Sentence examples of "opposite" in English with translation "opposé"
The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel.
Les côtés opposés d'un parallélogramme sont parallèles.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
À chaque action correspond une réaction égale et opposée.
By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
Par erreur je suis monté dans le train qui allait dans la direction opposée.
She feels very shy in the presence of the opposite sex.
Elle est vraiment timide en présence de personnes du sexe opposé.
Such a person will often go a block out of his way to avoid meeting a person of the opposite sex.
Une telle personne fera souvent un effort particulier pour éviter de rencontrer une personne du sexe opposé.
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.
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.
We all have a tendency to think that the world must conform to our prejudices. The opposite view involves some effort of thought, and most people would die sooner than think — in fact they do so.
Nous avons tous tendance à penser que le monde doit être en conformité avec nos préjugés. Adopter un point de vue opposé implique un effort de réflexion, et bien des gens mourraient plutôt que de faire cet effort - d'ailleurs, c'est ce qui leur arrive.
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