Meaning of au contraire | Babel Free
əʊ ˈkɒntɹɛː(ɹ)Equivalents
Български
напротив
Bosanski
напротив
Français
au contraire
עברית
להיפך
Hrvatski
напротив
Italiano
al contrario
Nederlands
integendeel
Polski
przeciwnie
Русский
наоборо́т
Српски
напротив
Svenska
tvärtom
Tagalog
bagkus
Українська
навпаки
Examples
“Travellers have⟳ written and spoken so much of the beauty of this celebrated piece of water, that I expected to be disappointed; but, au contraire, I am almost inclined to write⟳ a rhapsody myself.”
“Fembots: (one by one) You can't resist⟳ us, Mr. Powers. / Austin Powers: Au contraire, baby. I think⟳ that you can't resist⟳ me.”
“The A-list cannot be loved by all the people all of the time. Au contraire, the bigger and better and more gorgeous one gets, the more likely one is to inspire⟳ antipathy.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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