contrary in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for contrary in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.contrary ADJ

1.1. contrary (opposed, opposite):

contrary view/opinion/conclusion

contrario

contrary motion MUS

en sentido opuesto

contrary motion MUS

en sentido contrario

to be contrary to sth

ser contrario a algo

to be contrary to sth

ir en contra de algo

1.2. contrary:

contrary to as prep

contrariamente a

contrary to as prep

al contrario de

contrary to as prep

en contra de

contrary to popular belief

contrariamente a or al contrario de or en contra de lo que comúnmente se cree

2. contrary [ˈkɑntrɛri] [kənˈtrɛːri]:

contrary

que siempre lleva la contraria

contrary

con espíritu de contradicción

II.contrary <pl contraries> N [Am ˈkɑntrɛri, Brit ˈkɒntrəri]

1. contrary (opposite):

the contrary

lo contrario

my client's wishes were quite the contrary

mi cliente deseaba justamente lo contrario

unless you hear to the contrary …

a menos de que se les informe lo contrario …

despite his assertions to the contrary …

a pesar de sus declaraciones en sentido contrario …

there is no proof to the contrary

no existe prueba en contrario

Phrases:

on the contrary

al contrario

on the contrary

todo lo contrario

on the contrary

por el contrario

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failing orders to the contrary, they will embark tomorrow

salvo que or a no ser que or a menos que haya una contraorden, se embarcarán mañana

contrary to all expectations

contrariamente a lo que se esperaba

contrary to all expectations

contra todo pronóstico

Translations for contrary in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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contrariamente a

contrary to

contrariamente a algo

contrary to sth

contrariamente a lo que se esperaba

contrary to expectations

pugnar con algo

to run contrary to sth

saldremos a las cinco si no hay contraorden

we'll leave at five unless we receive orders to the contrary

la medida está en disconformidad con lo establecido en la ley

the measure runs contrary to the law

a la inversa de lo que ocurre normalmente

contrary to what normally happens

es un retroceso, es lo contrario de la modernidad

it is a backward step, completely contrary to modern ideas o thinking

la propuesta es contraria a los intereses de la compañía

the proposal is contrary to the company's interests form

contrario a lo que se esperaba la operación fue un éxito

contrary to expectations, the operation was a success

(al contrario) no me opongo a que venga; al contrario, me parece una idea excelente

I don't mind if he comes; on the contrary o quite the opposite o far from it, I think it's an excellent idea

al contrario de lo que habíamos pensado, resultó ser agradabilísimo

contrary to (our) expectations, he turned out to be very nice

pensé que era rico — por el contrario, no tiene un peso

I thought he was rich — on the contrary o far from it o quite the opposite, he doesn't have a penny

¿te resultó aburrido? — todo lo contrario, lo encontré fascinante

did you find it boring? — quite the opposite o quite the reverse o on the contrary, I found it fascinating

contrary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contrary in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.contrary [ˈkan·trer·i] N

on the contrary

al contrario

quite the contrary!

¡todo lo contrario!

to the contrary

en contra

II.contrary [ˈkan·trer·i] ADJ

contrary

contrario, -a

to be contrary to...

ser contrario a...

contrary to PREP

contrary to

al contrario de

contrary to what he says

al contrario de lo que dice

contrary to all our expectations

contra todo pronóstico

Translations for contrary in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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contrario (-a) (opuesto)

contrary

al contrario

on the contrary

todo lo contrario

quite the contrary

no estoy satisfecho con el examen, antes bien decepcionado

I'm not happy with the examination, on the contrary, I'm disappointed

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A fighter pays no sanctioning fees to defend or fight for the title at stake, contrary to practices of the sanctioning bodies.

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