contrario
/konˈtɾaɾjo/, [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾa.ɾjo]contrary
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Tú eres joven. Yo, por el contrario, soy muy viejo.
You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.
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Él no es vago. Al contrario, creo que él es muy esforzado.
He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker.
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Mi punto de vista es contrario al suyo.
My point of view is contrary to yours.
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"¿Has terminado?" "Al contrario, acabo de empezar."
"Are you done?" "On the contrary, we've just been getting started."
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"¿Ya lo terminaste?" "Por el contrario, sólo estoy empezando."
"Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I'm just starting."
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Cuando era un adolescente tenía mucho pelo en la cabeza y nada en el pecho. Ahora es justo lo contrario.
When I was a teenager I had lots of hair on my head and none on my chest. Now it's just the opposite.
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Mary no es pobre. Al contrario, es bastante rica.
Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
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Si crees que es una buena idea, deberías participar. Por el contrario, si piensas que es una mala idea, deberías hacérselo saber.
If you think it's a good idea, you should participate. Conversely, if you think it's a bad idea, you should let him know.
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Tom desconfía de Mary aunque asegure lo contrario.
Tom is suspicious of Mary even though he declares otherwise.
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Por error cogí un tren que iba en sentido contrario.
By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
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No es ni uno ni lo otro, sino todo lo contrario.
It's neither one or the other, but all the opposite.
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Lo contrario de incómodo es cómodo.
The opposite of uncomfortable is comfortable.
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Dices una cosa y después haces todo lo contrario.
You say one thing and then act just the opposite.
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Tomás me dijo completamente lo contrario.
Tom told me just the opposite.
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Lo contrario de un hecho es falsedad, pero lo contrario de una verdad profunda puede ser muy bien otra verdad profunda.
The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
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No puedo decir lo contrario.
I can't say the opposite.
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Por error monté un tren que iba en sentido contrario.
By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
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Al contrario, realmente usted habla muy bien el inglés.
On the contrary, you speak English very well, indeed!
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Lo contrario es cierto también.
The converse is also true.
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Corre más rápido, de lo contrario vas a perder el tren.
Run faster, otherwise you will miss the train.
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