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opposite

1. noun contraire m (to, of de).

2. adjective gen opposé/-e;
   (building) d'en face;
   (page) ci-contre;
   (effect) inverse;
   at ~ ends of aux deux bouts de (table, street).

3. adverb en face;
   directly ~ juste en face.

4. preposition en face de (building, park, person).

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'opposite' found in these entries:

English:

direction - opposite number - reverse - sex

French:

adverse - cas - ci-contre - contraire - contre-pied - contresens - excès - face - homologue - inverse - opposé - partenaire - regard - réplique - travesti - vis-à-vis

opposite: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
opposite	n	(antonym) grammaire	antonyme nm
			contraire nm
What is the opposite of "full"?
Quel est l'antonyme de "rempli" ?
Quel est le contraire de rempli ?
opposite	adj	(situated face to face) en face	opposé adj
		en face	autre adj
The goals were at opposite ends of the field.
Les buts étaient sur les côtés opposés du terrain.
* Vous devez aller de l'autre côté.
opposite	adv	(situated face to face) position	en face de adv
			face à adv
He started to get nervous when she sat opposite him on the train.
* Elle s'est assise en face de lui dans le train.
* Elle s'est assise face à lui dans le train.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
opposite	adj	(contrary) action	contraire, opposé adj
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Chaque action a une réaction de valeur égale et contraire (or: opposée).
opposite	n	(contrary) action	inverse nm
Whatever he wants to do, she does the opposite.
Quoi qu'il veuille faire, elle fait l'inverse.
opposite	n	(people: completely different)	opposé nm
Those two don't like each other because they are complete opposites.
* Cet enfant est l'opposé de sa sœur.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
be opposite			être en face
diametrically opposite			diamétralement opposé
direct opposite of		phrase	tout le contraire de
in the opposite direction			à contresens
just opposite		adv	en face (à l'opposé)
just the opposite			à l'opposé
on the opposite side		adj	controlatéral (situé côté opposé)
opposite direction		nm	contre-pied
opposite number		nmf	homologue
opposite poles			pôles opposés
opposite side		nm	opposite Formel
opposite side, of the			du côté inverse
opposite to			contraire à
person of the opposite sex		nf	personne du sexe opposé
the exact opposite			aux antipodes (l'opposé)
the opposite		nm	contre-pied (opposition)
the opposite extreme			l'autre extrême
the opposite side			l'autre côté
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at the opposite end of the spectrum
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double role opposite
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facing in the opposite direction
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If anything, the opposite is true.
in the lane going the opposite direction
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members of the opposite sex
moves in the opposite direction
Multiple and opposite
Not on purpose, opposite of "faire exprès"
op-ed (opposite editorial)
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opposite / opposed
Opposite day
opposite end of the scale
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Opposite of 'c'est la vie'
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