nasuprot
насупротnȁsuprot · /nâsuprot/
PREPOSITION
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(of place, + dat.) opposite; across fromSedela je nasuprot meni u vozu. — She sat opposite me on the train.Apoteka je nasuprot pošti. — The pharmacy is across from the post office.
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(+ dat.) contrary to; in contrast to; as opposed toNasuprot očekivanjima, utakmica je bila dosadna. — Contrary to expectations, the match was boring.Nasuprot bratu, ona je veoma mirna. — Unlike her brother, she is very calm.
ADVERB
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opposite; on the opposite sideStanovali smo u kući odmah nasuprot. — We lived in the house right opposite.
As a preposition it takes the dative: nasuprot meni, nasuprot tome.
Expressions
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nasuprot tome — in contrast; by contrastLeto je bilo sušno, a nasuprot tome, jesen je kišovita. — The summer was dry; by contrast, the autumn is rainy.
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Updated 29 September 2026