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1 contrary
1 noun['kɒntrərɪ] contraire m['kɒntrərɪ] contrairement à;∎ contrary to nature contre nature;∎ contrary to reason contraire à la raison;∎ contrary to the terms of the contract contraire aux termes du contrat;∎ contrary to popular belief contrairement à ce que l'on croit généralement;∎ contrary to what I had been told contrairement à ce qu'on m'avait dit['kɒntrərɪ] au contraire['kɒntrərɪ] the meeting will be at six, unless you hear to the contrary la réunion sera à six heures, sauf contrordre ou avis contraire -
2 nature
A n1 ( the natural world) nature f ; in nature dans la nature ; the laws/wonders of nature les lois fpl/les merveilles fpl de la nature ; it's nature's way of doing sth c'est la façon dont la nature fait qch ; let nature take its course laissez faire la nature ; contrary to nature, against nature contre nature ; nature versus nurture l'inné et l'acquis, la nature opposée à la culture ; to obey a call of nature euph aller se soulager ○ ; to go back to ou return to nature retourner à la nature ; state of nature Philos état m de nature ; to paint from nature peindre d'après nature ; one of nature's gentlemen un gentleman né ;2 (character, temperament) nature f, naturel m ; by nature de or par nature ; it's not in her nature to be aggressive elle n'est pas agressive de nature ; he has a very loving nature il est très affectueux par nature or de nature ; it is in the nature of animals to kill c'est dans la nature des animaux de tuer ;3 (kind, sort) nature f, sorte f ; what is the nature of the problem? quelle est la nature du problème? ; nothing of that nature ever happened here il ne s'est jamais rien produit de cette nature ici ; matters of a personal/medical nature des choses d'ordre personnel/médical ; of a serious nature d'une nature grave ; her letter was something in the nature of a confession sa lettre tenait de la confession ; ‘nature of contents’ Post ‘désignation du contenu’ ;4 ( essential character) nature f, essence f ; it is in the nature of things il est dans l'ordre des choses ; dangerous by its very nature dangereux/-euse de par sa nature même.nature abhors a vacuum la nature a horreur du vide. -
3 alien
alien ['eɪljən]1 noun∎ illegal alien clandestin(e) m,f, immigré(e) m,f clandestin(e)(b) (in science fiction) extraterrestre mf(a) (foreign → customs, environment) étranger∎ alien to sth contraire ou opposé à qch;∎ violence is completely alien to his nature il n'est pas du tout d'un naturel violent(c) (from outer space) extraterrestre;∎ alien abduction enlèvement m par des extraterrestres;∎ alien life forms d'autres formes fpl de vie
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