contradicción

f.

1 contradiction, ambiguity, inconsistency, self-contradiction.

2 contradiction, denial, confutation, impugnation.

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contradicción

► nombre femenino

1 contradiction

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en contradicción con to be inconsistent with, contradictory to

espíritu de la contradicción contrariness

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noun f.

contradiction

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SF contradiction

espíritu de contradicción: había en él cierto espíritu de contradicción — there were certain contradictions in his nature

eres el espíritu de la contradicción, ahora piensas una cosa y luego cambias de idea — you're so contrary, one minute you think one thing, the next minute you've changed your mind

contradicción de o en los términos — contradiction in terms

están en contradicción — they stand in contradiction to each other

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femenino contradiction

eso está en contradicción con lo que predica — that is a contradiction of what he advocates

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= contradiction, contradiction in terms, oxymoron, mixed signal.

Ex. I notice that there seems to be something of a contradiction in Ms Marshall's approach.

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.

Ex. The author argues that the 'digital library' is not an oxymoron, pointing to the fact that libraries face the problem of differentiating between the product that is managed in libraries, information, and the familiar container for that product (the book).

Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.

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* espíritu de la contradicción = contrary nature.

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femenino contradiction

eso está en contradicción con lo que predica — that is a contradiction of what he advocates

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= contradiction, contradiction in terms, oxymoron, mixed signal.

Ex: I notice that there seems to be something of a contradiction in Ms Marshall's approach.

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.

Ex: The author argues that the 'digital library' is not an oxymoron, pointing to the fact that libraries face the problem of differentiating between the product that is managed in libraries, information, and the familiar container for that product (the book).

Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.

* espíritu de la contradicción = contrary nature.

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contradicción

feminine

contradiction

una persona llena de contradicciones a person full of contradictions

eso está en abierta contradicción con lo que predica that is in direct conflict with o is a blatant contradiction of what he advocates

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contradicción sustantivo femenino
contradiction;

◊ eso está en contradicción con lo que predica that is a contradiction of what he advocates

contradicción sustantivo femenino contradiction

'contradicción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incoherencia
- reñido
English:
contradiction
- inconsistency

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contradicción nf

contradiction;

estar en contradicción con to be in (direct) contradiction to;

¿una agresión pacífica? ¡eso es una contradicción! a peaceful attack? that's a contradiction in terms!

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contradicción

f contradiction;

estar en contradicción con algo contradict sth, be a contradiction of sth

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contradicción nf, pl -ciones : contradiction