quite the contrary

quite the contrary
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. todo lo contrario
I wasn't opposed to the idea; quite the contrary, but I wanted to go through the proper channels.No me oponía a la idea; todo lo contrario, pero quería que pasáramos por las vías oficiales.
b. al contrario
There is little evidence to support this hypothesis; quite the contrary, there are a number of peer-reviewed studies that refute it.Hay pocas pruebas que apoyan esta hipótesis; al contrario, hay varios estudios evaluados por pares que la refutan.
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