No. 75 in Hungarian
szemben
"Szemben" means "opposite" or "facing" in English.
In a sentence
A házzal szemben van egy park.
There is a park opposite the house.
Here, 'szemben' denotes a spatial opposition, reflecting the positional relationship between the house and the park.
Szemben álltam vele, amikor elmondta a hírt.
I was standing across from him when he told the news.
In this sentence, 'szemben' indicates a physical face-to-face positioning between two individuals.
Szemben az elvárásokkal, sikerült megoldani a problémát.
Contrary to expectations, we managed to solve the issue.
'Szemben' is used here metaphorically, standing for 'contrary to' in terms of expectations or ideas.
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