por lo contrario

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por lo contrario(
pohr
 
loh
 
kohn
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trah
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ryoh
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. on the contrary
¿Estás enojado con Paola? - Por lo contrario, estoy muy agradecido con ella.Are you mad at Paola? - On the contrary, I'm very grateful to her.
a. for the opposite reason
Renuncié porque nuestro jefe no me caía bien. - Yo me quedé por lo contrario.I quit because I didn't like our boss. - I stayed for the opposite reason.
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