antagonist

antagonista, adversario

Persona que lucha contra otra o está en fuerte desacuerdo con ella.

En inglés sencillo: A person who fights against or strongly disagrees with another person.

• The hero faces a powerful antagonist.
• Her former ally became her fiercest antagonist.
• The story has two antagonists with very different aims.

Sinónimos: opponent, enemy, adversary

Antónimos: ally

Expresiones frecuentes: main antagonist, political antagonist, antagonist in something

músculo antagonista

Músculo que actúa en sentido contrario a otro y mueve una parte del cuerpo en la dirección opuesta.

En inglés sencillo: A muscle that works against another muscle, moving a body part in the opposite direction.

• This muscle acts as an antagonist.
• The triceps is an antagonist of the biceps.
• Antagonists relax as the opposing muscles contract.

Sinónimos: opposing muscle

Antónimos: agonist

Expresiones frecuentes: muscle antagonist, antagonist muscle