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 — * * * opposite [ ɔpozit ] n. m. • 1325; adj. XIIIe; lat. oppositus « opposé » → opposé ♦ Vx Lieu, côté opposé; manière opposée. ♢ Mod. Loc. adv. À L OPPOSITE; loc. prép. À L OPPOSITE DE. Leurs maisons sont situées à l opposite l une de l autre,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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 — 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)