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1 contrary to
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2 contrary
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1. 'kontrəri adjective((often with to) opposite (to) or in disagreement (with): That decision was contrary to my wishes; Contrary to popular belief he is an able politician.) contrario a
2. noun((with the) the opposite.) contrario
II kən'treəri adjective(obstinate; unreasonable.)contrary1 adj contrariocontrary to what we expected... al contrario de lo que esperábamos...contrary2 n contrario1 (opposite) contrario,-a2 (stubborn) terco,-a, obstinado,-a, tozudo,-a1 lo contrario\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcontrary to en contra de, al contrario de, contrariamente ato the contrary en contra1) opposite: contrario, opuesto2) balky, stubborn: terco, testarudo3)contrary to : al contrario de, en contra decontrary to the facts: en contra de los hechos1) opposite: lo contrario, lo opuesto2)on the contrary : al contrario, todo lo contrarioadj.• ajeno, -a adj.• contrario, -a adj.• encontrado, -a adj.• obstinado, -a adj.• opuesto, -a adj.• terco, -a adj.adv.• contrariamente adv.n.• contrario s.m.
I1) 'kɑːntreri, 'kɒntrəria) (opposed, opposite) contrarioto be contrary TO something — ir* en contra de algo
b)contrary to — (as prep) contrariamente a, al contrario de
2) 'kɑːntreri, kən'treri, kən'treəri <person/child>
II 'kɑːntreri, 'kɒntrəria) ( opposite)unless you hear to the contrary... — a menos de que se les informe lo contrario...
despite his assertions to the contrary... — a pesar de sus declaraciones en sentido contrario...
b)['kɒntrǝrɪ]on the contrary — (as linker) al contrario, todo lo contrario, por el contrario
1. ADJ1) [direction] contrario; [opinions] opuestocontrary to — en contra de, contrario a
2) [kǝn'trɛǝrɪ](=perverse) terco2.N contrario mon the contrary — al contrario, todo lo contrario
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I1) ['kɑːntreri, 'kɒntrəri]a) (opposed, opposite) contrarioto be contrary TO something — ir* en contra de algo
b)contrary to — (as prep) contrariamente a, al contrario de
2) ['kɑːntreri, kən'treri, kən'treəri] <person/child>
II ['kɑːntreri, 'kɒntrəri]a) ( opposite)unless you hear to the contrary... — a menos de que se les informe lo contrario...
despite his assertions to the contrary... — a pesar de sus declaraciones en sentido contrario...
b)on the contrary — (as linker) al contrario, todo lo contrario, por el contrario
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3 contrary
adj.1 contrario, opuesto, desavenido, encontrado.2 contradictorio, antónimo, contrario.s.contrario. (plural contraries) -
4 contrary to
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5 contrary to law
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6 contrary to the law
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7 contrary to expectations
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8 contrary effect
s.efecto contrario, fenómeno de Hata. -
9 contrary market
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10 contrary sentence
s.condenación contraria, sentencia desfavorable, veredicto desfavorable, sentencia condenatoria. -
11 contrary wind
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12 contrary-minded
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13 contrary-motion
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14 to the contrary
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15 the contrary
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16 on the contrary
(the very opposite (is true): `Are you busy?' `No, on the contrary, I'm not doing anything at the moment.') al contrario(however) por el contrario 2 (quite the reverse) todo lo contrario, al contrario -
17 contrario
Del verbo contrariar: ( conjugate contrariar) \ \
contrarío es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
contrarió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: contrariar contrario
contrariar ( conjugate contrariar) verbo transitivo ( disgustar) to upset; ( enojar) to annoy
contrario
◊ - ria adjetivo1 ( opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting; ‹dirección/lado› opposite; ‹ equipo› opposing; ‹ bando› opposite; mientras no se demuestre lo contrario until proven otherwise; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; See Also→ sentido 2 4 2 ( en locs) al contrario de su hermano … unlike his brother, …; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario on the contrary; en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevarle la contraria a algn to contradict sb ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino opponent
contrariar verbo transitivo
1 (disgustar) to upset
2 (contradecir) to go against
contrario,-a
I adjetivo
1 opposite: otro coche venía en sentido contrario, another car was coming in the other direction
no me cae mal, más bien todo lo contrario, I don't dislike him, quite the contrary
2 (negativo, nocivo) contrary [a, to]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rival Locuciones: siempre lleva la contraria, he always argues
al contrario/por el contrario, on the contrary
de lo contrario, otherwise ' contrario' also found in these entries: Spanish: caso - contraria - decir - estar - irse - mientras - nunca - pequeña - pequeño - pulverizar - revés - soler - Tiro - campo - contramano - oponer - sentido English: adverse - against - agree - aloud - anticlimax - anticlockwise - antisocial - camp - contrary - counterclockwise - direction - headwind - lick - opposing - opposite - otherwise - perverse - reverse - unprofessional - wrong - counter - incline - irregular - quite -
18 opposite
'opəzit
1. adjective1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) opuesto2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) opuesto, contrario
2. preposition, adverb(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) en frente de, frente a
3. noun(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) lo contrario, lo opuestoopposite1 adj contrario / opuestoopposite2 adv prep enfrenteopposite3 n contrario"fat" is the opposite of "thin" "fat" es el contrario de "thin"tr['ɒpəzɪt]1 (facing) de enfrente2 (contrary, different) opuesto,-a, contrario,-a1 enfrente de, frente a1 enfrente1 lo contrario, lo opuesto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take the opposite view tomar la actitud contrariaopposite number SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL homólogo,-aopposite ['ɑpəzət] adv: enfrenteopposite adj1) facing: de enfrentethe opposite side: el lado de enfrente2) contrary: opuesto, contrarioin opposite directions: en direcciones contrariasthe opposite sex: el sexo opuesto, el otro sexoopposite n: lo contrario, lo opuestoopposite prep: enfrente de, frente aadj.• adverso, -a adj.• contrario, -a adj.• de enfrente adj.• enfrente adj.• enfrente de adj.• fronterizo, -a adj.• inverso, -a adj.• opuesto, -a adj.adv.• enfrente adv.n.• contrario s.m.
I 'ɑːpəzət, 'ɒpəzɪt2) ( contrary) <opinions/news> opuesto
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adverb enfrente
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preposition enfrente de, frente a
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noun lo contrario['ɒpǝzɪt]quite the opposite — todo lo contrario, al contrario
1.ADV enfrenteI looked at the director, sitting opposite — miré al director que estaba sentado enfrente (de mí)
please fill in the box opposite — por favor, rellene la casilla de al lado
2. PREP(also: opposite to)1) (=across from) frente a, enfrente deopposite the library — frente a or enfrente de la biblioteca
Lynn was sitting opposite him — Lynn estaba sentada frente a él or enfrente de él
they sat opposite one another — se sentaron uno frente a(l) otro, se sentaron frente a frente
2) (=next to) junto a, al lado deopposite his name was a question mark — junto a or al lado de su nombre había una interrogación
to play opposite sb — (Theat) aparecer junto a algn
3. ADJ1) (in position) de enfrente•
to be facing the opposite way — estar mirando al otro lado, estar de cara al otro lado2) (=far) [end, corner] opuestowe sat at opposite ends of the sofa — nos sentamos cada uno a un extremo del sofá, nos sentamos en extremos opuestos del sofá
3) (=contrary) contrario, opuesto•
the opposite sex — el otro sexo, el sexo opuesto•
they were on opposite sides in the war — lucharon en bandos contrarios or opuestos en la guerra4.N•
it's the opposite of what we wanted — es lo contrario de lo que queríamos•
quite the opposite! — ¡todo lo contrario!* * *
I ['ɑːpəzət, 'ɒpəzɪt]2) ( contrary) <opinions/news> opuesto
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adverb enfrente
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preposition enfrente de, frente a
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noun lo contrarioquite the opposite — todo lo contrario, al contrario
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19 perverse
pə'və:s1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) terco, obstinado2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) perverso, malsano•- perverseness
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tr[pə'vɜːs]1 (delight, desire, pleasure, etc) perverso,-a, malsano,-a2 (person - stubborn) terco,-a, obstinado,-a; (contrary) puñetero,-aperverse [pər'vərs] adj1) corrupt: perverso, corrompido2) stubborn: obstinado, porfiado, terco (sin razón)♦ perversely advadj.• avieso, -a adj.• bigardo, -a adj.• contumaz adj.• endiablado, -a adj.• malandrín adj.• perverso, -a adj.• pervertido, -a adj.• protervo, -a adj.pər'vɜːrs, pə'vɜːs[pǝ'vɜːs]ADJ (=contrary) retorcido; (=obstinate) terco, contumaz; (=wicked) perverso* * *[pər'vɜːrs, pə'vɜːs] -
20 contraria
Del verbo contrariar: ( conjugate contrariar) \ \
contraría es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: contraria contrariar
contrariar ( conjugate contrariar) verbo transitivo ( disgustar) to upset; ( enojar) to annoy
contrario,-a
I adjetivo
1 opposite: otro coche venía en sentido contrario, another car was coming in the other direction
no me cae mal, más bien todo lo contrario, I don't dislike him, quite the contrary
2 (negativo, nocivo) contrary [a, to]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rival Locuciones: siempre lleva la contraria, he always argues
al contrario/por el contrario, on the contrary
de lo contrario, otherwise
contrariar verbo transitivo
1 (disgustar) to upset
2 (contradecir) to go against ' contraria' also found in these entries: Spanish: contrario - reventar - dirección English: cross-examine - oncoming - spin - contrary - opposite
См. также в других словарях:
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