au contraire

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /əʊ ˈkɒntɹɛː(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /oʊ ˌkɑnˈtɹɛ(ə)ɹ/

Adverb

au contraire (not comparable)

1. (usually, humorous, emphatic) on the contrary

Translations

• French: au contraire
• German: im Gegenteil, au contraire
• Italian: al contrario
• Portuguese: ao contrário, pelo contrário
• Russian: наоборо́т
• Spanish: en contrario, por el contrario, en contra, al contrario

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