What does contraire in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word contraire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use contraire in French.
The word contraire in French means the opposite, opposite, against, detrimental to, on the contrary, quite the contrary, quite the opposite, quite the reverse, believe the opposite, otherwise, make conflicting arguments, opposite effect, opposite effect, until proven otherwise, it could hardly have been otherwise, anything else would have been astonishing, unless I hear otherwise, unless otherwise stated, convince yourself of the opposite, quite the opposite. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word contraire
the oppositenom masculin (inverse) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Pour visser, on tourne de gauche à droite, pour dévisser, c'est le contraire. To tighten a screw, you turn from left to right; to unscrew it, it's the opposite. |
oppositeadjectif (inverse) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") La circulation se fait en sens contraire. Traffic flows in the opposite direction. |
against(incompatible) (preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.") Cette action est contraire à la loi. What you're doing is against the law. |
detrimental to(défavorable) Sa décision est contraire à notre bonne entente. His decision is detrimental to our good relationship. |
on the contrarylocution adverbiale (à l'inverse) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Si ça me gêne ? Au contraire, je serais ravi de te rendre service ! Do I mind? On the contrary, I would be delighted to help you! |
quite the contrary, quite the opposite, quite the reverselocution adverbiale (à l'inverse) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") |
believe the oppositelocution verbale (penser l'inverse) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
otherwiselocution adverbiale (sinon) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Si vous avez des enfants, faites le parcours bleu. Dans le cas contraire, le parcours rouge s'offre à vous. If you have children, take the blue route. Otherwise, the red route is an option. |
make conflicting argumentslocution verbale (raconter n'importe quoi) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
opposite effectnom masculin (opposition) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
opposite effectnom masculin (équilibre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
until proven otherwiselocution adverbiale (en attendant de voir autre chose) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
it could hardly have been otherwise, anything else would have been astonishing(c'était prévisible) |
unless I hear otherwiselocution adverbiale (s'il n'y a pas d'opposition déclarée) |
unless otherwise stated(uniquement si nécessaire) |
convince yourself of the opposite(changer d'avis) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
quite the oppositelocution adverbiale (à l'inverse) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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