au contraire

Significat (anglès)

on the contrary, quite the contrary, quite the opposite; au contraire

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/o kɔ̃.tʁɛːʁ/

Sents

Bien au contraire , ils sont fort bons .

On the contrary, they are very good.

Et l’automobile n’exclut pas l’élégance, au contraire !

And the automobile does not exclude elegance, on the contrary!

Les troupes allemandes utilisent plusieurs systèmes , mais cela ne décourage pas Painvin, au contraire .

The German troops use several systems, but this does not discourage Painvin, on the contrary.

Il perfectionna son style , car , au contraire de Koltsov, ce fut un lettré .

He perfected his style because, unlike Koltsov, he was a literate man.