contrario

=

opposite

adjetivo

contrario, -a
adjective
1. opposite (opuesto) (dirección, sentido, idea); opposing (parte); opposing (equipo)
  • todo lo contrario, -a -> quite the contrary
2. (desfavorable)
  • es contrario, -a a nuestros intereses -> it goes against our interests
also:
  • ser contrario, -a a algo -> to be opposed to something
masculine or feminine noun
3. opponent (rival)
masculine noun
4. opposite (opuesto)
al contrario
adverbial phrase
1. on the contrary
  • no me disgusta, al contrario, -a, me encanta -> I don't dislike it, quite the contrary in fact, I like it
  • al contrario, -a de mi casa, la suya tiene calefacción central -> unlike my house, hers has central heating
de lo contrario
adverbial phrase
1. otherwise
por el contrario
adverbial phrase
1. on the other hand

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contrario [con-trah’-re-o]
noun
1. Opponent, antagonist. (m)
2. Competitor, rival. (m)
3. Impediment, obstacle, obstruction. (m)
adjective
1. Contrary, repugnant, opposite, contradictory, contrarious.
  • En sentido contrario -> the other way
  • Se ha interpretado en sentido contrario -> it has been interpreted in the opposite sense
2. Contrary, adverse, abhorrent, cross.
3. Harmful, mischievous.
  • Tiempo contrario -> (Naut.) Foul weather
  • Echar al contrario -> to cross the breed
  • Al contrari -> or por el contrario, on the contrary
  • En contrario -> against, in opposition to
  • Llevar la contraria -> to contradict, to oppose
  • Contrario a los intereses del país -> contrary to the nation’s interests
  • Al contrario de lo que habíamos pensado -> against what we had thought
  • Todo lo contrario -> quite the reverse

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"contrario" en el foro de Respuestas
P: ya no te importo — al contrario, sí que me importas -> you don't care about…
R: nothing changes, it is similar to saying indeed or truly. It add emphasis. ...on the contrary , yes, you do matter to me. (leave out the **yes** and it…
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