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The meaning of the Spanish word "contrario" and how you use it

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Todo...lo...contrario
(expression) quite the contrary; on the contrary
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Yo no quiero tener problemas con ella , todo lo contrario .
I don't want to have problems with her, on the contrary.
Eso no es así . Todo lo contrario . . .
It's not like that. Quite the contrary...
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What Do You Need to Be a Writer?
todo lo contrario , ¿ vale ?
quite the contrary, ok?
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Más bien todo lo contrario
Rather quite the contrary
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No , a nosotros , todo lo contrario : hace tres años ya no nos dirigimos la palabra .
No, for us, quite the contrary: for three years we haven't talked to each other.
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Por...el...contrario
(phrase) on the contrary; to the contrary The phrase "al contrario" also expresses this same idea.
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Adrián Camacho

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No estoy de acuerdo con ella . Por el contrario , sus ideas me parecen absurdas .
I don't agree with her. On the contrary, her ideas seem absurd to me.
Creo que no es justo . Por el contrario , la medida favorece a los ricos .
I think it's not fair. To the contrary, the measure benefits the rich.
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Flamenco - Pure Feeling
Por el contrario , el estilo jondo expresa pasiones íntimas y profundas , como tragedias , penas o desengaños .
On the other hand, the jondo style expresses intimate and deep passions, like tragedies, sorrows, or disappointments.
Charge Your Cell Phone with Your Bicycle! - Part 1 of 2
Por el contrario , la corriente que llega a nuestras casas es corriente alterna .
On the contrary, the current that reaches our homes is an alternating current.
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Si me abro así no me he largado , y por el contrario , estoy ocupando más espacio del que estaba ocupando antes .
If I open myself up like this, I haven't left, and on the contrary, I'm taking up more space than what I was taking up before.
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Lo...contrario
(phrase) (masc.) (sing.) the opposite; the contrary
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Yo opino exactamente lo contrario .
I think exactly the opposite.
Te pido una cosa y haces lo contrario .
I ask you for one thing and you do the contrary.
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Just What Are Forest Engineers?
En primer lugar porque , aunque pensemos lo contrario ,
In the first place because, although we think the opposite,
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Es lo contrario de estar moreno .
It's the opposite of being brown.
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Pero también sucede lo contrario .
But also the opposite happens.
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contrario
(adj.) (masc.) (sing.) contrary; opposite
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Ella está en el equipo contrario .
She is on the opposite team.
Vamos a levantarlo por el lado contrario .
We're going to lift it up from the opposite side.
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The Right Car Seat for Your Child
Es más segura la silla cesta que el cuco y debe colocarse siempre en sentido contrario a la marcha .
The baby basket is safer than the carriage and must always be placed in the direction opposite of movement.
Charge Your Cell Phone with Your Bicycle! - Part 1 of 2
Si llegan electrones en el sentido contrario , no podrán pasar .
If electrons arrive in the opposite direction they won't be able to pass.
Why Planets Are Round and Spin
excepto Venus , que gira en sentido contrario ,
except for Venus, which spins in the opposite direction,
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al...contrario
(phrase) on the contrary; the opposite
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No me molesta , al contrario .
It doesn't bother me, on the contrary.
Al contrario , tu hermano me cae muy bien .
On the contrary, I like your brother very much.
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La distancia no se acorta , al contrario , me envenena y me parte el corazón .
The distance doesn't get shorter, on the contrary, it poisons me and breaks my heart.
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