au contraire

Meaning

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

Concepts

on the contrary

rather

au contraire

contrary

contrarily

contrariwise

on the countrary

all the more

instead

half

half the face

one side

other side

reverse

-

to the contrary

but

however

yet

gainwise

Pronounced as (IPA)

/o kɔ̃.tʁɛːʁ/

Sentences

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.