- contrapelo
- adv.the wrong way, against the nap, against the pile.* * *contrapeloFRASEOLOGÍAa contrapelo (contra la inclinación del pelo) the wrong way■ para empezar, se cepilla el perro a contrapelo to start with, brush the dog's fur the wrong waya contrapelo de contrary to, against* * *SM
a contrapelo — the wrong way
acariciar un gato a contrapelo — to stroke a cat the wrong way
todo lo hace a contrapelo — he does everything the wrong way round
intervino muy a contrapelo — he spoke up in a most unfortunate way
* * *cepillar a contrapelo — <tela> to brush ... against the nap; <pelo> to brush ... the wrong way
ir a contrapelo — persona to be different
* * *----* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.* * *cepillar a contrapelo — <tela> to brush ... against the nap; <pelo> to brush ... the wrong way
ir a contrapelo — persona to be different
* * ** a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.* * *contrapelocepillar a contrapelo ‹tela› to brush … against the nap;‹pelo› to brush … the wrong waytú siempre tienes que ir a contrapelo you always have to be different* * *
contrapelo:◊ cepillar a contrapelo ‹tela› to brush … against the nap;
‹pelo› to brush … the wrong way
contrapelo
♦ Locuciones: a contrapelo, contrary to normal practice, against the grain: ¿crees que haciéndolo todo a contrapelo demuestras tu rebeldía?, do you think that doing everything differently proves that you're anti-Establishment?
* * *contrapelo: a contrapelo loc adv[acariciar] the wrong way;afeitarse a contrapelo to shave against the direction of one's beard growth;cepillar a contrapelo to brush against the nap;su intervención iba a contrapelo del resto his remarks went against the general opinion;vivir a contrapelo to have an unconventional lifestyle* * *contrapelo:a contrapelo fig the wrong way* * *contrapelo nma contrapelo : in the wrong direction, against the grain
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.