre ; at opposite ends of the table/street aux deux bouts de la table/rue ; to live at opposite ends of the town habiter dans des coins opposés de la ville ;2 ( different) [attitude, position, viewpoint, camp] opposé ; [effect, approach] inverse ; [sex] autre.D prep gen en face de [building, park, person] ; Naut devant [port] ; to be/live/sit opposite sb/sth être/habiter/être assis en face de qn/qch ; to stop/turn opposite sth s'arrêter/tourner en face de qch ; to play opposite one another Sport jouer l'un contre l'autre ; Cin, Theat se donner la réplique. -
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member [ˈmembər]1. nounmembre m• "members only" « réservé aux adhérents »• a member of the audience un membre de l'assistance ; ( = hearer) un auditeur ; ( = spectator) un spectateur• five members of the public were injured during the riots cinq civils ont été blessés pendant les émeutes• "not open to members of the public" « interdit au public »2. compounds* * *['membə(r)] 1.1) (of group, commission) membre mto be a member of — faire partie de [group]; être membre de [club, committee]
member of staff — gen employé/-e m/f; ( in school) professeur m
member of the opposite sex — personne f de l'autre sexe
‘members only’ — ‘réservé aux membres’
member of the public — ( in street) passant/-e m/f; (in theatre, cinema) spectateur/-trice m/f
2) (also Member) Politics ( of parliament) député m3) Construction pièce fcross member — traverse f
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I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) date2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) date3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) rendez-vous2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) dater2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) dater de3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) dater•- dated- dateline - out of date - to date - up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) datte -
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A n1 (of group, committee, jury, family, organization) membre m ; to be a member of faire partie de [family, group] ; être membre de [club, committee] ; active member membre m actif ; committee member membre m du comité ; member of staff gen employé/-e m/f ; ( in school) professeur m ; member of the audience ( listening) auditeur/-trice m/f ; ( watching) spectateur/-trice m/f ; member of the armed forces militaire m ; member of the opposite sex personne f de l'autre sexe ; ‘members only’ ‘réservé aux membres’ ; member of the public ( in the street) passant/-e m/f ; (in theatre, cinema) spectateur/-trice m/f ; members of the public were warned la population a été avertie ; an ordinary member of the public un simple citoyen ; like any other member of the public comme tout le monde ;2 ( also Member) Pol ( of parliament) député m ; ( of EC etc) membre m ; the Member for Oxford le député d'Oxford ;5 ( limb) membre m ; -
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member ['membə(r)]1 noun(a) (of club, union, political party etc) membre m, adhérent(e) m,f;∎ to become a member of a club/society devenir membre d'un club/d'une association;∎ he became a member of the party in 1995 il a adhéré au parti en 1995(b) (of group, family, class) membre m;∎ to be a member of the family faire partie de la famille;∎ it's a member of the cat family il fait partie de ou il appartient à la famille des félins;∎ a member of the opposite sex une personne du sexe opposé;∎ a member of the audience un spectateur;∎ a member of the public un membre du public(c) Architecture membre m(d) Mathematics membre m∎ (male) member membre m (viril)∎ (of legislative body) the Member (of Parliament) for Oxford le député d'OxfordMember of Congress membre m du Congrès;member country pays m membre;Stock Exchange member firm société f membre;Member of the House of Representatives membre m de la Chambre des représentants;Member of Parliament membre m de la Chambre des communes, ≃ député(e) m,f;Member of the Scottish Parliament député(e) m,f du parlement écossais;member state État m membre -
11 go out
1) (to become extinguished: The light has gone out.) s'éteindre2) (to go to parties, concerts, meetings etc: We don't go out as much as we did when we were younger.) sortir3) (to be frequently in the company of (a person, usually of the opposite sex): I've been going out with her for months.) sortir avec -
12 go steady
(to have a close friendly relationship with someone of the opposite sex: My girl-friend and I have been going steady for a year.) (se) fréquenter -
13 other
other ['ʌðə(r)](a) (different) autre, différent;∎ it's the same in other countries c'est la même chose dans les autres pays;∎ I had no other choice je n'avais pas le choix ou pas d'autre solution;∎ any other book tout autre livre;∎ by other means par d'autres moyens;∎ he doesn't respect other people's property il ne respecte pas le bien d'autrui;∎ it always happens to other people cela n'arrive qu'aux autres;∎ can't we discuss it some other time? on ne peut pas en parler plus tard?;∎ for this reason, if for no other pour cette raison, à défaut d'une autre;∎ in other times autrefois, à une autre époque;∎ the other world l'autre monde m, l'au-delà m(b) (second of two) autre;∎ give me the other one donnez-moi l'autre;∎ the other woman/man (in relationship) l'autre(c) (additional) autre;∎ can you get some other cups? pouvez-vous aller chercher d'autres tasses?;∎ some other people came d'autres personnes sont arrivées;∎ they have two other daughters ils ont deux autres filles(d) (remaining) autre;∎ the other three men les trois autres hommes(e) (in expressions of time) autre;∎ the other day/morning/month/week l'autre jour/matin/mois/semaine∎ on the other side of the room/of the river de l'autre côté de la pièce/de la rivière;∎ a voice at the other end (of the telephone) une voix à l'autre bout (du fil)2 pronoun(a) (additional person, thing) autre;∎ he and two others got the sack lui et deux autres ont été renvoyés;∎ some succeed, others fail certains réussissent, d'autres échouent;∎ have you got any others? (any more) en avez-vous encore?; (any different ones) en avez-vous d'autres?;∎ can you show me some others? pouvez-vous m'en montrer d'autres?;∎ I have no other je n'en ai pas d'autre(b) (opposite, far end) autre;∎ I stood at this end of the room and she stood at the other j'étais à ce bout-ci de la pièce et elle était à l'autre (bout)(c) (related person) autre;∎ each thought the other the better writer chacun trouvait que l'autre était meilleur écrivain3 noun(person, thing) autre mf;∎ Philosophy the other l'autre;∎ the three others les trois autres;∎ wait for the others attendez les autres;∎ politicians, industrialists and others les hommes politiques, les industriels et les autres;∎ she cares nothing for others elle ne se soucie pas du tout des autres;∎ the property of others le bien d'autrui;∎ to talk about this, that and the other parler de ci et ça;(a) (apart from, except) autrement que;∎ she had never seen him other than on the screen elle ne l'avait jamais vu autrement qu'à l'écran;∎ we had no alternative other than to accept their offer nous n'avions pas d'autre possibilité que celle d'accepter leur offre(b) (differently from) différemment de;∎ I think she should have behaved other than she did je pense qu'elle aurait dû se comporter différemment ou d'une autre façon;∎ she can't be other than she is elle est comme ça, c'est toutsauf, à part;∎ other than that à part cela;∎ somebody other than me/you/her/ etc quelqu'un d'autre;∎ all verbs other than those in -er tous les verbes autres que ceux en -er
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