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1 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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2 expectation
1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) expectativa2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) esperanzatr[ekspek'teɪʃən]1 (hope, firm belief) esperanza1 (confident feelings) expectativas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcontrary to expectations contrariamente a lo que se esperabain expectation of con la esperanza deto be beyond somebody's expectations ser mejor de lo esperadoto fall short of somebody's expectations no alcanzar las expectativas de alguiennot to come up to somebody's expectations no alcanzar las expectativas de alguienexpectation [.ɛk.spɛk'teɪʃən] n1) anticipation: expectación f2) expectancy: expectativa fn.• espera s.f.• esperanza s.f.• expectación s.f.• expectativa s.f.'ekspek'teɪʃən1)a) u ( anticipation)b) u c ( preconceived idea) (often pl) expectativa fthe performance came up to/fell short of our expectation(s) — la actuación estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
2) expectations pl (of inheritance, promotion) expectativas fpl[ˌekspek'teɪʃǝn]N1) (=state) expectación fin expectation of — en espera de, previendo
2) (=hope) expectativa f, esperanza fagainst or contrary to all expectation(s) — en contra de todos los pronósticos or todas las expectativas
the holiday didn't come up to my expectations — las vacaciones no resultaron tan buenas como me esperaba
* * *['ekspek'teɪʃən]1)a) u ( anticipation)b) u c ( preconceived idea) (often pl) expectativa fthe performance came up to/fell short of our expectation(s) — la actuación estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
2) expectations pl (of inheritance, promotion) expectativas fpl
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