on opposite sides of the barricades: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • Belonging to opposing camps, factions, or positions in a dispute or conflict; strongly opposed to one another.
    • Used metaphorically to describe people who are in ideological, political, or social opposition.

    Examples

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    • In the debate, the two politicians were clearly on opposite sides of the barricades, refusing to compromise.

      En el debate, los dos políticos estaban claramente en lados opuestos, negándose a comprometerse.

    • During the strike, workers and management found themselves on opposite sides of the barricades.

      Durante la huelga, los trabajadores y la gerencia se encontraron en lados opuestos de la barricada.

    • The activists and the government were on opposite sides of the barricades over environmental policies.

      Los activistas y el gobierno estaban en lados opuestos respecto a las políticas ambientales.

Examples:

  • EN: Orwell and Churchill were on opposite sides of the barricades.
    ES: Orwell y Churchill estaban en lados opuestos de las barricadas.
  • EN: So I do not understand why are we standing on opposite sides of the barricades.
    ES: Así que no entiendo por qué estamos en lados opuestos.
  • EN: Arcane is set in a utopian the city of Piltover and the gloomy slums of Zaun, and the story is about the rise of two of the most famous champions of LoL and the power that will spread them on opposite sides of the barricades.
    HI: कहानी यूटोपियन पिल्टोफ़ और उत्पीड़ित कालकोठरी ज़ोर्न में स्थापित है, जो दो प्रसिद्ध लीग चैंपियन की उत्पत्ति और भविष्य में उन्हें नष्ट करने की शक्ति का वर्णन करती है।
  • EN: But together with him came to us the expression "comme il faut," because they can not be without each other, although they stand on opposite sides of the barricades.
    TE: కానీ అది మాకు వచ్చింది తో, వ్యక్తీకరణ "comme il faut," వారు ప్రతి ఇతర లేకుండా, ఉండకూడదు ఎందుకంటే వారు బారికేడ్ల వివిధ వైపులా అయినప్పటికీ.

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