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противопоставля́ть — meaning in English

protivopostavlyat

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English meaning

  • confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
  • contrast noun A clear difference between two things when they are compared.

Senses

противопоставля́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • confront (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
  • contrapose (transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.
  • contrast (transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between; to counterpoint.

confront — full definition

  1. verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
  2. verb To face up to a difficult problem or situation instead of avoiding it.

contrast — full definition

  1. noun A clear difference between two things when they are compared.
  2. verb To compare two things in order to highlight their differences.
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