"opposite" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

opposite sustantivo

sustantivo + opposite

Kolokacji: 5

opposite of clarity • opposite of football • mirror opposite • direction opposite • wall opposite

opposite + verbo

Kolokacji: 3

opposite attracts • opposite happens • opposite occurs

Kolokacji: 2

Grup znaczeniowych: 1

(1) attract, happen, occur

Kolokacji: 3

1. opposite attracts = coś przeciwnego przyciąga opposite attracts

2. opposite happens = coś przeciwnego zdarza się opposite happens

However looking at England it seems the opposite is happening now.
If medical care were just another commodity, the opposite would happen, he notes.
"You would expect live music to disappear but it hasn't, the opposite has happened."
I was ready for weight gain, but the opposite has happened.
But experience and reason suggest that the opposite will happen.
But at this early stage, he added, it is possible that the opposite could happen.
Recent events in Europe suggest that the opposite may be happening.
Local leaders said they feared that the opposite would happen.
But except for the first day or two, the opposite has happened.
Well, now we know that quite the opposite has happened.

3. opposite occurs = coś przeciwnego następuje opposite occurs

adjetivo + opposite

Kolokacji: 13

exact opposite • polar opposite • complete opposite • direct opposite • total opposite • ...

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