- al contrario
- adv.on the contrary, the other way around, in stark contrast, contrariwise.* * *al contrarioon the contrary* * *on the contrary* * *= vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverseEx. Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.Ex. To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.Ex. Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.Ex. Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.Ex. It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.Ex. In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.* * *= vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse
Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
Ex: To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.Ex: Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.Ex: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.