English-French translations for as opposed to

• par opposition à
  Ceci est caractéristique d'une invention, par opposition à une idée. This is characteristic of an invention, as opposed to an idea.
  Nous devons améliorer notre compréhension du concept d’intégration par opposition à l’assimilation. We need to enhance our understanding of what integration means as opposed to assimilation.
  Enfin, comme je l’ai dit tout à l’heure, il s’agit de choisir en connaissance de cause par opposition à une ignorance imposée. Finally, as I said previously, this is about informed choice as opposed to enforced ignorance.

Definition of as opposed to

• in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept

Related words

• act as opponent
• castling on opposite sides
• opposite phase