Opposition

Opposition
f; -, -en; allg. opposition (auch POL., LING., ASTRON., ASTROL.); Opposition betreiben set up in opposition; Opposition gegen jemanden / etw. machen umg. set up in opposition to s.o. / s.th., work against s.o. / s.th.; etw. aus bloßer Opposition tun do s.th. from sheer contrariness; in Opposition stehen zu be opposed to; in die Opposition gehen POL. go into opposition; Uranus steht in Opposition zur Sonne ASTRON. Uranus is in opposition to the sun
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die Opposition
opposition
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Op|po|si|ti|on [ɔpozi'tsioːn]
f -, -en
opposition (AUCH POL, ASTRON)

etw aus (lauter) Oppositión tun — to do sth out of or from (sheer) contrariness

diese Gruppe macht ständig Oppositión (gegen den Klassenlehrer) (inf) — this group is always making trouble (for the teacher)

in Oppositión zu etw stehen — to stand in opposition to sth

in die Oppositión gehen (Pol) — to go into opposition

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(the people who are fighting or competing against: In war and business, one should always get to know one's opposition.) opposition
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Op·po·si·ti·on
<-, -en>
[ɔpoziˈtsi̯o:n]
f
1. POL
▪ die \Opposition the Opposition
2. (geh: Widersetzlichkeit) contrariness
aus \Opposition out of contrariness, just to be contrary
\Opposition gegen jdn machen to oppose sb; (jdm Ärger bereiten) to make trouble for sb
in \Opposition zu jdm/etw stehen to be opposed to sb/sth
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die; Opposition, Oppositionen (auch Politik, Sprachw., Astron., Schach, Fechten) opposition

etwas aus [reiner od. lauter] Opposition tun — do something just to be contrary

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Opposition f; -, -en; allg opposition (auch POL, LING, ASTRON, ASTROL);
Opposition betreiben set up in opposition;
Opposition gegen jemanden/etwas machen umg set up in opposition to sb/sth, work against sb/sth;
etwas aus bloßer Opposition tun do sth from sheer contrariness;
in Opposition stehen zu be opposed to;
in die Opposition gehen POL go into opposition;
Uranus steht in Opposition zur Sonne ASTRON Uranus is in opposition to the sun
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die; Opposition, Oppositionen (auch Politik, Sprachw., Astron., Schach, Fechten) opposition

etwas aus [reiner od. lauter] Opposition tun — do something just to be contrary

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f.
opposition n.

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