opposite

opposite
opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt]
1. adjective
opposé ; ( = facing) d'en face
• it's in the opposite direction c'est dans la direction opposée
• "see map on opposite page" « voir plan ci-contre »
• the opposite sex l'autre sexe m
• his opposite number son homologue mf
2. adverb
en face
• the family who live opposite la famille qui habite en face
• the house opposite la maison d'en face
• opposite to en face de
3. preposition
en face de
• the house is opposite the church la maison est en face de l'église
• they sat opposite one another ils étaient assis face à face
• to play opposite sb (in play, film) partager la vedette avec qn
4. noun
contraire m
• quite the opposite! bien au contraire !
• what's the opposite of white? quel est le contraire de blanc ?
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['ɒpəzɪt] 1.
noun contraire m (to, of de)

the exact opposite — tout le contraire

it does the opposite of what one expects — cela fait l'inverse de ce à quoi on pourrait s'attendre

2.
adjective
1) (facing) [direction, side, pole] opposé also Mathematics; [building] d'en face; [page] ci-contre

at opposite ends of — aux deux bouts de [table, street]

2) (different) [viewpoint, camp] opposé; [effect, approach] inverse; [sex] autre
3.
adverb [live, stand] en face

directly opposite — juste en face

4.
preposition gen en face de [building, park, person]; Nautical devant [port]

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