contrasentido

m.

contradiction, absurdity, nonsense, misinterpretation.

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contrasentido

► nombre masculino

1 (contradicción) contradiction

2 (disparate) piece of nonsense

■ eso es un contrasentido that's nonsense

3 (mala interpretación) misinterpretation

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SM

1) (=contradicción) contradiction

aquí hay un contrasentido — there is a contradiction here

2) (=disparate) piece of nonsense; (=inconsecuencia) inconsistency

es un contrasentido que él actúe así — it doesn't make sense for him to act like that

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masculino contradiction in terms

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= contradiction in terms.

Ex. The use of the term ephemera is strictly accurate in the definitional sense describing those pieces of recorded knowledge it is applied to by librarians but is, nevertheless, a total contradiction in terms.

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masculino contradiction in terms

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= contradiction in terms.

Ex: The use of the term ephemera is strictly accurate in the definitional sense describing those pieces of recorded knowledge it is applied to by librarians but is, nevertheless, a total contradiction in terms.

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contrasentido

masculine

contradiction in terms

parecerá un contrasentido, pero mientras más duermo, más sueño tengo it may seem like a contradiction in terms o it may seem illogical o it may not seem to make sense but the more sleep I get, the more tired I feel

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contrasentido sustantivo masculino
contradiction in terms
contrasentido sustantivo masculino contradiction in terms: lo que dices es un contrasentido, what you're saying is a contradiction
'contrasentido' also found in these entries:
English:
contradiction

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contrasentido nm

hacer/decir eso es un contrasentido it doesn't make sense to do/say that;

es un contrasentido que quieras comprarte una casa y que estés despilfarrando el dinero it doesn't make sense squandering your money when you want to buy a house

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contrasentido

m contradiction

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contrasentido nm

: contradiction