No. 11,274 in Swedish
motsatsen
The opposite.
In a sentence
Hennes åsikt var motsatsen till min.
Her opinion was the opposite of mine.
In this sentence, 'motsatsen' is used as a noun and refers to 'the opposite,' indicating a contrasting viewpoint.
Vi letade efter lösningar, men resultatet blev motsatsen.
We were looking for solutions, but the result was the opposite.
Here, 'motsatsen' conveys a result that contradicts the desired or expected outcome.
Han försöker alltid göra motsatsen till vad jag föreslår.
He always tries to do the opposite of what I suggest.
In this context, 'motsatsen' indicates actions that are contrary to the speaker's suggestions.
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