напротив

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From на (na) +‎ проти́в (protív), with unexpected stress shift.

Pronunciation

Adverb

напро́тив (naprótiv) (not comparable)

  1. on the contrary

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Adverb

напротив (naprotiv) (not comparable)

  1. on the contrary

Russian

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Adverb

напро́тив (naprótiv)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.
  3. (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.
  4. opposite (on the opposite side of something, opposite something)
    Он живёт напро́тив.On živjót naprótiv.He lives opposite.
  5. (rare) the opposite
    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)

  1. opposite (to/from)
    сиде́ть напро́тив кого́-ли́боsidétʹ naprótiv kovó-líboto sit opposite someone
    Их дверь напро́тив на́шей.Ix dverʹ naprótiv nášej.Their door's opposite ours.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nâprotiːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: на‧про‧тив

Adverb

на̏протӣв (Latin spelling nȁprotīv)

  1. on the contrary