Usage examples of "direct opposite" in English with translation to French

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Don't expose this chemical to direct sunlight. Ne soumettez pas ce produit chimique à la lumière directe du soleil.

When I was a teenager I had lots of hair on my head and none on my chest. Now it's just the opposite. Quand j'étais adolescent, j'avais plein de cheveux sur la tête et aucun sur la poitrine. Maintenant, c'est juste le contraire.

The author shies away from any direct accusation of misconduct on the part of the authorities. L'auteur se défend contre toute accusation directe d'inconduite de la part des autorités.

The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel. Les côtés opposés d'un parallélogramme sont parallèles.

Taking a round-trip is longer than a direct route. Faire un aller-retour est plus long qu'un trajet direct.

He did the opposite. Il a fait le contraire.

You disobeyed a direct order and must pay the consequences. Tu as désobéi à un ordre direct et tu dois en payer les conséquences.

I can't say the opposite. Je ne peux pas dire le contraire.

Can you name the situations in which a supervisor should use a direct order? Pouvez-vous citer les situations dans lesquelles un supérieur doit donner un ordre direct ?

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. À chaque action correspond une réaction égale et opposée.

We want natural-sounding translations, not word-for-word direct translations. Nous voulons des traductions qui semblent naturelles dans la langue d'origine, pas des traductions mot-à-mot.

As a rule, not only in humans, but also in animals, "sexual display" occurs, consciously or unconsciously, towards individuals of the opposite sex. En principe, pas seulement chez les humains mais aussi chez les animaux, une « parade sexuelle » survient, consciemment ou inconsciemment, à l'égard des individus de sexe opposé.

Is it a direct flight? Est-ce un vol direct ?

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.

Can you direct me to the nearest subway station? Pouvez-vous m'indiquer la station de métro la plus proche ?

The house is opposite the church. You can't miss it. La maison est en face de l'église. Vous ne pouvez pas la rater.

Foreign direct investments in China amounted to $3 billion last year. Les investissements directs en Chine s'élevaient à 3 milliards de dollars l'année dernière.

Tom, desperate, howled: "Mary! Where are you?" from the very left edge of the sentence. "I fear I'm from now on, fully at the opposite from you" drily retorted Mary. Tom, désespéré, hurla : « Mary ! Où es-tu ? » depuis l'extrémité gauche de la phrase. « Je crains de n'être désormais totalement à l'opposé de toi », répondit sèchement Mary.

Excuse me. Can you direct me to the nearest subway station? Veuillez m'excuser. Pourriez-vous m'indiquer la station de métro la plus proche ?

He went in the opposite direction from us. Il allait dans la direction opposée à la nôtre.

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