Usage examples of "opposite direction" in English with translation to Spanish

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By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction. Por error yo abordé un tren que iba en la dirección opuesta.

From the direction that he was going in, I would say he was headed to town. A partir de la dirección a la que él iba, yo diría que él se dirigía a la ciudad.

When I was a teenager I had lots of hair on my head and none on my chest. Now it's just the opposite. Cuando era un adolescente tenía mucho pelo en la cabeza y nada en el pecho. Ahora es justo lo contrario.

You're going in the wrong direction. Van en la dirección equivocada.

The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel. Los lados opuestos de un paralelogramo son paralelos.

Which direction did he go? ¿En qué dirección ha ido él?

He did the opposite. Hizo lo contrario.

Which direction were they heading in? ¿En qué dirección iban?

I can't say the opposite. No puedo decir lo contrario.

I am afraid we are advancing in the wrong direction. Me temo que estamos avanzando en la dirección equivocada.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Para toda acción hay una reacción opuesta e igual.

The boy seems to be coming in this direction. Parece que el niño viene en esta dirección.

Waking up is the opposite of going to sleep. Despertar es el opuesto a ir a dormir.

Which direction will he choose? ¿Qué dirección escogerá?

Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Communism is the exact opposite. El capitalismo es la explotación del hombre por el hombre. El comunismo es exactamente lo opuesto.

What direction are you going? ¿Hacia dónde te diriges?

Opposite there is a six-story building. Enfrente hay un edificio de seis plantas.

From which direction? ¿Desde qué dirección?

It's just the opposite. Es justo lo opuesto.

Am I going in the right direction? ¿Voy en la dirección correcta?

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