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Meaning of sebaliknya | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2
səbaˈlekɲə

Definitions

  1. on the contrary
  2. vice versa
  3. instead

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca əksinə
Беларуская наадварот
Български вместо обратно
বাংলা পরিবর্তে
Bosanski место
Čeština namísto naopak
Ελληνικά αντί
Esperanto anstataŭe
Galego viceversa
עברית במקום
Hrvatski место
Magyar fordítva hanem helyette inkább
Bahasa Indonesia malah
Íslenska í staðinn
ქართული პირიქით
한국어 대신에
Latina vice versā
Српски место
ไทย แท่น
Türkçe yerine
Українська навпаки натомість
Tiếng Việt ngược lại thay vì

Examples

“Media diberitahu bahawa cikgu itu sudah diberikan denda yang munasabah. Sebaliknya, dia hanya dipindahkan ke sekolah lain.”

The media were told that the teacher has been given the appropriate punishment. On the contrary, he/she was just transferred to a different school.

“Dalam hubungan mutualisme, satu pihak membantu pihak lagi satu dan sebaliknya.”

In a relationship of mutualism, one side helps the other and vice versa.

“Jangan membeli rokok. Sebaliknya, belilah buku atau permainan video.”

Don't buy cigarettes. Instead, buy books or video games.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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