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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAs opposed to
/æz əˈpoʊzd tuː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In contrast to; rather than.
"We decided to drive to the mountains, as opposed to flying." - 2
Used to denote a direct opposition or alternative between two people, things, or concepts.
"The job requires working with software, as opposed to hardware."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adverbial phrase 'as' combined with the past participle 'opposed' (from Old French 'oser', Latin 'opponere', meaning to set against), followed by the preposition 'to'. Established in Modern English as a compound prepositional phrase used to contrast two alternative elements.
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contrairement à
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁɛʁmɑ̃ a
"Nous avons choisi de voyager en train, contrairement à l'avion."
im Gegensatz zu
Transliteration: ɪm ɡəˈɡɛnsat͡s tsuː
"Wir haben uns für den Zug entschieden, im Gegensatz zum Flugzeug."
anziché
Transliteration: antsiˈke
"Abbiamo scelto di viaggiare in treno, anziché in aereo."
en lugar de
Transliteration: en luˈɣaɾ ðe
"Decidimos viajar en tren, en lugar de en avión."
ao contrário de
Transliteration: aw kõˈtɾaɾju dʒi
"Decidimos viajar de comboio, ao contrário de avião."
के बजाय
Transliteration: ke bajay
"हमने हवाई जहाज के बजाय ट्रेन से यात्रा करने का फैसला किया।"
而不是
Transliteration: ér qiě bú shì
"我们决定坐火车去，而不是坐飞机。"
~와 대조적으로
Transliteration: ~wa daejoj-euro-ge
"우리는 비행기 대신 기차를 타기로 결정했다."
～ではなく
Transliteration: ~dewa naku
"私たちは飛行機ではなく、電車で行くことに決めた。"
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