antagonist

adversaire, antagoniste

Personne qui lutte contre une autre ou s’oppose fortement à ses idées.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : opponent, enemy, adversary

Contraires : ally

Expressions courantes : main antagonist, political antagonist, antagonist in something

muscle antagoniste

Muscle qui agit à l’inverse d’un autre et déplace une partie du corps dans la direction opposée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : opposing muscle

Contraires : agonist

Expressions courantes : muscle antagonist, antagonist muscle