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nasuprot

насупрот

nȁsuprot · /nâsuprot/

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PREPOSITION
  1. (of place, + dat.) opposite; across from
    Sedela je nasuprot meni u vozu. — She sat opposite me on the train.
    Apoteka je nasuprot pošti. — The pharmacy is across from the post office.
  2. (+ dat.) contrary to; in contrast to; as opposed to
    Nasuprot 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
  1. opposite; on the opposite side
    Stanovali smo u kući odmah nasuprot. — We lived in the house right opposite.

As a preposition it takes the dative: nasuprot meni, nasuprot tome.

Expressions
  • nasuprot tome — in contrast; by contrast
    Leto je bilo sušno, a nasuprot tome, jesen je kišovita. — The summer was dry; by contrast, the autumn is rainy.
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