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opposite po angielsku:

1. opposite


Such a person will often go a block out of his way to avoid meeting a person of the opposite sex.
opposite the bank
The way some people see it, associating with the opposite sex is just like going to the seaside and gathering stones; everyone can pick up the ones they like.
We all have a tendency to think that the world must conform to our prejudices. The opposite view involves some effort of thought, and most people would die sooner than think — in fact they do so.
Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Communism is the exact opposite.
A gaggle of intoxicated youths stopped to ponder whether there is an Opposite Day in Bizarro World.
Of course "Hayabusa" is not actually closing in on the Sun, it is just positioned as in the figure so that, seen from the Earth, it is on the opposite side of the Sun; this is called 'conjunction'.
That does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. Indeed, it suggests the opposite: we must face these tensions squarely.
You'll see two buildings right opposite the museum, and the restaurant is in the taller of the two.
The most important thing about relations with the opposite sex is not how good the other person is, but that they treat you well.
Imogen of the Internet can type over 110 words per minute, but runs a 20-minute mile. The rest of her family has the opposite problem.
It's exactly the opposite which is true: there is nothing after death, except eternity on earth.
The second school of thought argues almost the opposite: it says that big companies are a thing of the past.
I heard that Isezaki city decided to ban beards for male city employees starting June 19. It's the complete opposite of the Taliban laws imposing the wearing of beards.

2. different


You look different.
I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.
Mathematicians are like French people: whatever you tell them they translate it into their own language and turn it into something totally different.
Jo's very different from her sister, isn't she? The house is different to how I expected it to be. I had to go to three different shops to find the book she wanted.
It's difficult to give an objective definition of terrorism, as it is practically different in every country.
Our teacher also said that her wedding wouldn't be the same as other people's; we asked how it would be different, but she didn't say.
Here ... the sound of the cicadas is different. "Oh my, I'm impressed you noticed. You've got a good sense of pitch!"
Using English with him, I feel that we are both at different levels, at least from a linguistic point of view.
The methods used to overcome stress are different for men and women: drinking is the major method used by men, while women deal with stress by chatting.
That's not what I mean. Sex discrimination, female discrimination, whatever, men and women are just different.
I preferred wearing my Hawaiian T-shirt and green shorts to be cool and different, but I quickly got used to the white shirt and black slacks.
I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.
These two have completely different patterning but no difference is seen in their internal morphology so it seems that they are considered the same.

3. adverse


Is there any adverse reaction?
It has been shown in most studies on this subject that intervention of the legislature had adverse effects.

4. contrary


On the contrary, I've never said such a thing.
And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
She thought to the contrary.
Contrary to popular opinion, hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after death.
These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
A long time ago, around here, a nice schoolteacher called Matsumoto tried to rescue one of his pupils, but on the contrary he ended up drowning.
Contrary to expectations, they won with ease.
If you do that, it will only bring about a contrary effect.
It isn't true that Jack is no good at music; on the contrary, he plays the piano well.
The lack of evidence to the contrary is itself evidence that your theory is probably right.
This result means, contrary to prior expectations, that the number of variants does not affect the processing speed.
The game ended in a victory for B school, which was quite contrary to predictions.
She said that what they were doing was contrary to the company's sexual harassment policy.
That picture doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful.

5. antithesis


He was aware that in most cases they were either projections of his own personality or, in different forms, the antithesis of it
Death is the antithesis of life.