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Translating from English to Esperanto

Translations:

opposite — located directly across from
→ kontraŭa
→ mala
opposite — contrary thing
→ kontraŭo
→ malo
opposite — across from
→ kontraŭ

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 4

  1. a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; was `depressed'"

    • “to him the antonym of `gay'”
    Synonymsantonymopposite word

  2. a relation of direct opposition

    • “we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true”
    Synonymsreversecontrary

  3. a contestant that you are matched against

    Synonymsoppositionopponent

  4. something inverted in sequence or character or effect

    • “when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse”
    Synonymsinverse

ADJECTIVE 6

  1. being directly across from each other; facing

    • “And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow”
    • “we lived on opposite sides of the street”
    • “at opposite poles”

  2. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem

    • “opposite leaves”
    Synonymspaired

  3. moving or facing away from each other

    • “looking in opposite directions”
    • “they went in opposite directions”
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  1. the other one of a complementary pair

    • “the opposite sex”
    • “the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors”

  2. altogether different in nature or quality or significance

    • “the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended”
    • “it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade”

  3. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

    • “in diametric contradiction to his claims”
    • “diametrical (or opposite) points of view”
    • “opposite meanings”
    • “extreme and indefensible polar positions”
    Synonymsdiametricdiametricalpolar

ADVERB 1

  1. directly facing each other

    • “the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table”
    • “lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street”
    • “they sat opposite at the table”
    Synonymsface-to-face