tvärtemot

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See also: tvärt emot

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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tvärt (sharply) +‎ emot (against)

Adverb

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tvärtemot (not comparable)

  1. in the opposite manner
    Synonym: tvärtom
    Säger man åt honom att göra något så gör han tvärtemot
    If you tell him to do something, he'll do the opposite
    Den ena hästan var gigantisk, medan den andra tvärtemot var pytteliten
    One of the horses was gigantic, while the other one, on the contrary ("in the opposite fashion"), was tiny

Preposition

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tvärtemot

  1. contrary to, "opposite of"
    Tvärtemot vad man skulle kunna tro så är han raketforskare
    Contrary to what one might think, he's a rocket scientist

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