contrario

See also: contrarió, contrarío, contrário, and contrariò

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin contrarius.

Adjective

1. contrary, opposite, alien
2. unfavourable, adverse
3. unwilling, reluctant
4. opposed, against

Synonyms

• (contrary, opposite): opposto
• (unfavourable, adverse): avverso, sfavorevole
• (unwilling, reluctant): riluttante

Antonyms

• (contrary, opposite): favorevole
• (unfavourable, adverse): favorevole, consenziente
• (unwilling, reluctant): consenziente, desideroso
• (opposed, against): favorevole, consenziente

Noun

contrario m (plural contrari)

1. opposite, contrary
2. antonym

Synonyms

• (contrary, opposite): inverso, opposto

Antonyms

• (antonym): sinonimo

Derived terms

Derived terms

• al contrario
• contrariamente

• contrariare
• contrarietà

Related terms

• contra-
• contro-
• contro

Anagrams

• rincorato
• ritorcano

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) contrāriō

1. dative masculine singular of contrārius
2. dative neuter singular of contrārius
3. ablative masculine singular of contrārius
4. ablative neuter singular of contrārius

References

• “contrario”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• contrario in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Portuguese

Verb

contrario

1. first-person singular present indicative of contrariar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtɾaɾjo/ [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾa.ɾjo]

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Adjective

contrario (feminine contraria, masculine plural contrarios, feminine plural contrarias)

1. contrary, opposite
2. opposed, against

Derived terms

• al contrario
• de lo contrario
• en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj

Related terms

• contrariar