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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] -
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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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['opəzit] 1. adjective1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) opposé2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) opposé2. preposition, adverb(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) en face de; (d')en face3. noun(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) contraire -
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > opposite moulding
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Trav., Org. homologue; pf. collègueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > opposite number
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le contraire même; le contrepied/l'antithèse deEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > complete opposite
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15 person, of, the, opposite, sex
personne f du sexe opposéEnglish-French legislative terms > person, of, the, opposite, sex
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[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) faire marche arrière; inverser2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) retourner3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) réformer, révoquer2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contraire, inverse2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revers3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) marche arrière4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) revers•- reversal- reversed - reversible - reverse the charges
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