au contraire

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French au contraire.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əʊ ˈkɒntɹɛː(ɹ)/
(US) IPA^(key): /oʊ ˌkɑnˈtɹɛ(ə)ɹ/

Adverb

au contraire (not comparable)

(usually humorous, emphatic) on the contrary

Usage notes

Used for more humorous, ironic, or dramatic effect than on the contrary.[1]

Translations

on the contrary — See also translations at on the contrary

Bulgarian: напротив (bg) (naprotiv)
Czech: právě naopak
Dutch: integendeel (nl)
Estonian: hoopis vastupidi, vastupidi
Finnish: vaan (fi), päinvastoin (fi)
French: au contraire (fr)
German: im Gegenteil, au contraire (de)
Greek: τουναντίον (el) (tounantíon), αντίθετα (el) (antítheta)
Haitian Creole: okontrè
Hindi: उल्टे
Icelandic: þvert á móti, á hinn bóginn, hins vegar

Italian: al contrario
Kurdish: berevajî (ku), tersî (ku), dijraberî (ku)
Latin: sed contra
Occitan: au contra, au contrari, al revèrs
Polish: przeciwnie (pl)
Portuguese: ao contrário, pelo contrário
Russian: наоборо́т (ru) (naoborót)
Spanish: en contrario, por el contrario, en contra, al contrario
Swedish: tvärtom (sv)
Ukrainian: навпаки (uk) (navpaky)
Walloon: e l' plaece (wa), el plaece (wa), estô (wa)

References

A.Word.A.Day--au contraire

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ/

Adverb

au contraire

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

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