opposite direction
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opposite direction
The opposite direction of movement or travel.
Achtung, ein Falschfahrer kommt Ihnen auf der Autobahn in der Gegenrichtung entgegen.
Warning, a wrong-way driver is coming toward you on the highway from the opposite direction.
opposite direction
In a figurative sense, an opposing opinion, development, or movement.
Seine Politik stellt eine klare Gegenrichtung zu der seines Vorgängers dar.
His policies represent a clear opposite direction from those of his predecessor.
This word is made up of the preposition 'gegen' (against) and the noun 'die Richtung' (direction). So it literally means the opposite direction.
Der Radweg ist für beide Seiten, aber achte auf den Verkehr aus der Gegenrichtung.
The bike path is for both sides, but watch out for traffic from the opposite direction.
In the context of traffic, 'Gegenrichtung' (opposite direction) is almost always used with the prepositions 'in' or 'aus' to describe the direction of travel. The term is especially common in traffic reports.
Ein LKW kam ihm in der engen Straße in der Gegenrichtung entgegen.
A truck came toward him from the opposite direction on the narrow street.
When talking about opinions, politics, or developments, 'Gegenrichtung' (opposite direction) describes an opposing trend or an opposing position. It is often combined with verbs such as 'darstellen' (to represent) or 'einschlagen' (to take).
Die Jugendkultur schlug bewusst eine Gegenrichtung zu den Werten ihrer Eltern ein.
The youth culture deliberately took an opposite direction to the values of their parents.
countermovement
Both words can describe movement in the opposite direction from the previous direction. Die Gegenrichtung refers only to the orientation, while die Gegenbewegung emphasizes an actual movement in the opposite direction as a reaction to a previous movement. Gegenrichtung is appropriate for the direction of travel; Gegenbewegung is appropriate for the reaction.
Als der Bus an uns vorbeifuhr, gingen wir in die Gegenrichtung weiter.
When the bus passed us, we continued walking in the opposite direction.
Als der Ball nach links rollte, machte der Torwart eine schnelle Gegenbewegung.
When the ball rolled to the left, the goalkeeper made a quick countermovement.
