opposites in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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

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

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they are polar opposites
son polos opuestos

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la casa frontera a la mía
the house opposite mine
colega
opposite number
opuesto (opuesta) extremos/polos
opposite
venía en dirección opuesta
she was coming the other way o from the opposite direction
(opuesto a algo) el lado opuesto a este
the opposite side to this one
enfrente
opposite
vive justo enfrente
he lives just opposite
(enfrente de algo/alg.) queda enfrente del parque
it's opposite the park
siéntate enfrente de mí o controvers enfrente mío
sit facing o opposite me
el comisario se entrevistó con su homólogo francés
the commissioner met with his French counterpart o with his opposite number in the French government
actuaron como partenaires en numerosas películas
they starred opposite each other o they were co-stars in several movies
ser el reverso de la medalla o moneda
to be the exact o complete opposite

opposites in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for opposites in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt, Am ˈɑ:pə-] N

II.opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt, Am ˈɑ:pə-] ADJ

III.opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt, Am ˈɑ:pə-] ADV (facing)

IV.opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt, Am ˈɑ:pə-] PREP

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polar opposites
polos m pl opuestos
to do precisely the opposite
hacer justamente lo contrario
the exact opposite
justo lo contrario

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opposites Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the exact opposite
justo lo contrario
to do precisely the opposite
hacer justamente lo contrario
quite the opposite!
¡todo lo contrario!
opposites attract
los extremos se atraen
opposite to/from sth
enfrente a/de algo
his opposite number
su homólogo
to sit opposite (one another)
estar sentados uno frente al otro
polar opposites
polos m pl opuestos
the direct opposite of sth
exactamente lo contrario de algo
opposite ends of the spectrum meet up
los extremos se tocan
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Opposites with her sister, sociable and really active.
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This symmetry creates an expression of conjoined opposites which stigmatises the latter and encourages the former to cohere by only doing this.
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In general, most experts agree that mental health and mental illness are not opposites.
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Also, the melancholy and sanguine would be sort of opposites, as the choleric and phlegmatic, since they have opposite traits.
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Also, the melancholic and sanguine would be sort of opposites, as the choleric and phlegmatic, since they have opposite traits.
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From his early musical training he came to appreciate the contrapuntal theme of a unity and rhythmic interplay of opposites.
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Stimulants or uppers increase mental and/or physical function, they are the functional opposites of depressants.
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He saw the world divided into pairs of opposites: light/darkness, fineness/coarseness etc.
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Each week, a new theme is introduced (shown on the website), including food, Halloween, animals, construction, fall, opposites, and birthdays.
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Others believed that study of the opposites makes for an entirely new level of perception, a surer technique, a wider field of vision.
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