opposite in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for opposite in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.opposite [Brit ˈɒpəzɪt, ˈɒpəsɪt, Am ˈɑpəzət] N

opposite

contrario m

opposite

opposto m (to, of di)

the exact opposite or quite the opposite

proprio il contrario

just the opposite

esattamente l'opposto or il contrario

fat is the opposite of thin

grasso è il contrario di magro

it does the opposite to what one expects

fa il contrario di ciò che ci si aspetta

it's the attraction of opposites or opposites attract

gli opposti si attraggono

II.opposite [Brit ˈɒpəzɪt, ˈɒpəsɪt, Am ˈɑpəzət] ADJ

1. opposite (facing):

opposite direction, side, pole

opposto also MATH

opposite building

di fronte

opposite page

accanto

at opposite ends of the table, street

ai due lati opposti del tavolo, alle due estremità della strada

to live at opposite ends of the town

abitare in due parti opposte della città

2. opposite (different):

opposite attitude, position, viewpoint, camp

opposto

opposite effect, approach

opposto, contrario

the opposite sex

l'altro sesso

III.opposite [Brit ˈɒpəzɪt, ˈɒpəsɪt, Am ˈɑpəzət] ADV

opposite live, stand:

opposite

di fronte, dirimpetto

directly opposite

proprio di fronte

IV.opposite [Brit ˈɒpəzɪt, ˈɒpəsɪt, Am ˈɑpəzət] PREP

opposite building, park, person

di fronte a, dirimpetto a

opposite port

davanti a

to be, live, sit opposite sb, sth

stare, vivere, sedere di fronte a qn, qc

to stop, turn opposite sth

fermarsi, girare di fronte a qc

to play opposite one another SPORTS

giocare l'uno contro l'altro

to play opposite one another CINE, THEAT

recitare uno a fianco dell'altro

opposite number [Am ˈɑpəzət ˈnəmbər] N Brit

1. opposite number:

opposite number

collega mf also POL

opposite number

omologo m / omologa f also POL

the Italian Defence Minister and his opposite number in Spain

il Ministro della Difesa italiano e il suo collega spagnolo

2. opposite number SPORTS:

opposite number

avversario m / avversaria f

Translations for opposite in the Italian»English Dictionary

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dirimpetto

opposite

la casa dirimpetto alla nostra

the house opposite or facing ours

dirimpetto

opposite

proprio dirimpetto

directly opposite

contropendenza

opposite slope

controriva

opposite bank

contraltare

opposite altar

dirimpettaio (dirimpettaia)

the person living opposite

dirimpettaio (dirimpettaia)

the neighbour living opposite

contrapposto

opposite

controparte

opposite party

antitetico

opposite

opposite in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for opposite in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.opposite [ˈɑ·:pə·zɪt] N

opposite

opposto m

opposite

contrario m

quite the opposite!

tutto il contrario!

Phrases:

opposites attract

gli opposti si attraggono

II.opposite [ˈɑ·:pə·zɪt] ADJ

1. opposite (absolutely different):

opposite

opposto, -a

opposite

contrario, -a

the opposite sex

l'altro sesso

2. opposite (facing):

opposite

di fronte

opposite to/from sth

di fronte a qc

his opposite number

il suo omologo

III.opposite [ˈɑ·:pə·zɪt] ADV (facing)

opposite

di fronte

they live opposite

abitano di fronte

IV.opposite [ˈɑ·:pə·zɪt] PREP

opposite

di fronte a

opposite to sth

di fronte a qc

opposite me

di fronte a me

to sit opposite one another

sedersi di fronte (l'uno all'altro)

Translations for opposite in the Italian»English Dictionary

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opposto (-a)

opposite

opposto (-a)

opposite

opposto

opposite

di rimpetto a

opposite

dirimpetto

opposite

dirimpetto a te

opposite you

la casa dirimpetto

the house opposite

negazione

opposite

inverso (ragionamento, situazione, caso)

opposite

dirimpettaio (-a)

neighbor living opposite

davanti (di fronte)

opposite

davanti a

opposite

inverso

opposite

opposite Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

quite the opposite!

tutto il contrario!

the opposite sex

l'altro sesso

opposite to/from sth

di fronte a qc

his opposite number

il suo omologo

they live opposite

abitano di fronte

to sit opposite one another

sedersi di fronte (l'uno all'altro)

the direct opposite of sth

l'esatto contrario di qc

the exact opposite

l'esatto contrario

to do precisely the opposite

fare esattamente l'opposto

he's the complete opposite of his brother

è tutto il contrario di suo fratello

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Opposite our cottage was a stack yard where the corn was stacked ready for thrashing.

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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.

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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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The power amplifier supplies equal bias current to two pairs of electromagnets on opposite sides of a rotor.

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He instead looked for the opposite effect, that is, that spinning a ferromagnet could change its magnetization.

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The negative shows that the acceleration is pointed towards the center of the circle (opposite the radius), hence it is called centripetal (i.e. center-seeking).

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So loud that the plate glass window at the opposite end of the club shakes, tables tremble and people hang onto their drinks.

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Then the arrival platform, which is of the same length of that on the opposite side, and twenty feet wide.

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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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These psychological differences are sorted into four opposite pairs, or "dichotomies", with a resulting eight possible psychological types.

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