Usage examples of "al contrario que" in Spanish with translation to English

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Mary no es pobre. Al contrario, es bastante rica. Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
Las guerras no traen paz; al contrario, traen dolor y tristeza a ambos bandos. War doesn't bring on peace; on the contrary, it brings pains and grief on both sides.
Él no es vago. Al contrario, creo que él es muy esforzado. He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker.
Al contrario, nunca he dicho tal cosa. On the contrary, I've never said such a thing.
No me parece feo ese cuadro, al contrario, pienso que es hermoso. That picture doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful.
Él no es vago, al contrario, pienso que trabaja duro. He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker.
Las lenguas no deberían utilizarse, porque eso adulteraría su belleza. Por el contrario, tendrían que ser congeladas criogénicamente y observadas en silencio. Languages should not be used, for that would adulterate their beauty. Rather, they should be cryogenically frozen and observed in silence.
Por error monté un tren que iba en sentido contrario. By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
Por error cogí un tren que iba en sentido contrario. By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
Creo que me gustaría ser tu amiga. I think I'd like to be your friend.
Tú eres joven. Yo, por el contrario, soy muy vieja. You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.
Damos por sentado que la televisión existe. We take it for granted that television exists.
Dices algo y luego haces justo lo contrario. You say one thing and then act just the opposite.
La ley establece que todos los hombres son iguales. The law says that all men are equal.
Y sin embargo, también lo contrario es siempre verdadero. And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
No hace falta decir que no se permiten mascotas. It is goes without saying that pets are not allowed.
Tú eres joven. Yo, por el contrario, soy muy viejo. You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.
Él confesó que era culpable. He confessed that he was guilty.
No tengo ninguna prueba de lo contrario. I have no proof to the contrary.
Mary tuvo un sueño en el que le tocaba la lotería. Mary had a dream that she won the lottery.
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