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"Invertido" is a form of "invertido", an adjective which is often translated as "inverted". "Opuesto" is a form of "opuesto", an adjective which is often translated as "opposite". Learn more about the difference between "invertido" and "opuesto" below.
invertido(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (flipped)
a. inverted
En el libro utilizan el pentáculo invertido como símbolo diabólico.In the book they use the inverted pentagram as a satanic symbol.
b. reversed
El fotógrafo consiguió la imagen invertida utilizando un espejo.The photographer made the reversed image by using a mirror.
c. upside-down
La hoja invertida en el libro fue un error de imprenta.The upside-down sheet in the book was a printing error.
2. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (pejorative) (attracted to people of one's own sex)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. homosexual
Antiguamente a las personas invertidas se las consideraba un problema social.In the past homosexual people were considered a social problem.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (pejorative) (person attracted to people of their own sex)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. homosexual
Mis abuelos dicen que soy un invertido y mis padres, simplemente gay.My grandparents say I am a homosexual and my parents simply say I am gay.
b. invert (old-fashioned) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
El invertido de mi antiguo colegio ahora está felizmente casado.The invert from my old school is now happily married.
opuesto(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (location)
a. opposite
Mis abuelos viven a tres casas de la nuestra en el lado opuesto de la calle.My grandparents live three doors down from us on the opposite side of the street.
a. conflicting
Los experimentos han producido resultados opuestos.The experiments have produced conflicting results.
b. different
Su forma de ser es completamente opuesta a la mía.His personality is completely different from mine.
3. (contrary)
a. opposed
Es opuesto al uso de cualquier forma de anticonceptivos.He's opposed to the use of any form of birth control.
