laepelba
August 21, 2009, 07:34 PM
This is a basic, non-exhaustive list of opposites in English and Spanish.
{||}Spanish | English
{|}derecha – izquierda|right – left
{|}arriba – abajo|up – down
{|}dentro – fuera|inside – outside
{|}caliente – frío|hot – cold
{|}grande – pequeño|big – small
{|}blanco – negro|white – black
{|}limpio – sucio|clean – dirty
{|}feliz – triste|happy – sad
{|}alto – bajo|tall – short
{|}claro – oscuro|light – dark
{|}fuerte – débil|strong – weak
{|}rápido – lento|fast – slow
{|}bonito – feo|pretty – ugly
{|}guapo – feo|handsome – ugly
{|}simpático – antipático|kind – unkind
{|}simple – complicado|simple – complicated
{|}fácil – difícil|easy – hard
{|}hábil – torpe|skillful/skilful – clumsy
{|}amable – grosero|polite – rude
{|}nuevo – usado|new – used
{|}joven – viejo|young – old
{|}recto – curvo|straight – curved
{|}interesante – aburrido|interesting – boring
{|}abierto – cerrado|open – close
{|}femenino – masculino|feminine – masculine
{|}seco – mojado|dry – wet
{|}suave – áspero|soft – rough
{|}sano – enfermo|healthy – sick
{|}cuerdo – loco|sane – crazy
{|}cerca – lejos|near – far
{|}ganador – perdedor|winner – loser
{|}luz – oscuridad|light – darkness
{|}bien – mal|good – bad
{|}norte – sur|North – South
{|}este/oriente – oeste/poniente|East – West
{|}risa – llanto|laughter – crying
{|}entrada – salida|entrance – exit
{|}salud – enfermedad|health – sickness
{|}amigo – enemigo|friend – enemy
{|}amor – odio|love – hate
{|}noche – día|night – day
{|}optimismo – pesimismo|optimism – pessimism
{|}perder – encontrar|to lose – to find
{|}abrir – cerrar|to open – to close
{|}amar – odiar|to love – to hate
{|}vivir – morir|to live – to die
{|}encender – apagar|to light – to put out
{|}dulce - amargo|sweet – bitter
{|}dulce - agrio|sweet – sour
{|}aquí/acá - ahí/allí/allá|here – there
{|}cielo/paraíso - infierno|heaven – hell
{||}Spanish | English
{|}derecha – izquierda|right – left
{|}arriba – abajo|up – down
{|}dentro – fuera|inside – outside
{|}caliente – frío|hot – cold
{|}grande – pequeño|big – small
{|}blanco – negro|white – black
{|}limpio – sucio|clean – dirty
{|}feliz – triste|happy – sad
{|}alto – bajo|tall – short
{|}claro – oscuro|light – dark
{|}fuerte – débil|strong – weak
{|}rápido – lento|fast – slow
{|}bonito – feo|pretty – ugly
{|}guapo – feo|handsome – ugly
{|}simpático – antipático|kind – unkind
{|}simple – complicado|simple – complicated
{|}fácil – difícil|easy – hard
{|}hábil – torpe|skillful/skilful – clumsy
{|}amable – grosero|polite – rude
{|}nuevo – usado|new – used
{|}joven – viejo|young – old
{|}recto – curvo|straight – curved
{|}interesante – aburrido|interesting – boring
{|}abierto – cerrado|open – close
{|}femenino – masculino|feminine – masculine
{|}seco – mojado|dry – wet
{|}suave – áspero|soft – rough
{|}sano – enfermo|healthy – sick
{|}cuerdo – loco|sane – crazy
{|}cerca – lejos|near – far
{|}ganador – perdedor|winner – loser
{|}luz – oscuridad|light – darkness
{|}bien – mal|good – bad
{|}norte – sur|North – South
{|}este/oriente – oeste/poniente|East – West
{|}risa – llanto|laughter – crying
{|}entrada – salida|entrance – exit
{|}salud – enfermedad|health – sickness
{|}amigo – enemigo|friend – enemy
{|}amor – odio|love – hate
{|}noche – día|night – day
{|}optimismo – pesimismo|optimism – pessimism
{|}perder – encontrar|to lose – to find
{|}abrir – cerrar|to open – to close
{|}amar – odiar|to love – to hate
{|}vivir – morir|to live – to die
{|}encender – apagar|to light – to put out
{|}dulce - amargo|sweet – bitter
{|}dulce - agrio|sweet – sour
{|}aquí/acá - ahí/allí/allá|here – there
{|}cielo/paraíso - infierno|heaven – hell