opposite - What does 'opposite' mean from Igbo to English?

ché íhú

che ihu


Word	che ihu
Definitions	Active verb 害垣 1.be opposite; face
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Chee ihu ebe a.

Face here.

Ụlọ m chere ihu na nke unu.

My house is opposite yours.

Ị na-eche ihu gị n'aka nri oge ọbụla ị na-agafe ebe a.

You face your right side each time you are passing here.

Ebe m bi chere ihu n'okporụzọ.

Where I live is facing the road.

Ọ ga-eche gị ihu ma ọ kụzibe ihe.

He will face you when he starts teaching.

Ọ sịrị na anyị ga-eche ha ihu.

He said that we will face them.

Olee ndị chere anyị ihu?

Which people are facing us.

Unu ga-eche ihu ebe a?

You people will face here.

ńchérïtá

ncherịta


Word	ncherịta
Definitions	Noun 1.front; opposite
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Olee nke dị na ncherịta ihu gị?

Which one is opposite you?

Anọ m na ncherịta ihu TiiVii.

I am opposite the TV.

Ha guzo na ncherịta ihu ụlọọrụ unu.

They are standing at the front of your office.

Ọ dị na ncherịta ihu gị.

It is opposite you.

Bịa na ncherịta ọdọ ụgbọala Ifesinachi.

Come to the opposite of Ifesinachi motor park.

Ala ahụ nọ na ncherịta ụlọọgwụ.

That land is opposite the hospital.

Guzo na ncherịta ihu mgbidi a.

Stand at the opposite of this wall.

Debe ya na ncherịta ụlọ unu.

Keep it at the front of your house.

káchàpų

kachàpụ̀


Word	kachàpụ̀
Definitions	Active verb 1.strike off; cancel from a list or record, typically by drawing a line or few across 2.cancel out; create or attain a balance by being equal to an opposite force
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Arọ nke i bu n'akanri na-akachapụ arọ nke i bu n'akeekpe.

The weight of the one you are carrying on your right is cancelling out the weight of the one you are carrying the left.

A ga-akachapụ aha ndị akwụghị ụgwọ taa.

The names of those that did not pay will be struck out today.

Kachapụ aha ya n'akwụkwọ anyị.

Strike off her name from our book.

Ọ bụ nwoke a na-akachapụ aha ndị mmadụ.

He is a man who strikes off people's names.

Ha chọrọ ịkachapụ aha gị.

They want to cancel out your name.

Kedụ mgbe ọ kachapụrụ aha gị?

When did he strike off your name?

Ada na-akachapụ aha ndị mmadụ.

Ada strikes out people's names.

Kachàpụ ihe ndị a niile.

Strike out all these things.

Amaghị m ihe mere o ji akachapụ aha anyị.

I don't know why he is cancelling our names.

Ahụrụ m ka Obi na-akachapụ ihe o dere.

I saw when Obi was striking out what he wrote.

Ịkachapụ ihe a ga-aka mma.

To strike out this thing completely will be better.

Onye kachapụrụ aha m n'akwụkwọ a?

Who cancelled my name from this book?

Ọ ga-akachapụ aha gị ọbụ na i nyeghị ya ego.

She will strike out your name if you don't give her money.

ékwè

ekwè


Word	ekwè
Definitions	Noun 1.the hind head opposite the forehead; hind head; occipital bone; medulla oblongata
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A bịa na be ha, naanị ekwe ya gbara iche.

His hind head is the only unique one in their house.

Ụtarị ahụ pịatara ya n'ekwe.

That cane touched him on his hind head.

O ji ekwe daa ada.

He fell with the hind head.

Uche kụrụ ekwe n'ala.

Uche hit the hind head on the ground.

Onye nkụzi kere ya ọkpọ n'ekwe.

The teacher gave him a knock on the hind head.

ńsórí

nsori


Word	nsori
Definitions	Noun 1.love making between the opposite sex
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A hụrụ ebe ya na nwaneku ya na-enwe nsori.

He was seen making love to his nanny.

Di na nwunye nwere ikike isori nsori.

Husband and wife have the right to make love.

E nwudere ha ebe ha na-esori nsori.

They were caught making love.

Nsori n'etiti ndị alụghị onwe ha bụ njọ.

Love making between unmarried people is a sin.

ǫghàròókwú

ọ̀ghàròokwū


Word	ọ̀ghàròokwū
Definitions	Noun 1.a speech that portrays the opposite of what it means; irony
Variations	ọ̀ghàràokwū
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Ihe o kwuru bụ ọgharookwu.

What he said is an irony.

òsükwü

òsụkwụ̄


Word	òsụkwụ̄
Definitions	Noun 1.variety of oil palm fruit which yields much oil [opposite of òkpòròko]
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Ukwu nkwu anyị niile na-ebucha ọsụkwụ.

All our palm trees have tender palm fruits [ọsụkwụ].

Isi akwụ a nwere ọtụtụ ọsụkwụ.

This palm fruit head has many tender palm fruits [ọsụkwụ].

Ọsụkwụ na-agba mmanụ nke ọma.

Tender palm fruits [ọsụkwụ] produces oil very well.

Ọsụkwụ na-adị mma ọtịta.

Tender palm fruits [ọsụkwụ] are good for chewing.

òkpòròkó

òkpòròko


Word	òkpòròko
Definitions	Noun 1.a variety of oil palm fruit which does not yield much oil [opposite of ọ̀sụkwū]
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Achọrọ m ọsụkwụ, mana o nyere m okporoko.

I wanted osukwu, but she gave me kporoko.

Akị dị n'okporoko na-ebu ibu.

The nut in okporoko is big.

Ị gaghị ejinwu eze gị atake okporoko.

You can't use your teeth to crack okporoko.

Mkpụrụ nkwụ niile ndị a bụ okporoko

All these palm fruits are okporoko.

Achọghi m akwụ okporoko.

I do not want okporoko palm fruit.

Wepụ ndị niile bụ okporoko.

Remove all those that are okporoko.

Okporoko na-enwekarị akụ.

Okporoko has more of kernel.