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1 contrapelo
adv.the wrong way, against the nap, against the pile.* * *a contrapelo (contra la inclinación del pelo) the wrong way■ para empezar, se cepilla el perro a contrapelo to start with, brush the dog's fur the wrong waya contrapelo de contrary to, against* * *SM* * *cepillar a contrapelo — < tela> to brush... against the nap; < pelo> to brush... the wrong way
ir a contrapelo — persona to be different
* * *----* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.* * *cepillar a contrapelo — < tela> to brush... against the nap; < pelo> to brush... the wrong way
ir a contrapelo — persona to be different
* * ** a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.* * *cepillar a contrapelo ‹tela› to brush … against the nap;‹pelo› to brush … the wrong waytú siempre tienes que ir a contrapelo you always have to be different* * *
contrapelo:
‹ pelo› to brush … the wrong way
contrapelo
♦ Locuciones: a contrapelo, contrary to normal practice, against the grain: ¿crees que haciéndolo todo a contrapelo demuestras tu rebeldía?, do you think that doing everything differently proves that you're anti-Establishment?
* * *contrapelo: a contrapelo loc adv[acariciar] the wrong way;afeitarse a contrapelo to shave against the direction of one's beard growth;cepillar a contrapelo to brush against the nap;su intervención iba a contrapelo del resto his remarks went against the general opinion;vivir a contrapelo to have an unconventional lifestyle* * *:a contrapelo fig the wrong way* * *contrapelo nma contrapelo : in the wrong direction, against the grain
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