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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 unless
ən'les1) (if not: Don't come unless I telephone.) a menos que2) (except when: The directors have a meeting every Friday, unless there is nothing to discuss.) a menos que; excepto cuandounless conj a menos que / a no ser que / si notr[ən'les]1 a menos que, a no ser que1 salvo, excepto■ this agreement is binding unless otherwise provided este acuerdo es obligatorio salvo disposición contrariaunless [ən'lɛs] conj: a menos que, salvo que, a no ser queconj.• a menos que conj.• a no ser que conj.prep.• excepto prep.ʌn'les, ən-conjunction a no ser que (+ subj), a menos que (+ subj)unless I'm very much mistaken — si no estoy muy equivocada, a menos que or a no ser que esté muy equivocada
[ǝn'les]CONJ a menos que + subjun, a no ser que + subjununless he comes tomorrow — a menos que venga mañana, a no ser que venga mañana
unless I hear to the contrary — a menos que me digan lo contrario, a no ser que me digan lo contrario
I won't come unless you phone me — no vendré a menos que me llames, no vendré a no ser que me llames
unless I am mistaken, we're lost — si no me equivoco, estamos perdidos
* * *[ʌn'les, ən-]conjunction a no ser que (+ subj), a menos que (+ subj)unless I'm very much mistaken — si no estoy muy equivocada, a menos que or a no ser que esté muy equivocada
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