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contrario meaning in English

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contrario noun

opposite [opposites](contrary thing)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt] [US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]
He did the opposite. = Hizo lo contrario.

contrario adjective

adverse(contrary, hostile)
adjective
[UK: ˈæd.vɜːs] [US: æd.ˈvɝːs]

contrary(opposed)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈtreə.ri] [US: ˈkɑːn.tre.ri]
I have no proof to the contrary. = No tengo ninguna prueba de lo contrario.

cross [crosser, crossest](opposite, opposed to)
adjective
[UK: ˈkrɒs] [US: ˈkrɑːs]

otherwise(other than supposed)
adjective
[UK: ˈʌð.ə.waɪz] [US: ˈʌð.r̩.waɪz]
Let's not pretend otherwise. = No creamos lo contrario.

contrario noun
{m}

converse(opposite)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈvɜːs] [US: ˈkɑːn.vərs]
The converse is also true. = Lo contrario es cierto también.

al contrario preposition

on the contrary(opposite)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə kən.ˈtreə.ri] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈkɑːn.tre.ri]

al contrario adverb

au contraire(on the contrary, see also: on the contrary)
adverb

rather(on the contrary)
adverb
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈræ.ðər]

de lo contrario adverb

besides(otherwise; else)
adverb
[UK: bɪ.ˈsaɪdz] [US: bə.ˈsaɪdz]

otherwise(under different circumstances)
adverb
[UK: ˈʌð.ə.waɪz] [US: ˈʌð.r̩.waɪz]

en contrario adverb

au contraire(on the contrary, see also: on the contrary)
adverb

en sentido contrario adjective

reverse(having the order of its constituents moved backwards)
adjective
[UK: rɪ.ˈvɜːs] [US: rɪ.ˈvɝːs]

en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj adverb

anticlockwise(in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock)
adverb
[UK: ˌæn.ti.ˈklɒ.kwaɪz] [US: ˌæn.ti.ˈklɒ.kwaɪz]

en sentido contrario al reloj adverb

widdershins(anticlockwise, counter-clockwise)
adverb
[UK: wˈɪdəʃˌɪnz] [US: wˈɪdɚʃˌɪnz]

por el contrario preposition

on the contrary(opposite)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə kən.ˈtreə.ri] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈkɑːn.tre.ri]

por el contrario adverb

au contraire(on the contrary, see also: on the contrary)
adverb

tener el efecto contrario verb

backfire [backfired, backfiring, backfires](fail)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪr]