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напротив

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

напро́тив • (naprótiv) (not comparable)

  1. on the contrary

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

напротив • (naprotiv) (not comparable)

  1. on the contrary

Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈprotʲɪf]
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Adverb edit

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, + 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 edit

напро́тив • (naprótiv) (+ genitive case)

  1. 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.

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Adverb edit

на̏протӣв (Latin spelling nȁprotīv)

  1. on the contrary
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