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Hebrew
Preposition
לעומת / לְעֻמַּת • (l'umát)
- As opposed to; compared to; versus.
- 2006 December 12, מירב רזניק (meráv réznik), “מה זה 50 מיליון לעומת אהבת אמת” (má zé 50 milyón l'umát 'ahavát 'emét, “What's 50 million compared to true love”), Ynet:
היא שאלה אותי, אם נותנים לי שתי אפשרויות לבחור מביניהן, אהבה שחלמתי עליה כל חיי, לעומת 50 מיליון שקל, במה אבחר.- hí sha'alá 'otí, 'im not'ním lí shtéi 'efsharuyót livkhór mibeineihém, 'ahavá shekhalámti 'aléha kól khayái, l'umát 50 milyón shékel, b'má 'evkhár.
- She asked me, if I were given two choices, love that I've dreamed of my whole life, or 50 million shekels, what I would choose.