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반대 meaning and pronunciation
bandae · opposite; contrary
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 69484- 1.
어떤 것이 다른 것과 모양, 위치, 방향, 속성 등에서 완전히 다름.
English: opposite; contrary — A state in which something is completely different from another thing in its shape, position, direction, quality, etc.
Examples
- 반대 방향.
- 반대 현상.
- 반대로 가다.
- 반대로 놓다.
- 반대로 돌다.
- 이 문제는 방금 풀었던 문제를 반대로 생각해서 풀면 돼.
- 2.
어떤 행동이나 의견 등을 따르지 않고 거스름.
English: opposition; objection — The state of being against a certain behavior, opinion, etc., without following it.
Examples
- 강한 반대.
- 심한 반대.
- 반대 의견.
- 반대 입장.
- 반대 세력.
- 반대가 거세다.
- Origin
- 反對
- Categories
- 개념 > 위치 및 방향 · 위치 표현하기
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