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Bulgarian
Etymology
From на (na) + проти́в (protív), with unexpected stress shift.
Pronunciation
Adverb
напро́тив • (naprótiv) (not comparable)
- on the contrary
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Adverb
напротив • (naprotiv) (not comparable)
- on the contrary
Russian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adverb
напро́тив • (naprótiv)
- (introductory) (no,) quite the opposite; no, in fact...
- Synonym: наоборо́т (naoborót)
- Я вам меша́ю? — Напро́тив, о́чень рад ви́деть вас. ― Ja vam mešáju? — Naprótiv, óčenʹ rad vídetʹ vas. ― Am I disturbing you? – The opposite, I'm very glad to see you.
- (parenthetical) on the contrary, in contrast, by contrast, conversely, on the other hand, however
- Synonyms: с друго́й стороны́ (s drugój storoný), наоборо́т (naoborót)
- Други́е, напро́тив, счита́ют э́то непра́вильным. ― Drugíje, naprótiv, sčitájut éto neprávilʹnym. ― Others, on the contrary, consider this wrong.
- (as a connective) rather, instead
- Synonym: наоборо́т (naoborót)
- Он ниско́лько не рассерди́лся, напро́тив, сам посмея́лся шу́тке. ― On niskólʹko ne rasserdílsja, naprótiv, sam posmejálsja šútke. ― He didn't get angry at all, rather, he laughed at the joke himself.
- opposite (on the opposite side of something, opposite something)
- Он живёт напро́тив. ― On živjót naprótiv. ― He lives opposite.
- (rare, + dative case) the opposite (to)
- Synonyms: ина́че (ináče), назло́ (nazló), напереко́р (naperekór), про́тив (prótiv), противоре́ча (protivoréča)
- Он говори́л (мне) напро́тив. ― On govoríl (mne) naprótiv. ― He was saying the opposite (to me).
Preposition
напро́тив • (naprótiv) (+ genitive case)
- opposite (to/from)
- сиде́ть напро́тив кого́-нибу́дь ― sidétʹ naprótiv kovó-nibúdʹ ― to sit opposite someone
- Их дверь напро́тив на́шей. ― Ix dverʹ naprótiv nášej. ― Their door's opposite ours.
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nâprotiːʋ/
- Hyphenation: на‧про‧тив
Adverb
на̏протӣв (Latin spelling nȁprotīv)
- on the contrary