al contrario

Italian

Adverb

al contrario

1. on the contrary, contrariwise
2. backwards, back to front
3. upside down
4. inside out

Related terms

• all'incontrario

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al konˈtɾaɾjo/ [al kõn̪ˈt̪ɾa.ɾjo]
• Syllabification: al con‧tra‧rio

Adverb

al contrario

1. on the contrary
2. unlike

   Synonym: a diferencia de

3. reverse

Further reading

• “al contrario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10