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opposite
/op-ə-sət/
 
prep, adj, adv.
 
1.
Def.: talipag te; deyipag te
MS: talipag te; deyipag te
If one thing is opposite another thing, it is on the other side from it (e.g., across a road).
They live in the house opposite us.
Mig-ugpè sikandan te baley ne talipag te baley ta.
Sem.Dom.: prepositions; adverbs
 
n-ct, adj.
 
2.
Def.: kabaliyungan
MS: kabaliyungan
If one thing is the opposite of another thing, they are completely different in one critical way, e.g. size (tall/short, fat/thin) or direction (left/right, up/down, backwards/forwards).
'Give' is the opposite of 'take'.
'Black' and 'white' are opposites.
Sem.Dom.: GSL1076-1100
Note: basic
Status: ready

Last updated: 27/Sep/2012