contrary

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contrary
[ˈkɒntrərɪ]
sustantivo
también:
  • the contrary -> lo contrario
  • on the contrary -> por el or al contrario
  • unless you hear to the contrary -> salvo que te digan lo contrario or otra cosa
adjetivo
1contrario(a) (opposite)
  • contrary to -> contrario(a) a
  • contrary to my expectations -> al contrario de lo que esperaba
  • contrary to popular belief,… -> en contra de lo que vulgarmente se cree,…
2puñetero(a), difícil (awkward)

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contrary [kon-tra-ri]
adjetivo
1Contrario, opuesto (opposed, opposite); contradictorio, discorde.
  • To be contrary to something -> ir en contra de algo
  • Contrary t -> (as prep.), contrariamente a, al contrario de
  • He’s so contrary -> siempre tiene que llevar la contraria (child, person)
sustantivo
2Contrario (opposite).
  • The contrary -> lo contrario
  • On the contrary -> al contrario o por el contrario
  • I can say nothing to the contrary -> nada tengo que oponer a eso
  • Unless you hear to the contrary -> a menos que se te informe de lo contrario
  • Despite his assertions to the contrary ->
., a pesar de sus declaraciones en sentido contrario...
va. (Prov.) Oponer, contradecir, impedir.

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contrary [ˈkɒntrərɪ]
adjective
1 [+direction] contrario; [+opinions] opuesto
contrary to en contra de; contrario a; contrary to what we thought en contra de lo que pensábamos
2 [kənˈtrɛərɪ] (perverse) terco
noun
contrario; (m)
on the contrary al contrario; todo lo contrario; quite the contrary muy al contrario; he holds the contrary él sostiene lo contrario; the contrary seems to be true parece que es al revés; I know nothing to the contrary yo no sé nada en sentido contrario; unless we hear to the contrary a no ser que nos digan lo contrario

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