contradictory(that is itself a contradiction) adjective [UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri]
contrary(opposed) adjective [UK: kən.ˈtreə.ri] [US: ˈkɑːn.tre.ri]I have no proof to the contrary. = Non ho prove del contrario.
contrariopreposition {m}
against(in a contrary direction to) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst]
contrarionoun {m}
antonym [antonyms](word which has the opposite meaning) noun [UK: ˈæn.tə.nɪm] [US: ˈæn.tə.nɪm]
opposite [opposites](contrary thing) noun [UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt] [US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]He did the opposite. = Fece il contrario.
reverse [reverses](opposite of something) noun [UK: rɪ.ˈvɜːs] [US: rɪ.ˈvɝːs]If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman. = Se un uomo vuole imparare a sembrare un madrelingua giapponese, non dovrebbe solo imparare il giapponese dalle donne. Il contrario è vero per una donna.
contrarioadjective {m}
wayward(given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray) adjective [UK: ˈweɪ.wəd] [US: ˈweɪ.wərd]
contrario all'etica professionale adjective
unethical(breaching professional standards) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈe.θɪk.l̩] [US: ʌ.ˈne.θɪk.l̩]
al contrariopreposition
on the contrary(opposite) preposition [UK: ɒn ðə kən.ˈtreə.ri] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈkɑːn.tre.ri]
al contrarioadverb
au contraire(on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) adverb
conversely(with a reversed relationship) adverb [UK: kən.ˈvɜː.sli] [US: ˈkɑːn.vər.sli]
the other way round(same but with mentioned things reversed) adverb [UK: ðə ˈʌð.ə(r) ˈweɪ ˈraʊnd] [US: ðə ˈʌð.r̩ ˈweɪ ˈraʊnd]