Sentence examples of "opposite" in English

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We have the opposite problem. Nous avons le problème inverse.

His remarks had the opposite effect. Ses remarques ont eu l'effet inverse.

A man was fishing on the opposite bank. Un homme pêchait sur l'autre rive.

For instance, "delight" is the opposite of "sorrow." Par exemple, "plaisir" est l'antonyme de "chagrin".

In fact, the opposite is more likely to occur. En fait, l'inverse est davantage susceptible de se produire.

Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Communism is the exact opposite. Le capitalisme, c'est l'exploitation de l'homme par l'homme. Le communisme, c'est exactement l'inverse.

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