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1 adverse
adverse ['ædvɜ:s](a) (comment, criticism, opinion) défavorable, hostile; (circumstances, report) défavorable; Finance (balance, budget) déficitaire∎ the match was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions le match a été annulé à cause du mauvais temps;∎ the stock markets showed an adverse reaction to the Chancellor's budget les différentes places financières ont mal réagi au budget annoncé par le Chancelier de l'Échiquier -
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
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