English → Arabic
opposed in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- muʿāriḍ
- Arabizi
mu3arid- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ع ر ض
How to use it
"opposed" describes someone who is against something. Arabic uses the adjective مُعَارِض (muʿāriḍ). It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
Example sentences
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هُوَ مُعَارِضٌ لِلقَانُونِ الجَدِيدِ.
huwa muʿāriḍun lil-qānūni al-jadīdī.
He is opposed to the new law.
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نَحْنُ كُنَّا مُعَارِضِينَ لِلتَّغْيِيرِ.
naḥnu kunnā muʿāriḍīna lil-taghyīr.
We were opposed to the change.
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المجتمعُ يُعْرَفُ بِمُعَارِضِهِ لِلتَّقْنِيَاتِ.
al-mujtamaʿu yuʿrafu bi-muʿāriḍihi lil-taqniyyāt.
The community is known for its opponents of technology.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Even more opposed the change.
وعارض أكثرهم هذا التغيير.
Germany opposed the resolution.
ولقد عارضت ألمانيا القرار.
Serbia is even more strongly opposed.
ولسوف تكون صربيا أيضاً أشد معارضة.
As opposed to what? The death continuum?
مقارنة بماذا؟ الموت المتواصل؟
Several delegations opposed such a deletion.
واعترض العديد من الوفود على ذلك الحذف.
Chirac vociferously opposed the war in Iraq.
كما عارض شيراك الحرب في العراق بكل حماس.
Is technology diametrically opposed to nature?
هل التكنولوجيا تتعارض تماما مع الطبيعة؟
Several participants opposed such an addition.
واعترضت وفود عديدة على مثل هذه الصيغة.
Nor are they are diametrically opposed either.
ولكنها لا تتعارض أيضاً في كل الأحوال.
Glass, for his part, opposed deposit insurance.
ومن جانبه، عارض جلاس التأمين على الودائع.
I opposed military intervention for two reasons.
كنت أعارض التدخل العسكري لسببين.
Unfortunately, Germany remains adamantly opposed to Eurobonds.
ولكن من المؤسف أن ألمانيا لا تزال تعارض بشدة إصدار سندات اليورو.
Questions and answers
Can it be used for groups?
Yes, the plural مُعَارِضُونَ is used for groups of opponents.
What is the opposite adjective?
The opposite is مُؤَيَّد (muʾayyad) meaning supportive.
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