opposing

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From the verb oppose: (⇒ conjugate)
opposing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
opposing adj (sport: opposite)opuesto/a adj
  contrario/a adj
 The opposing team played a lot better than us, I admit.
 Los del equipo opuesto jugaron mucho mejor que nosotros, lo admito.
opposing adj (military: enemy)oponente adj
  enemigo/a adj
 The opposing army planned to ambush the invaders.
 El ejército oponente planeaba una emboscada.
 El ejército enemigo planeaba una emboscada.
opposing adj (facing, opposite)opuesto/a adj
 The illustration on the opposing page shows each breed.
 La ilustración en la página opuesta muestra cada una de las variedades.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
oppose [sth/sb]⇒ vtr ([sb]: resist, go against)oponerse a v prnl + prep
  resistirse a v prnl + prep
 He opposed his parents' idea of an arranged marriage.
 Se opuso a la idea de sus padres de un matrimonio arreglado.
oppose [sth]⇒ vtr (idea: disagree with)oponerse a v prnl + prep
  estar en contra de loc verb
 Everyone opposed Neil's idea to go camping.
 Todos se opusieron a la idea de Nico de ir a acampar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
opposing | oppose
InglésEspañol
opposing party n (political party that opposes the government)partido opositor nm + adj
 Members of the opposing party jeered the president and were censured by the majority.
 Algunos miembros del partido opositor abuchearon al presidente y fueron censurados por la mayoría.
  la oposición nf
 Algunos miembros de la oposición abuchearon al presidente y fueron censurados por la mayoría.
opposing party n (other person in a dispute)parte opositora nf + adj
 When participating in a formal debate one should always be respectful toward the opposing party.
 En toda discusión hay que ser respetuoso con la parte opositora.
  parte contraria nf + adj
 En toda discusión hay que ser respetuoso con la parte contraria.
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'opposing' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
about - action and reaction - against - anarchist - caught between - conflict of interest - contradictory - contrarian - contrasting - counter - counteraction - counteractive - countercheck - countermeasure - countervailing - crosscurrent - diametrically opposite - dichotomous - dissentient - dissenting - headwind - in disagreement - leader of the opposition - loyal opposition - Luddite - median strip - moral objection - objection - on the other hand - opponent - opposite poles - opposite side - opposition - other side - polarization - polarized - rebellious - rival - stasis
Spanish:
adversario - contrapuesto - contrario - de la acera de enfrente - detractor - oponente - opositor - antagónico - disidente - enfrentado - apuesta en contra - argumentar lo contrario - contestación - contracurva - contraparte - de la otra parte - discordante - enemigo - enfrente - llevarle la contraria a - sin nadie que se oponga


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