au contraire

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• UK: /əʊ ˈkɒntɹɛː(ɹ)/
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• US: /oʊ ˌkɔnˈtɹɛ(ə)ɹ/
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• US: /oʊ ˌkɑnˈtɹɛ(ə)ɹ/
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• nonstandard, uncommon: /ɔ-/
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Borrowed from French au contraire.

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: напротив (naprotiv) — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Czech: právě naopak — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Dutch: integendeel — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Estonian: hoopis vastupidi — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Estonian: vastupidi — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Finnish: vaan — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Finnish: päinvastoin — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• French: au contraire — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• German: im Gegenteil — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• German: au contraire — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Greek: τουναντίον (tounantíon) — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Greek: αντίθετα (antítheta) — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Haitian Creole: okontrè — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Hebrew: להיפך — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Hindi: उल्टे (ulṭe) — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Icelandic: þvert á móti — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Icelandic: á hinn bóginn — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Icelandic: hins vegar — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Italian: al contrario — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Northern Kurdish: berevajî — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Northern Kurdish: tersî — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Northern Kurdish: dijraberî — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Latin: sed contra — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Occitan: au contra — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Occitan: au contrari — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Occitan: al revèrs — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Polish: przeciwnie — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Portuguese: ao contrário — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Portuguese: pelo contrário — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Russian: наоборо́т (naoborót) — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Spanish: en contrario — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Spanish: por el contrario — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Spanish: en contra — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Spanish: al contrario — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Swedish: tvärtom — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Tagalog: bagkus — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Ukrainian: навпаки (navpaky) — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Walloon: e l' plaece — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Walloon: el plaece — on the contrary — see also on the contrary
• Walloon: estô — on the contrary — see also on the contrary