♦ opposite

♦ opposite
♦ opposite /ˈɒpəzɪt/
A a.
1 opposto; contrario; altro: the opposite side of the problem, il lato opposto del problema; They came from opposite directions, venivano da direzioni opposte; That girl is very popular with the opposite sex, quella ragazza piace molto alle persone dell'altro sesso
2 (sport) avversario: the opposite side (o team) la squadra avversaria
B n. [cu]
(l') opposto; (il) contrario: Good and evil are opposites, il bene e il male sono contrari; The opposite is true, è vero il contrario; the direct opposite, l'esatto contrario
C avv.
di fronte; dirimpetto: There was an accident opposite, vi è stato un incidente dirimpetto (dall'altra parte della strada)
D prep.
dirimpetto, di fronte a; in faccia a: There was an explosion opposite our hotel, vi è stata un'esplosione di fronte al nostro albergo; DIALOGO → -Asking for directions- There's a cashpoint opposite the church, c'è un bancomat di fronte alla chiesa
● (bot.) opposite leaves, foglie opposte □ the opposite number, l'omologo, il collega; (sport) il giocatore che ha lo stesso ruolo (nella squadra avversaria), l'avversario diretto: our Premier and his French opposite number, il nostro primo ministro e il suo collega francese □ (leg.) the opposite party, la controparte.
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