antipode
French → English
(geography) Antipode: a place or people on the exact opposite side of the Earth.
La Nouvelle-Zélande est située aux antipodes de l'Europe.
(English) New Zealand is located at the antipodes of Europe.
Je voudrais partir aux antipodes pour oublier tous mes problèmes.
(English) I would like to go to the other side of the world to forget all my problems.
(metaphor) Polar opposite: a thing or person that is diametrically opposed to another.
Ses opinions politiques sont aux antipodes des miennes.
(English) His political views are the polar opposite of mine.
Ce projet est l'antipode du bon sens et de la rigueur budgétaire.
(English) This project is the antithesis of common sense and budgetary rigor.
Entry ID: fr:en:antipode · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary