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1 contrario
"opposite;Gegensatzlich;contrário"* * *(pl -ri) 1. adj contrarydirezione oppositevento adverseessere contrario be against (a something)2. m contrary, oppositeal contrario on the contrary* * *contrario agg.1 contrary, opposite, adverse, opposed: contrario alla ragione, contrary (o opposed) to common sense; contrario alle regole, against the rules; fino ad avviso contrario, until further notice; in direzione contraria, in the opposite direction; opinioni contrarie, contrary (o opposing) opinions; venti contrari, contrary (o adverse) winds; verrò, salvo avviso contrario, I'll come, unless I hear to the contrary; contrario alla legge, unlawful // (dir.): prova contraria, evidence to the contrary; salvo patto contrario, unless otherwise provided for2 ( sfavorevole) unfavourable; contrary: stagione contraria, unfavourable season; la sorte gli è contraria, fate is against him; essere contrario per principio a qlco., to be against sthg. on principle; quanti sono i voti favorevoli e quanti contrari?, how many votes are there in favour and how many against?3 ( nocivo) harmful4 ( riluttante) reluctant, unwilling, loath: era contrario a partire in aeroplano, he was unwilling to leave by plane.contrario s.m.1 contrary, opposite: è proprio il contrario, it is just the opposite; Paolo è l'esatto contrario del fratello, Paolo is the complete opposite of his brother; ha fatto il contrario di quanto gli avevo detto, he did the opposite of what I had told him to do; non ho nulla in contrario che gli telefoniate, I have no objection to your ringing him up; avere prova del contrario, to have proof to the contrary // al contrario, ( invece) on the contrary; but; while; unlike; ( a ritroso) backwards: ti sei messo la maglia al contrario, ( il davanti dietro) you put your pullover on the wrong way round, ( al rovescio) you put your pullover on inside out; appesero il quadro al contrario, they hung the picture upside down; al contrario! vengo volentieri, on the contrary! I'm more than willing to come; tutto va al contrario di come speravo, nothing is going the way I hoped; al contrario di Fred mi piace il calcio, unlike Fred, I like football* * *[kon'trarjo] contrario -ria, -ri, -rie1. agg(gen) opposite, (sfavorevole) unfavourable Brit, unfavorable Am, (avverso: sorte) adverse, (venti) contraryessere contrario a qc — (persona) to be against sth
2. smal contrario di quanto si crede, è piuttosto grande — contrary to what people think, it's quite big
se qualcuno ha qualcosa in contrario lo dica subito — if anyone has an objection they should say so at once
è esattamente il contrario — it's quite the opposite o reverse
* * *1.2) (contrastante) [opinione, interesse, teoria] contrary (a to), conflicting (a with); [ forze] opposite (a to)in caso contrario — failing this o that, otherwise
2.essere contrario a qcs., a fare — to be opposed to sth., to doing
sostantivo maschile1) (inverso) contrary, opposite2) ling. antonym3) al contrario (all'opposto, invece) contrariwise, on the contrary; (a ritroso) backwards; (col davanti dietro) the wrong way round, back to front; (con l'interno all'esterno) inside out; (capovolto) upside downnon sono stanco, al contrario! — I'm not tired, far from it!
4) in contrariose lei non ha niente in contrario — if you don't object, if you have no objection(s)
* * *contrariopl. -ri, - rie /kon'trarjo, ri, rje/2 (contrastante) [opinione, interesse, teoria] contrary (a to), conflicting (a with); [ forze] opposite (a to); contrario alla legge against the law; in caso contrario failing this o that, otherwise; fino a prova -a until proved otherwise3 (sfavorevole) essere contrario a qcs., a fare to be opposed to sth., to doing; essere contrario all'idea to be against the idea; sono contrario I'm against it1 (inverso) contrary, opposite2 ling. antonym3 al contrario (all'opposto, invece) contrariwise, on the contrary; (a ritroso) backwards; (col davanti dietro) the wrong way round, back to front; (con l'interno all'esterno) inside out; (capovolto) upside down; al contrario! quite the reverse! non sono stanco, al contrario! I'm not tired, far from it! al contrario di me unlike me4 in contrario nessuno ha detto nulla in contrario no-one said anything to the contrary; non ho niente in contrario I have nothing against it; se lei non ha niente in contrario if you don't object, if you have no objection(s). -
2 contrario
[kon'trarjo] contrario -ria, -ri, -rie1. agg(gen) opposite, (sfavorevole) unfavourable Brit, unfavorable Am, (avverso: sorte) adverse, (venti) contraryessere contrario a qc — (persona) to be against sth
2. smal contrario di quanto si crede, è piuttosto grande — contrary to what people think, it's quite big
se qualcuno ha qualcosa in contrario lo dica subito — if anyone has an objection they should say so at once
è esattamente il contrario — it's quite the opposite o reverse
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