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1 opposite direction
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2 in the opposite direction
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3 a ship coming from the opposite direction
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4 opposite
adj. tegen; tegenovergesteld; (er) tegenover; tegenstand; omgekeerd--------adv. tegenover; in tegenstelling--------n. tegenovergestelde, tegendeel--------prep. tegenoveropposite1[ oppəzit] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:she meant quite the opposite • ze bedoelde juist het tegendeel————————opposite2〈 oppositeness〉1 tegen(over)gesteld ⇒ tegenoverliggend; tegenover elkaar gelegen, tegen-♦voorbeelden:opposite number • ambtgenoot, collegathe opposite sex • het andere geslachtbe opposite from/to • tegen(over)gesteld zijn aan♦voorbeelden:————————opposite3〈 bijwoord〉1 tegenover (elkaar) ⇒ aan de overkant/andere kant♦voorbeelden:opposite to • tegenover————————opposite4〈 voorzetsel〉♦voorbeelden:
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in the opposite direction — in the reverse direction, the other way … English contemporary dictionary
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