au contraire

English

Etymology

French au contraire

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌəʊ ˈkɒn.tɹɜː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /%@U "kQn.tr3:(r)/

Adverb

au contraire (not comparable)

1. on the contrary

Usage notes

Used for more humorous, ironic, or dramatic effect than on the contrary.

Translations

on the contrary

Czech: právě naopak (cs) Dutch: integendeel (nl) French: au contraire (fr) German: im Gegenteil (de) Haitian Creole: okontrè Icelandic: þvert á móti (is), á hinn bóginn (is), hins vegar (is)

Italian: al contrario (it) Latin: sed contra (la) Portuguese: ao contrário (pt), pelo contrário (pt) Russian: наоборот (ru) Spanish: en contrario (es), por el contrario (es) Ukrainian: навпаки (uk)

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French

Adverb

au contraire

1. on the contrary, quite the opposite