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1 OPPOSITE
• Opposites attract /each other/ - Крайности сходятся (K) -
2 menyeberang
cross, facing, opposite each other -
3 face
face [fas]feminine nouna. ( = visage, aspect) face• sauver/perdre la face to save/lose faceb. ( = côté) [d'objet, organe] side ; [de médaille, pièce de monnaie] obverse ; [de cube, figure] side ; (Mountaineering) face• face ! heads!c. (locutions)• se faire face [maisons] to be opposite each other► en face ( = de l'autre côté de la rue) across the street• il faut regarder la réalité en face one must face facts► en face de ( = en vis-à-vis de) opposite ; ( = en présence de) in front of• en face l'un de l'autre opposite or facing each other► de face [portrait] fullface ; [attaque] frontal• face à ces problèmes faced with such problems► face à face [lieux, objets] opposite each other ; [personnes, animaux] face to face* * *fas
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1) ( visage) faceà la face de quelqu'un — [proclamer, jeter] in somebody's face
les muscles/os de la face — the facial muscles/bones
2) ( côté) side3) ( aspect) side4) ( front)faire face — ( résister) to face up to things
se faire face — ( être vis-à-vis) [personnes] to face each other; [objets, maisons] to be opposite one another; ( s'affronter) to confront each other
faire face à — [maison, chambre] to face [lieu]; [personne] to face [adversaire, défi, accusation]; to cope with [exigences, dépenses]; to meet [besoin, dette]; to measure up to [concurrence]
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de face locution [photo] fullface (épith); [éclairage] frontalprendre une loge de face — Théâtre to take a box facing the stage
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en face locution
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en face de locution prépositive1) ( devant)en face de l'église — opposite the church GB, across from the church
ils étaient assis l'un en face de l'autre or en face l'un de l'autre — they were sitting opposite ou facing each other; trou
2) ( en présence de)3) ( comparé à) compared with
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face à locution prépositive1) ( devant)2) ( confronté à)••* * *fas1. nf1) (= côté) face2) (= visage) faceface contre terre — face down, fig
3) [monnaie] headsPile ou face? - Face. — Heads or tails? - Heads.
Le bus s'arrête en face de chez moi. — The bus stops opposite my house.
Elle habite en face. — She lives opposite., She lives over the road.
le trottoir d'en face — the pavement opposite, the opposite pavement
face à qch — facing sth, figfaced with sth, in the face of sth
faire face à la demande COMMERCE — to meet demand
2. adj* * *A nf1 ( visage) face; face à face face to face; (étendu) face contre terre lying face downward(s); à la face de qn [proclamer, jeter] in sb's face; les muscles/os de la face the facial muscles/bones; le côté face d'une pièce the heads side of a coin; le côté face d'une médaille the face of a medal; ⇒ pile;2 ( côté) side; la face nord/antérieure/cachée the north/front/hidden side;3 ( aspect) side; examiner un problème sous toutes ses faces to examine a problem from all sides; la face changeante du monde the changing face of the world; une question à plusieurs faces a multifaceted question; la nouvelle gare change la face du quartier the new station changes the look of the district; la face cachée de la politique the underside of politics;4 ( front) faire face ( résister) to face up to things; se faire face ( être vis-à-vis) [personnes] to face each other; [objets, maisons] to be opposite one another; ( s'affronter) to confront each other; faire face à [maison, chambre] to face [lieu]; [personne] to face [adversaire, défi, accusation]; to cope with [exigences, dépenses]; to meet [demande, besoin, dette]; to measure up to [concurrence]; faire face à l'inflation/à la sécheresse to tackle inflation/the drought;5 Imprim ( de caractère) typeface;B de face loc [photo] fullface ( épith); [éclairage] frontal; il ne peint/photographie jamais de face he never paints people/takes pictures fullface; elle est plus jolie de face she's prettier from the front; je n'ai pas pu le voir de face I couldn't see him from the front; les cyclistes avaient le vent de face the cyclists were riding into the wind; les deux voitures se sont heurtées de face the two cars collided head-on; aborder un problème de face to tackle a problem head-on; prendre une loge de face Théât to take a box facing the stage; je préfère être assis de face au cinéma I prefer to sit in the centre seats at the cinema.C en face loc il habite en face he lives opposite; les gens d'en face the people opposite; en face, on peut voir une tapisserie opposite, you see a tapestry; en face, les joueurs étaient mieux entraînés the other team was better trained; avoir le soleil en face to have the sun in one's eyes; regarder la mort en face to look death in the face; voir les choses en face to see things as they are; je leur ai dit la vérité en face I told them the truth straight out; elle n'a pas osé te le dire en face she didn't dare tell you to your face; les partis/l'équipe d'en face the opposing parties/team; le camp d'en face gén the opposite side; Pol the opposite camp.D en face de loc prép1 ( devant) en face de l'église opposite the church GB, across from the church; le couple en face de moi the couple opposite me; ils étaient assis l'un en face de l'autre or en face l'un de l'autre they were sitting opposite ou facing each other;2 ( en présence de) ne dis pas ça en face des enfants don't say that in front of the children; en face de lui, elle ne rit jamais she never laughs in his presence; en face de difficultés imprévues faced with unexpected difficulties;3 ( comparé à) compared with; en face de ton frère, il paraît timide compared with your brother, he seems shy.E face à loc prép1 ( devant) parler face aux caméras to speak facing the cameras; mon lit est face à la fenêtre my bed faces the window;2 ( confronté à) face à cette situation/à l'insuffisance de crédits in view of this situation/of the shortage of funds.face de carême sourpuss○; face de rat○ rat face ○.perdre/sauver la face to lose/save face; se voiler or couvrir or cacher la face not to face facts.[fas] nom féminin1. [visage] facearborer ou avoir une face de carême to have a long faceperdre/sauver la face to lose/to save face2. [aspect]3. [côté - d'une médaille] obverse ; [ - d'une monnaie] head, headside ; [ - d'un disque] side ; [ - d'une montagne] facela face B d'un disque the B-side ou flipside of a record5. INFORMATIQUE6. COUTURE7. (locution)faire face to face up to things, to copea. (sens propre) to stand opposite to, to faceb. [danger] to face up toc. [obligations, dépense] to meetà la face de locution prépositionnelle1. [devant]2. [publiquement]à la face du monde ou de tous openly, publicly————————de face locution adjectivale————————d'en face locution adjectivalea. [adversaires] the oppositionb. [voisins] the people opposite————————en face locution adverbiale[de front]en face de locution prépositionnellesa maison est en face de l'église his house is opposite ou faces the churchen face l'un de l'autre, l'un en face de l'autre face to face————————face à locution prépositionnelle[dans l'espace] in front offace à l'ennemi/aux médias faced with the enemy/mediaface à face locution adverbiale -
4 vis-à-vis
vis-à-vis [vizavi]1. preposition2. adverb( = face à face) face to face3. invariable masculine nouna. ( = position) en vis-à-vis facing each otherb. ( = tête-à-tête) encounterc. ( = personne faisant face) person opposite ; (aux cartes) ( = partenaire) partner ; ( = homologue) opposite numberd. ( = bâtiment) immeuble sans vis-à-vis building with an open outlook* * *vizavi
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nom masculin invariable1) ( bâtiment)2) ( personne) (à table, dans le train) person opposite; ( voisin d'en face) person who lives opposite3) ( position)5) ( rencontre face-à-face) meeting, encounter
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vis-à-vis de locution prépositive1) ( à l'égard de)2) ( comparé à) beside* * *vizavi1. advvis-à-vis de — opposite, figtowards, vis-à-vis
2. nm1) (= personne) counterpart2)* * *A nm inv1 ( bâtiment) avoir la prison pour vis-à-vis to live opposite the prison; maison sans vis-à-vis house with an open outlook;2 ( personne) (à table, dans le train) person opposite; ( voisin d'en face) person who lives opposite; j'ai demandé du feu à mon vis-à-vis I asked the person opposite for a light;4 Sport opponent;5 ( rencontre face-à-face) meeting, encounter;6 ( sofa) vis-à-vis, tête-à-tête.B vis-à-vis de loc prép1 ( à l'égard de) vis-à-vis de qch in relation to sth; vis-à-vis de qn towards sb; être honnête vis-à-vis de soi-même to be honest with oneself;2 ( comparé à) mon malheur n'est rien vis-à-vis du vôtre my misfortune is nothing beside yours; le dollar s'effrite vis-à-vis des monnaies européennes the dollar is declining against European currencies.[vizavi] nom masculin1. [personne en face]faire vis-à-vis à quelqu'un to be opposite somebody, to face somebody2. [immeuble d'en face]3. [canapé] tête-à-têtevis-à-vis de locution prépositionnelle1. [en face de]en vis-à-vis locution adverbialeêtre en vis-à-vis to be opposite each other, to be facing each otherassis en vis-à-vis sitting opposite each other ou face-to-face -
5 opposer
opposer [ɔpoze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ équipes, joueurs] to bring together ; [+ rivaux, pays] to bring into conflict (à with ) ; [+ idées, personnages, couleurs] to contrast (à with)• le match opposant l'équipe de Lyon à celle de Caen the match in which the Lyon team is pitted against Caenb. ( = utiliser comme défense) [+ raisons] to put forward (à to)• opposer qch à qn/qch [+ armée, tactique] to set sth against sb/sth• que va-t-il opposer à notre proposition ? what objections will he make to our proposal?2. reflexive verba. (mutuellement) [équipes, joueurs] to confront each other ; [rivaux, partis] to clash (à with ) ; [opinions, théories] to conflict ; [couleurs, styles] to contrast (à with ) ; [immeubles] to face each otherb. ( = se dresser contre) s'opposer à [+ parents] to rebel against ; [+ mesure, mariage, progrès] to oppose* * *ɔpoze
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1) ( poser en obstacle) to put up [résistance, argument]2) ( mettre en compétition)3) ( séparer) [litige] to divide [personnes]4) ( comparer) to compare (à to, with)
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s'opposer verbe pronominal1) ( ne pas accepter)s'opposer à quelque chose — ( montrer son désaccord) to be opposed to something; ( désapprouver activement) to oppose something
ils s'opposent fermement à ce que l'usine se construise — they are strongly opposing the building of the factory
2) ( empêcher)s'opposer à — to stand in the way of [développement, changement]
3) ( contraster) to contrast ( with à)4) ( diverger) [idées, opinions] to conflict; [personnes] to disagree; [partisans] to be divided5) ( s'affronter) [équipes] to confront each other* * *ɔpoze vt1) (mettre en compétition ou conflit) [personnes, armées, équipes] to opposeTout les oppose. — They're divided on everything.
opposer qn à qn [match, rencontre] — to pit sb against sb
Ce match oppose les Français aux Allemands. — This match pits the French against the Germans.
2) (= mettre vis-à-vis) [meubles, objets] to put opposite each other3) (pour comparer, contraster) [livres, avantages] to contrast, [couleurs, termes, tons] to contrastopposer qch à (comme obstacle, défense) — to set sth against, (comme objection) to put sth forward against
* * *opposer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( poser en obstacle) to put up [résistance, argument]; opposer un refus à qn to refuse sb; opposer son veto à qch to veto sth; opposer un démenti à qch to deny sth, to issue a denial to sth sout; opposer que fml to object that;2 ( mettre en compétition) to match ou pit [sb] against [personne, équipe]; la finale opposait deux Américains the final was between two Americans; un match amical opposera les élèves aux or et les professeurs students and teachers will meet in a friendly;3 ( séparer) [litige, problème] to divide [personnes]; tout les oppose they're divided on everything; ce qui les oppose what they're divided on; le conflit qui a opposé les deux pays the conflict which set the two countries against each other;4 ( comparer) to compare (à to, with); il serait ridicule d'opposer Einstein à Newton it would be ridiculous to set Einstein beside Newton ou to compare Einstein to Newton; si l'on oppose la somme de travail fourni et le résultat if one sets the amount of work done off against the result, if one compares the amount of work done to the result.B s'opposer vpr1 ( ne pas accepter) s'opposer à qch ( montrer son désaccord) to be opposed to sth; ( désapprouver activement) to oppose sth; ils s'opposent fermement à ce que l'usine se construise they are strongly opposing the building of the factory;2 ( empêcher) s'opposer à to stand in the way of [développement, changement]; plus rien ne s'oppose à notre réussite nothing stands in the way of our success; le temps s'opposait à la marche de l'expédition the weather hindered the progress of the expedition;3 ( contraster) to contrast (with à); leur optimisme béat s'oppose aux prévisions économiques their smug optimism contrasts with the economic forecasts;4 ( diverger) [idées, opinions] to conflict; [personnes] to disagree; [partisans, clans] to be divided; deux théories s'opposent à ce sujet two theories conflict on this matter;5 ( s'affronter) [équipes, concurrents] to confront each other; les deux joueurs s'opposeront en demi-finale the two players will confront each other in the semifinals.[ɔpoze] verbe transitif1. [objecter - argument]elle m'a opposé qu'elle n'avait pas le temps de s'en occuper she objected that she didn't have time to take care of it2. [mettre en confrontation]3. PHYSIQUEa. (sens propre) to resist, to be resistant4. [disposer vis-à-vis] to set ou to place opposite each other————————s'opposer à verbe pronominal plus prépositionle règlement/ma religion s'y oppose it goes against the rules/my religionles conditions météo s'opposent à toute navigation aérienne aujourd'hui weather conditions are making flying inadvisable todayje m'oppose à ce que tu reviennes I'm against ou opposed to your coming back[être en désaccord avec]je m'oppose à lui sur la politique étrangère I'm against him ou I oppose him on foreign policyil s'opposera ce soir au président dans un débat télévisé he'll face the president tonight in a televised debate3. [contraster avec - couleur, notion, mot] to be the opposite of -
6 frente
f.forehead.frente a frente face to facem.1 front (parte delantera).dar un paso al frente to step forwardestar al frente de to be in charge of, to head; (empresa) to be at the front of, to lead (manifestación)chocaron de frente they collided head onme encontré de frente con él I found myself face to face with himen frente oppositeen frente de mi casa opposite my househacer frente a algo to face up to something2 front (military) (de batalla).hacer o formar frente común to make common cause3 front (Meteo).frente cálido/frío warm/cold front4 forehead, brow.5 alliance, coalition.* * *1 (gen) front2 MILITAR front, front line1 ANATOMÍA forehead\arrugar la frente to frownchocar de frente to crash head oncon la frente muy alta with one's head up highfrente a (enfrente de) in front of, opposite 2 (en contra de) against 3 (en presencia de) in the presence offrente a frente face to facehacer frente a alguien to challenge somebody, face up to somebodyhacer frente a algo to face something, face up to somethingno tener dos dedos de frente to be as thick as two short planksponerse al frente de algo to take command of something* * *noun f.1) front2) brow, forehead* * *1.SF (Anat) forehead, brow literdedo•
arrugar la frente — to frown, knit one's brow2. SM1) (=parte delantera) front•
al frente — in frontun ejército con su capitán al frente — an army led by its captain, an army with its captain at the front
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al frente de, entró en Madrid al frente de las tropas — he led the troops into Madrid, he entered Madrid at the head of his troopsel Madrid sigue al frente de la clasificación — Madrid still lead the table o are still top of the league
un concierto con Herbert Von Karajan al frente de la Filarmónica de Berlín — a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Herbert Von Karajan
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en frente, la casa de en frente — the house opposite•
frente por frente, vivimos frente por frente — we live directly opposite each otherfrente de arranque, frente de trabajo — (Min) coalface
2)• de frente, atacar de frente — to make a frontal attack
seguir de frente — to go straight on, go straight ahead
3) (Mil, Pol) front4) (Meteo) front5)•
frente a —a) (=enfrente de) oppositeella está frente a mí — she is facing o opposite me
b) (=en presencia de)ceder frente a una amenaza — to give way to o in the face of a threat
c) (=en oposición a)logró un 39% de los votos, frente al 49% de 1990 — she got 39% of the vote, as against 49% in 1990
empataron frente al Santander — they drew against o with Santander
frente a lo que pensaba, eran franceses — in contrast to what I thought, they were French
6)* * *Ifemenino forehead, brow (liter)una frente despejada or ancha — a broad forehead
IIcon la frente bien alta or en alto — with one's head held high
1)a) ( de edificio) front, facade (frml)hacer(le) frente a algo — (a la realidad, una responsabilidad) to face up to something; (a gastos, obligaciones) to meet something
le hizo frente a la vida por sus propios medios — she stood on her own two feet
hacerle frente a alguien — (a enemigo, atacante) to face somebody
b) (en locs)al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward; la Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by López Morán; desfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peace; vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite; pasar al frente (AmL) to come/go up to the front; al frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table; iba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrol; está al frente de la empresa she is in charge of the company; de frente: chocaron de frente they crashed head on; una foto de frente a full-face photo; no entra de frente it won't go in front on; de frente a (AmL) facing; frente a opposite; viven frente a mi casa they live opposite me; el hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the sea; estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem; se mantiene estable frente al dólar — it is holding up against the dollar
2)a) (Meteo) frontb) ( en una guerra) frontsin novedad en el frente — (fr hecha, hum) all quiet on that front (colloq & hum)
c) (Pol) ( agrupación) front•* * *Ifemenino forehead, brow (liter)una frente despejada or ancha — a broad forehead
IIcon la frente bien alta or en alto — with one's head held high
1)a) ( de edificio) front, facade (frml)hacer(le) frente a algo — (a la realidad, una responsabilidad) to face up to something; (a gastos, obligaciones) to meet something
le hizo frente a la vida por sus propios medios — she stood on her own two feet
hacerle frente a alguien — (a enemigo, atacante) to face somebody
b) (en locs)al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward; la Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by López Morán; desfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peace; vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite; pasar al frente (AmL) to come/go up to the front; al frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table; iba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrol; está al frente de la empresa she is in charge of the company; de frente: chocaron de frente they crashed head on; una foto de frente a full-face photo; no entra de frente it won't go in front on; de frente a (AmL) facing; frente a opposite; viven frente a mi casa they live opposite me; el hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the sea; estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem; se mantiene estable frente al dólar — it is holding up against the dollar
2)a) (Meteo) frontb) ( en una guerra) frontsin novedad en el frente — (fr hecha, hum) all quiet on that front (colloq & hum)
c) (Pol) ( agrupación) front•* * *frente11 = brow, forehead.Nota: De la cabeza.Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.
Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente = hard-earned money.* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* sudor de la frente = sweat of the brow.frente22 = front.Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells ( front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
* al frente de = in the forefront of/in, in charge (of), at the forefront of.* choque de frente = head-on collision.* dar un paso al frente = step up.* de frente = head-on, frontal.* hacia el frente = ahead.* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* viento de frente = headwind.frente33 = front.Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.
* frente cálido = warm front.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.* frente de batalla, el = battlefront, the.* frente de guerra, el = war front, the.* frente de investigación = research front.* frente frío = cold front.* frente glacial = cold front.* frente metereológico = weather front.* frente occidental, el = Western Front, the.* hacer un frente común = stand up as + one.* presentar un frente común = present + common front.frente4= against.Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
* en frente = ahead, in front.* en frente de = in front of.* frente a = opposite, versus (vs - abreviatura), outside, in the face of.* frente a la playa = beachfront.* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.* frente al océano = oceanfront.* hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.* hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.* hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.* hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.* hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.* hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer frente a la vida = cope.* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times.* hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.* * *forehead, brow ( liter)arrugó la frente extrañada she gave a puzzled frown, she knitted her brow in puzzlementtiene la frente despejada or ancha he has a broad foreheadcon la frente bien alta or en alto or levantada with one's head held highA1 (de un edificio) front, facade ( frml)unos reflectores iluminaban todo el frente the whole facade was lit up by spotlightspintaron el frente de la casa they painted the front of the househacer(le) frente a algo/algn to face up to sth/sbhay que hacer frente a la realidad you must face up to realityle hizo frente a la vida por sus propios medios she stood on her own two feetno puede hacer frente a sus obligaciones he is unable to meet his obligations2 ( en locs):al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward, she stepped forward one pacela Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by o under the direction of López Morándesfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peacevive al frente ( Chi); she lives oppositecruzó al frente para no saludarme ( Chi); he crossed the road to avoid speaking to mepasar al frente ( AmL); to come/go up to the frontal frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table, they lead o head the divisioniba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrolpuso a su hija al frente de la empresa he put his daughter in charge of the companyde frente: los dos vehículos chocaron de frente the two vehicles crashed head onuna foto de frente a full-face photono entra de frente it won't go in front on o frontwaysde frente a ( AmL); facingse puso de frente a la clase she stood facing the classfrente a oppositeviven justo frente a mi casa they live directly opposite mese detuvo frente al museo he stopped in front of o opposite the museumel hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the seaestamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem, we have a serious problem on our handsse tomarán medidas frente al grave problema de la droga measures will be taken to confront the serious drug problemse mantiene estable frente al dólar it is holding up o remaining stable against the dollarhay 150, frente a las 120 del año pasado there are 150, compared to o as against 120 last yearfrente a frente face to facecuando estuvimos frente a frente no supimos qué decir when we met face to face we didn't know what to say to each otherle dije frente a frente lo que pensaba de él I told him to his face what I thought of himfrente por frente: la iglesia y el colegio están frente por frente the church and the school are right o directly opposite each otherB1 ( Meteo) front2 (en una guerra) fronthan convertido las aulas en un frente de contiendas políticas they have turned the classrooms into political battlegroundsun frente de acción contra la droga a campaign to combat drugs3 ( Pol) (agrupación) frontpertenece al frente de liberación she belongs to the liberation fronthacer (un) frente común to form a united front* * *
frente sustantivo femenino
forehead, brow (liter);
■ sustantivo masculino
1
(a gastos, obligaciones) to meet sth;
b) ( en locs)◊ al frente: dar un paso al frente to take a step forward;
vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite;
estar al frente de algo ( de una clasificación) to be at the top of sth;
( de una empresa) to be in charge of sth;
una foto de frente a full-face photo;
de frente a (AmL) facing;
frente a opposite;
estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem
2 (Meteo, Mil, Pol) front
frente
I sustantivo masculino
1 front: los soldados se marchan al frente mañana, the soldiers are leaving for the front tomorrow
2 (fachada) front, facade: el frente del hotel da al Paseo del Prado, the front of the hotel faces the Paseo del Prado
II f Anat forehead
♦ Locuciones: hacer frente a algo, to face something, stand up to something
al frente de, at the head of
de frente, (hacia delante) ahead
(frontalmente) head-on
frente a, in front of, opposite
frente a frente, face-to-face
tener dos dedos de frente, to have common sense
' frente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrugarse
- copete
- dedo
- desafiar
- enfrentar
- escrita
- escrito
- fomento
- juramentar
- miliciana
- miliciano
- nacional
- penetrar
- salida
- salido
- saliente
- sudor
- testuz
- valor
- ante
- brecha
- chocar
- dar
- enjugar
- reaccionar
- recurrir
- rozar
- tomar
- tormenta
English:
brow
- collide
- confront
- cushion
- dissenter
- face
- forehead
- front
- head-on
- mop
- music
- off
- opposite
- pucker
- self-conscious
- shortfall
- stand up
- thick
- across
- amenable
- brave
- cover
- forefront
- give
- hard
- head
- lose
- meet
- picket
- present
- stand
- straight
- trickle
* * *♦ nfforehead;arrugar la frente to knit one's brow, to frown;frente a frente face to face;ir con la frente muy alta to hold one's head high♦ nm1. [parte delantera] front;el frente de la casa está pintado de amarillo the front of the house is painted yellow;que den un paso al frente los voluntarios could the volunteers please step forward?;su hermano está al frente de la compañía her brother is in charge of the company;marchaba al frente de los manifestantes she was marching at the front of o leading the demonstration;el Académico sigue al frente de la liga Académico are still top of the league;Amde frente [hacia delante] forwards;[uno contra otro] head-on;chocaron de frente they collided head-on, they were involved in a head-on collision;me encontré de frente con él I found myself face to face with him;abordar un problema de frente to tackle a problem head-on;Amde frente a facing;se puso de frente a la casa he stood facing the house;hay una panadería en frente there's a baker's opposite;en frente de mi casa opposite my house;frente a [enfrente de] opposite;se encuentra frente a él she's opposite him2. Mil front;murió en el frente he died on the front;frente de batalla battlefront3. Meteo frontfrente cálido warm front;frente frío cold front4. [grupo, organización] frontFrente Amplio = coalition of left-wing Uruguayan political parties;frente popular popular front;Frente Sandinista (de Liberación Nacional) Sandinista (National Liberation) Front5.hacer frente a algo [enfrentarse a algo] to face up to sth, to tackle sth;hicieron frente a la situación they faced up to the situation;hacer frente a un problema to tackle a problem♦ prepfrente a la injusticia es necesario actuar we must act to combat injustice;frente a las duras críticas de la oposición… in the face of harsh criticism from the opposition…2 [en contraste con]frente al cielo nublado de ayer, hoy tendremos sol unlike yesterday, when it was cloudy, today it will be sunny;frente a los habitantes de la costa, los del interior… compared to people who live on the coast, those who live inland…* * *I f forehead;con la frente alta/erguida fig with (one’s) head held high;lo lleva escrito en la frente fig it’s written all over himII m1 MIL, METEO front2 en locuciones:de frente al grupo L.Am. facing the group;foto de frente head and shoulders photograph;frente a frente fig face to face;estar al frente de algo head sth, lead sth;ponte más al frente move further forward, move closer to the front;ponerse al frente de la situación fig take charge (of the situation)III prp:frente a opposite;estar frente a crisis be faced with, be facing* * *frente nm1) : frontal frente de: at the head ofen frente: in front, opposite2) : facade3) : front line, sphere of activity4) : front (in meteorology)frente frío: cold front5)hacer frente a : to face up to, to bravefrente nf1) : forehead, brow2)frente a frente : face to face* * *frente n1. (en meteorología, guerra) front2. (de la cara) forehead -
7 diverto
dī-verto ( vorto), ti, sum, 3, v. n., to turn or go different ways, to part, separate, turn aside (in the verb. finit. rare; not in the class. per.).I.Lit.A.To turn out of the way; hence, of travellers, to stop, lodge, sojourn:B.qui divertebat in proximo,
Amm. 14, 7, 15:in cenaculum,
Vulg. 4 Reg. 4, 11:ad hominem peccatorem,
to visit, id. Luc. 19, 7 al. —Of a married woman, to leave her husband:II.(uxor) sive diverterit, sive nupta est adhuc,
Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 30; cf.so of divorce: si uxor a legato diverterit,
ib. 5, 1, 42:nullis matrimoniis divertentibus,
Gell. 4, 3. V. also divortium.—Trop., to deviate from each other, to differ:I. A.divortunt mores virgini longe ac lupae,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 22.—Hence, dīversus ( - vorsus), a, um, P. a., turned different ways.Lit.:B.in diversum iter equi concitati,
Liv. 1, 28:fenestrae,
opposite each other, Prop. 1, 3, 31; cf.ripa,
Sil. 1, 264 Drak.:iter a proposito diversum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 69, 1; cf.:diverso ab ea regione itinere,
id. ib. 3, 41, 4:diversis ab flumine regionibus,
id. B. G. 6, 25, 3:diversam aciem constituit,
id. B. C. 1, 40, 5:duo cinguli maxime inter se diversi, i. e. the two polar circles,
Cic. Rep. 6, 20 (13):diversum ad mare dejectus,
Tac. A. 2, 60; cf.:procurrentibus in diversa terris,
id. Agr. 11:in diversum flectere,
Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 248:binas per diversum coassationes substernere,
cross-wise, Plin. 36, 25, 62, § 186.—Trop.1.In gen., different, diverse, opposite, contrary, conflicting (cf.:2.varius, differens, discrepans, multiplex): monstrum ex contrariis diversisque inter se pugnantibus naturae studiis cupiditatibusque conflatum,
Cic. Cael. 5 fin.; cf.:quis non diversa praesentibus contrariaque expectatis aut speret aut timeat?
Vell. 2, 75, 2:pessuma ac divorsa inter se mala, luxuria atque avaritia,
Sall. C. 5, 8; cf. Liv. 34, 4.—In the sup.:ne illi falsi sunt, qui diversissimas res pariter exspectant, ignaviae voluptatem et praemia virtutis,
Sall. J. 85, 20:diversa sibi ambo consilia capiunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 30, 1:est huic diversum vitio vitium prope majus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 5; cf. Vell. 2, 80, 2:initio reges diversi pars ingenium, alii corpus exercebant,
pursuing opposite courses, Sall. C. 2, 1:diversi imperatoribus (sc. Scipioni et Mummio) mores, diversa fuerunt studia,
Vell. 1, 13, 3:dividere bona diversis,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 114; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 3; Vell. 2, 60 fin. et saep.—Of conflicting passions: Pentheum diripuisse aiunt Bacchas;nugas fuisse credo, prae quo pacto ego divorsus distrahor,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 2.— Comp.:divorsius,
Lucr. 3, 803.—In partic. (like contrarius, II. 2.), inimically opposed, of hostile or opposite opinions, unfriendly, hostile:II. A.certa igitur cum illo, qui a te totus diversus est,
Cic. Ac. 2, 32:regio ab se diversa,
Liv. 32, 38:diversos iterum conjungere amantes,
Prop. 1, 10, 15:acies,
Tac. A. 13, 57; 14, 30:factio,
Suet. Caes. 20; id. Tib. 3 fin.; cf.partes,
id. Caes. 1:diversae partis advocatus,
opposite, id. Gramm. 4:diversi ordiuntur, etc.,
Tac. A. 2, 10:subsellia,
of the opponents, Quint. 11, 3, 133; cf. Tac. Or. 34:minuere invidiam aut in diversum eam transferre,
Quint. 11, 1, 64:defectio Tarentinorum utrum priore anno an hoc facta sit, in diversum auctores trahunt,
are not agreed, Liv. 25, 11 fin.; cf.:nullo in diversum auctore,
Tac. A. 12, 69:consistentis ex diverso patroni,
on the opposite side, Quint. 4, 1, 42:ex diverso,
id. 5, 11, 43; Tac. A. 13, 40; id. H. 4, 16 et saep.;also: e diverso,
Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Just. 30, 4, 6; the latter in Sueton, and the elder Pliny, i. q. contra, on the contrary:sunt qui putent, etc.... Alii e diverso, etc.,
Suet. Caes. 86; cf. id. Aug. 27; id. Dom. 9; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 5, 9, 10, § 56 al.; cf. Sillig. ad Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 35; Gai. Inst. 2, 16.Lit.: dispennite hominem divorsum et distennite, spread out in opposite directions, i. e. his limbs, Plaut. Mil. 5, 14:B.diversae state,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 14; cf.:diversi pugnabant,
separately, Caes. B. C. 1, 58, 4; so,jam antea diversi audistis,
Sall. C. 20, 5; and:sive juncti unum premant, sive id diversi gerant bellum,
Liv. 10, 25:diversi dissipatique in omnes partes fugere,
Caes. B. G. 2, 24, 4; cf.:ex diversa fuga in unum collecti,
Liv. 42, 8:age diversos et disice corpora ponto,
Verg. A. 1, 70:diversi consules discedunt,
Liv. 10, 33, 10; 22, 56; Nep. Dat. 11, 3 al.; cf.:quo diversus abis?
away, Verg. A. 5, 166; 11, 855:qui (portus) cum diversos inter se aditus habeant, in exitu conjunguntur et confluunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52 fin.; cf. id. Agr. 2, 32, 87; Liv. 40, 22:in locis disjunctissimis maximeque diversis,
very widely separated, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 4; so,loca,
id. ib. 16; Caes. B. G. 2, 22, 1 et saep.—Cf. in the sup.:diversissimis locis subeundo ad moenia,
Liv. 4, 22:itinera,
Caes. B. G. 7, 16 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 67, 2:proelium,
fought in different places, Hirt. B. G. 8, 19, 2 et saep.: sunt ea innumerabilia, quae a diversis emebantur, by various people, individuals (as an indefinite term for persons), Cic. Phil. 2, 37. — Poet., i. q. remotus, remote, far-distant:Aesar,
i. e. flowing in another, remote country, Ov. M. 15, 23; cf. Verg. A. 3, 4; 11, 261; 12, 621;708: diverso terrarum distineri,
distance apart, remoteness, Tac. A. 3, 59.—Trop.1.Different, unlike, dissimilar:2.varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 10 fin.; cf.:variae et diversae et diffusae disputationes,
id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61 fin.:diversa ac dissimilis pars,
id. Inv. 1, 23, 33; cf.:diversa studia in dissimili ratione,
id. Cat. 2, 5:flumina diversa locis,
Verg. G. 4, 367; so Ov. M. 1, 40:oris habitu simili aut diverso,
Quint. 9, 3, 34 al.:ut par ingenio, ita morum diversus,
Tac. A. 14, 19:a proposita ratione diversum,
Cic. Brut. 90; cf.:ab his longe diversae litterae,
Sall. C. 34 fin.; Quint. 4, 1, 9; cf. also id. 2, 10, 7:huic diversa sententia eorum fuit,
id. 3, 6, 32. —Cf. so with dat., Quint. 2, 3, 10; 3, 10, 3 et saep.—With gen.:diversa omnium, quae umquam accidere, civilium armorum facies,
Tac. A. 1, 49:diversa in hac ac supradicta alite quaedam,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 32:eruca diversae est, quam lactuca, naturae,
id. 19, 8, 44, § 154.—Divided, fluctuating, hesitating, inconsistent:B.metu ac libidine divorsus agebatur,
Sall. J. 25, 6:qui diversus animi modo numen pavescere, modo, etc.,
Tac. H. 4, 84:diversi fremat inconstantia vulgi,
Tib. 4, 1, 45.— Adv.: dī-verse or dīvorse (acc. to II.), different ways, hither and thither; in different directions (very rarely): corpora prostrata diverse jacebant, scattered, Auct. B. Afr. 40 fin.; so,pauci paulo divorsius conciderant,
Sall. C. 61, 3:multifariam diverseque tendere,
Suet. Galb. 19.—Trop. of the mind:curae meum animum divorse trahunt,
Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:ab eodem de eadem re diverse dicitur,
differently, Cic. Inv. 1, 50:diversissime adfici,
very variously, Suet. Tib. 66:uti verbo ab alicujus sententia diverse,
in a different meaning, Gell. 6, 17, 9. -
8 divorsus
dī-verto ( vorto), ti, sum, 3, v. n., to turn or go different ways, to part, separate, turn aside (in the verb. finit. rare; not in the class. per.).I.Lit.A.To turn out of the way; hence, of travellers, to stop, lodge, sojourn:B.qui divertebat in proximo,
Amm. 14, 7, 15:in cenaculum,
Vulg. 4 Reg. 4, 11:ad hominem peccatorem,
to visit, id. Luc. 19, 7 al. —Of a married woman, to leave her husband:II.(uxor) sive diverterit, sive nupta est adhuc,
Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 30; cf.so of divorce: si uxor a legato diverterit,
ib. 5, 1, 42:nullis matrimoniis divertentibus,
Gell. 4, 3. V. also divortium.—Trop., to deviate from each other, to differ:I. A.divortunt mores virgini longe ac lupae,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 22.—Hence, dīversus ( - vorsus), a, um, P. a., turned different ways.Lit.:B.in diversum iter equi concitati,
Liv. 1, 28:fenestrae,
opposite each other, Prop. 1, 3, 31; cf.ripa,
Sil. 1, 264 Drak.:iter a proposito diversum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 69, 1; cf.:diverso ab ea regione itinere,
id. ib. 3, 41, 4:diversis ab flumine regionibus,
id. B. G. 6, 25, 3:diversam aciem constituit,
id. B. C. 1, 40, 5:duo cinguli maxime inter se diversi, i. e. the two polar circles,
Cic. Rep. 6, 20 (13):diversum ad mare dejectus,
Tac. A. 2, 60; cf.:procurrentibus in diversa terris,
id. Agr. 11:in diversum flectere,
Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 248:binas per diversum coassationes substernere,
cross-wise, Plin. 36, 25, 62, § 186.—Trop.1.In gen., different, diverse, opposite, contrary, conflicting (cf.:2.varius, differens, discrepans, multiplex): monstrum ex contrariis diversisque inter se pugnantibus naturae studiis cupiditatibusque conflatum,
Cic. Cael. 5 fin.; cf.:quis non diversa praesentibus contrariaque expectatis aut speret aut timeat?
Vell. 2, 75, 2:pessuma ac divorsa inter se mala, luxuria atque avaritia,
Sall. C. 5, 8; cf. Liv. 34, 4.—In the sup.:ne illi falsi sunt, qui diversissimas res pariter exspectant, ignaviae voluptatem et praemia virtutis,
Sall. J. 85, 20:diversa sibi ambo consilia capiunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 30, 1:est huic diversum vitio vitium prope majus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 5; cf. Vell. 2, 80, 2:initio reges diversi pars ingenium, alii corpus exercebant,
pursuing opposite courses, Sall. C. 2, 1:diversi imperatoribus (sc. Scipioni et Mummio) mores, diversa fuerunt studia,
Vell. 1, 13, 3:dividere bona diversis,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 114; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 3; Vell. 2, 60 fin. et saep.—Of conflicting passions: Pentheum diripuisse aiunt Bacchas;nugas fuisse credo, prae quo pacto ego divorsus distrahor,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 2.— Comp.:divorsius,
Lucr. 3, 803.—In partic. (like contrarius, II. 2.), inimically opposed, of hostile or opposite opinions, unfriendly, hostile:II. A.certa igitur cum illo, qui a te totus diversus est,
Cic. Ac. 2, 32:regio ab se diversa,
Liv. 32, 38:diversos iterum conjungere amantes,
Prop. 1, 10, 15:acies,
Tac. A. 13, 57; 14, 30:factio,
Suet. Caes. 20; id. Tib. 3 fin.; cf.partes,
id. Caes. 1:diversae partis advocatus,
opposite, id. Gramm. 4:diversi ordiuntur, etc.,
Tac. A. 2, 10:subsellia,
of the opponents, Quint. 11, 3, 133; cf. Tac. Or. 34:minuere invidiam aut in diversum eam transferre,
Quint. 11, 1, 64:defectio Tarentinorum utrum priore anno an hoc facta sit, in diversum auctores trahunt,
are not agreed, Liv. 25, 11 fin.; cf.:nullo in diversum auctore,
Tac. A. 12, 69:consistentis ex diverso patroni,
on the opposite side, Quint. 4, 1, 42:ex diverso,
id. 5, 11, 43; Tac. A. 13, 40; id. H. 4, 16 et saep.;also: e diverso,
Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Just. 30, 4, 6; the latter in Sueton, and the elder Pliny, i. q. contra, on the contrary:sunt qui putent, etc.... Alii e diverso, etc.,
Suet. Caes. 86; cf. id. Aug. 27; id. Dom. 9; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 5, 9, 10, § 56 al.; cf. Sillig. ad Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 35; Gai. Inst. 2, 16.Lit.: dispennite hominem divorsum et distennite, spread out in opposite directions, i. e. his limbs, Plaut. Mil. 5, 14:B.diversae state,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 14; cf.:diversi pugnabant,
separately, Caes. B. C. 1, 58, 4; so,jam antea diversi audistis,
Sall. C. 20, 5; and:sive juncti unum premant, sive id diversi gerant bellum,
Liv. 10, 25:diversi dissipatique in omnes partes fugere,
Caes. B. G. 2, 24, 4; cf.:ex diversa fuga in unum collecti,
Liv. 42, 8:age diversos et disice corpora ponto,
Verg. A. 1, 70:diversi consules discedunt,
Liv. 10, 33, 10; 22, 56; Nep. Dat. 11, 3 al.; cf.:quo diversus abis?
away, Verg. A. 5, 166; 11, 855:qui (portus) cum diversos inter se aditus habeant, in exitu conjunguntur et confluunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52 fin.; cf. id. Agr. 2, 32, 87; Liv. 40, 22:in locis disjunctissimis maximeque diversis,
very widely separated, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 4; so,loca,
id. ib. 16; Caes. B. G. 2, 22, 1 et saep.—Cf. in the sup.:diversissimis locis subeundo ad moenia,
Liv. 4, 22:itinera,
Caes. B. G. 7, 16 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 67, 2:proelium,
fought in different places, Hirt. B. G. 8, 19, 2 et saep.: sunt ea innumerabilia, quae a diversis emebantur, by various people, individuals (as an indefinite term for persons), Cic. Phil. 2, 37. — Poet., i. q. remotus, remote, far-distant:Aesar,
i. e. flowing in another, remote country, Ov. M. 15, 23; cf. Verg. A. 3, 4; 11, 261; 12, 621;708: diverso terrarum distineri,
distance apart, remoteness, Tac. A. 3, 59.—Trop.1.Different, unlike, dissimilar:2.varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 10 fin.; cf.:variae et diversae et diffusae disputationes,
id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61 fin.:diversa ac dissimilis pars,
id. Inv. 1, 23, 33; cf.:diversa studia in dissimili ratione,
id. Cat. 2, 5:flumina diversa locis,
Verg. G. 4, 367; so Ov. M. 1, 40:oris habitu simili aut diverso,
Quint. 9, 3, 34 al.:ut par ingenio, ita morum diversus,
Tac. A. 14, 19:a proposita ratione diversum,
Cic. Brut. 90; cf.:ab his longe diversae litterae,
Sall. C. 34 fin.; Quint. 4, 1, 9; cf. also id. 2, 10, 7:huic diversa sententia eorum fuit,
id. 3, 6, 32. —Cf. so with dat., Quint. 2, 3, 10; 3, 10, 3 et saep.—With gen.:diversa omnium, quae umquam accidere, civilium armorum facies,
Tac. A. 1, 49:diversa in hac ac supradicta alite quaedam,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 32:eruca diversae est, quam lactuca, naturae,
id. 19, 8, 44, § 154.—Divided, fluctuating, hesitating, inconsistent:B.metu ac libidine divorsus agebatur,
Sall. J. 25, 6:qui diversus animi modo numen pavescere, modo, etc.,
Tac. H. 4, 84:diversi fremat inconstantia vulgi,
Tib. 4, 1, 45.— Adv.: dī-verse or dīvorse (acc. to II.), different ways, hither and thither; in different directions (very rarely): corpora prostrata diverse jacebant, scattered, Auct. B. Afr. 40 fin.; so,pauci paulo divorsius conciderant,
Sall. C. 61, 3:multifariam diverseque tendere,
Suet. Galb. 19.—Trop. of the mind:curae meum animum divorse trahunt,
Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:ab eodem de eadem re diverse dicitur,
differently, Cic. Inv. 1, 50:diversissime adfici,
very variously, Suet. Tib. 66:uti verbo ab alicujus sententia diverse,
in a different meaning, Gell. 6, 17, 9. -
9 vastakkain
against (adve)against each other (adve)face to face (adve)facing each other (adve)opposite (adve)* * *• head on• against each other• together• opposite• opposite each other• facing each other• face to face• confront• against• against one another -
10 naprzeciw
Ⅰ praed. opposite, across from- naprzeciw kogoś/czegoś opposite a. across from sb/sth- drzwi do naszego pokoju są naprzeciw windy the door to our room is across from a. opposite the lift- bank znajduje się naprzeciw apteki the bank is opposite a. across from the chemist’s- siedli naprzeciw siebie they sat down opposite each other a. facing each other- wyjść komuś naprzeciw to go out to meet sb (on their way); przen. to meet sb halfway- wychodzić naprzeciw czyimś potrzebom/życzeniom przen. to make an effort to meet sb’s needs/wishesⅡ adv. opposite- dokładnie naprzeciw była restauracja there was a restaurant directly opposite- zobaczył biegnącą naprzeciw Annę he saw Anna running towards him- masz coś naprzeciw? have you got any objections a. anything against that?- masz coś naprzeciw, żebym wzięła urlop w lipcu? is it okay with you if I take my holiday in July? pot.- nie mieć nic naprzeciw to not have any objections (czemuś to sth); to have nothing against (czemuś sth)* * *prep(+gen) opposite, across from* * *adv.2. (= po przeciwnej stronie) opposite, on the opposite side; (= po drugiej stronie ulicy) across the street; mieszkać naprzeciw live across the street l. opposite.prep.1. + Dat. (= ku komuś, czemuś) wyjść naprzeciw komuś go out to meet sb (halfway); wyjść naprzeciw czyimś potrzebom/życzeniom przen. meet sb's needs/wishes.2. + Gen. (= po przeciwnej stronie) opposite; mieszkać naprzeciw szkoły live opposite l. (US) across from the school.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > naprzeciw
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11 друг
1. м.friendблизкий друг — intimate / close friend
закадычный друг — bosom-friend; chum разг.; pal разг.
это его закадычный друг — this is his bosom-friend; he is hand-glove with him идиом.
2.друг детства — child-hood friend, playfellow
друг друга — each other, one another
друг против друга, друг на друга — against each other
друг за другом — one after another; ( гуськом) in single / Indian file
друг против друга ( напротив) — face to face; vis-a-vis (фр.); opposite each other
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12 друг
I муж.старый друг лучше новых двух — посл. old friends and old wine are best
друзья познаются в беде — посл. a friend in need is a friend indeed
близкий друг — intimate/close friend
друг детства — childhood friend, playfellow
II муж.закадычный друг — bosom-friend; chum, pal разг.
друг против друга — face to face; vis-a-vis франц.; opposite each other
друг друга — each other, one another
друг за другом — one after another, one after the other; in single/Indian file
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13 kucak
"1. embrace; lap. 2. armful. -ta (baby) too young to walk, (babe) in arms. - açmak /a/ to receive (someone) with open arms; to take (someone) in; to take (someone) under one´s wing. -ına almak /ı/ to pick up and hold in one´s arms, take into one´s arms; to sit (someone) on one´s lap; to put (something) on one´s lap. - çocuğu babe in arms. - dolusu an armful. -ına düşmek /ın/ to find oneself in the midst of (a bad situation, one´s enemies). -ta gezdirmek /ı/ to carry (a child) around in one´s arms. - kucağa 1. in each other´s arms, in each other´s embrace. 2. face to face, just opposite each other. - kucak 1. by the armloads, by the armfuls; in abundance. 2. armloads of, armfuls of; a great many. -tan kucağa dolaşmak/gezmek (for a woman) to have a succession of lovers; to be promiscuous. -ına oturmak /ın/ to sit on (someone´s) lap." -
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15 aurrez-aurreko
il. il.1. facing, opposite; \aurrez-aurreko etxeak houses opposite each other2. ( paraleloan) parallel3. ( kontrajarria) contradictory, conflicting, discrepant -
16 закрытая позиция (в фигурном катании)
закрытая позиция
Позиция в парном фигурном катании и танцах на льду, когда партнеры находятся друг против друга. Один партнер смотрит вперед, другой — назад. Правая кисть партнера находится на спине партнерши на уровне лопатки, локоть поднят. Левая кисть партнерши находится на плече партнера. Левая рука партнера и правая рука партнерши слегка вытянуты на уровне плеч. Их плечи остаются параллельными.
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Dance position used in pair figure skating and ice dancing, in which the partners are directly opposite each other. One partner faces forward while the other partner faces backward. The man’s right hand is placed firmly on his partner’s back at the shoulder blade with the elbow raised. The left hand of the lady is placed at/on the shoulder of the man. The left arm of the man and the right arm of the lady are extended comfortably at shoulder height. Their shoulders remain parallel.
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Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > закрытая позиция (в фигурном катании)
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17 мы сидели друг против друга
General subject: we sat opposite each otherУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > мы сидели друг против друга
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18 chobea
[Swahili Word] -chobea[English Word] stand opposite each other (in dancing)[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 chobeana
[Swahili Word] -chobeana[English Word] stand opposite each other (in dancing)[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 partenaire
f. & m.partner.* * *1 partner* * *[parte'ner]SMF partner* * *[parte'ner]masculino y femenino partner* * *[parte'ner]masculino y femenino partner* * */parteˈner/partneractuaron como partenaires en numerosas películas they starred opposite each other o they were co-stars in several movies* * *partenaire [parte'ner] nmf[pareja artística] partner
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