opposite

opposite — 1> противоположность; Ex: direct opposite прямая противоположность; Ex: quite the opposite как раз наоборот, прямо противоположное; Ex: black and white are opposites черное и белое противоположности 2> антоним, слово с противоположным значением… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

opposite — 1. adj. 1) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2)противоположный; обратный; opposite poles opposite number лицо, занимающеетакую же должность в другом учреждении, государстве и т. п.; партнер, коллегаSyn: see contradictory 2.… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Opposite — may refer to: Opposite (semantics), a word that means the opposite of a word Botany: a kind of arrangement of leaves Additive inverse, in mathematics, taking the negative ( opposite ) of a number Opposite category or dual category, in category… …   Wikipedia

opposite — I adjective absonant, adversarius, adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetic, antithetical, clashing, conflicting, contradictive, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, converse, counter, diametrically… …   Law dictionary

opposite — oppositely, adv. oppositeness, n. /op euh zit, sit/, adj. 1. situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.… …   Universalium

opposite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere Date: 14th century 1. a. set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space < opposite interior …   New Collegiate Dictionary

opposite — ˈɔpəzɪt 1. прил. 1) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2) а) противоположный opposite poles Syn : contradictory, back, return б) обратный …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

opposite — op po*site ([o^]p p[ o]*z[i^]t or [o^]p p[ o]*s[i^]t), a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of opponere. See {Opponent}.] 1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; often with to; as, a house opposite to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

opposite — 1. adjective /ˈɒpəzɪt,ˈɑpəsɪt/ a) located directly across from something else, or from each other She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road. b) facing in the other direction They were moving in opposite directions. 2 …   Wiktionary

OPPOSITE — s. des deux genres Ce mot, qui signifie Opposé, et qui est originairement adjectif, ne s emploie plus que substantivement, et il est peu usité. Ce caractère est l opposite, tout l opposite de l autre. Ce que vous soutenez aujourd hui est… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

OPPOSITE — n. m. Ce mot, qui signifie Opposé, ne s’emploie plus que dans les locutions adverbiale et prépositive à l’opposite, à l’opposite de, Vis à vis. Leurs maisons sont situées à l’opposite l’une de l’autre. Le château est sur la hauteur, et à… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)