opposite

opposite
'opəzit 1. adjective
1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) motsatt
2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) motsatt, i hver sin...
2. preposition, adverb
(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) overfor, midt imot
3. noun
(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) motsetning, det motsatte
motsatt
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motsetning
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motstander
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overfor
I
subst. \/ˈɒpəzɪt\/, \/ˈɒpəsɪt\/
motsetning, motstykke
• black and white are opposites
svart og hvitt er motsetninger
• it is just the opposite of what I said
det er akkurat det motsatte av det jeg sa
• I mean the opposite
jeg mener det stikk motsatte
• he was the exact\/very opposite of his brother
han var sin brors rake motsetning
opposites attract motsetninger tiltrekker hverandre
II
adj. \/ˈɒpəzɪt\/, \/ˈɒpəsɪt\/
1) som ligger rett overfor, midt imot
• the opposite house
2) motsatt
• they went in opposite directions
de gikk i hver sin retning
• on opposite sides of the square
på hver sin side av plassen
3) motliggende, motstående
• you'll find the information on the opposite page
du vil finne informasjonen på motstående side
4) annet, annen
• the opposite sex
det annet kjønn
opposite from motsatt av
opposite to midt imot, (rett) overfor
• the house is opposite to the post office
huset ligger rett overfor postkontoret
III
adv. \/ˈɒpəzɪt\/, \/ˈɒpəsɪt\/
(rett) overfor
• there was an explosion opposite
det var en eksplosjon rett overfor
nearly opposite overfor midt imot
IV
prep. \/ˈɒpəzɪt\/, \/ˈɒpəsɪt\/
1) midt imot, (rett) overfor
• a house opposite the post office
et hus rett overfor postkontoret
2) mot
• she has played opposite many stars
hun har spilt mot mange stjerner

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