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I . opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt, Am ˈɑ:-] ADJ

1. opposite direction, effect, opinion:

opposite
przeciwny
opposite sex
płeć f przeciwna

2. opposite (on other side):

opposite
przeciwległy
opposite page
sąsiedni
on the opposite side of the street
po drugiej stronie ulicy

Phrases:

opposite number
odpowiednik(-iczka) m (f)

II . opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt, Am ˈɑ:-] N

opposite
przeciwieństwo nt
quite [or just] the opposite!
wręcz przeciwnie!

III . opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt, Am ˈɑ:-] ADV

opposite
naprzeciw
opposite to [or from] sb/sth
naprzeciw kogoś/czegoś

IV . opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt, Am ˈɑ:-] PREP

opposite
naprzeciw(ko)

the complete opposite N

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Usage examples with opposite

opposite sex
płeć f przeciwna
opposite number
odpowiednik(-iczka) m (f)
diametrically opposite
diametralnie różny
quite [or just] the opposite!
wręcz przeciwnie!
the very opposite
zupełne przeciwieństwo
opposite to [or from] sb/sth
naprzeciw kogoś/czegoś
on the opposite side of the street
po drugiej stronie ulicy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Ironic similes are a form of verbal irony where a speaker intends to communicate the opposite of what they mean.
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Screen glare is a major cause of eyestrain and can be reduced by ensuring that monitors are not positioned opposite windows where possible.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
They said that they were not prepared to go carrying their money and valuables to the opposite bank of the river in exchange for food.
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Blue-green, herringbone-patterned leaves occur in opposite pairs about the stem.
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The power amplifier supplies equal bias current to two pairs of electromagnets on opposite sides of a rotor.
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Imagine two fast-moving particles approaching each other from opposite sides of a particle accelerator of the collider type.
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Both male and female subjects participate in the phallic organization, and the feminine side of sexuation is supplementary and not opposite or complementary.
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The foliage is opposite, simple with dentate margins, wrinkly (with depressed veins), ovate, and with long petioles.
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Since the sine of the angle peaks at 90 degrees, a reading could indicate either a certain direction or the exact opposite direction.
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The specimen did not drop down into pieces caused by glass breakage, and flame did not penetrate through the specimen to the opposite side of the furnace.
www.glassonweb.com

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