противостоя́ние — meaning in English
protivostoyaniye
Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead
English meaning
- confrontation noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
- opposition noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.
- standoff noun A tense confrontation in which neither side backs down or advances.
Senses
противостоя́ние is used for these senses in English:
- confrontation The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- confrontation A conflict between armed forces.
- face-off A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
- opposition The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- opposition (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
- standoff A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
confrontation — full definition
- noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
- noun A hostile standoff between opposing armed forces.
opposition — full definition
- noun Strong disagreement with, or resistance to, a plan, policy, or idea.
- noun The main political party or group that opposes the party currently in power.
- noun A person or group competing against another, especially in sport.