Sentence examples of "on the contrary" in English

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On the contrary, I've never said such a thing. Al contrario, nunca he dicho tal cosa.
You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old. Tú eres joven. Yo, por el contrario, soy muy viejo.
Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich. Mary no es pobre. Al contrario, es bastante rica.
"Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I'm just starting." "¿Ya lo terminaste?" "Por el contrario, sólo estoy empezando."
"Are you done?" "On the contrary, we've just been getting started." "¿Has terminado?" "Al contrario, acabo de empezar."
He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker. Él no es vago, al contrario, pienso que trabaja duro.
War doesn't bring on peace; on the contrary, it brings pains and grief on both sides. Las guerras no traen paz; al contrario, traen dolor y tristeza a ambos bandos.
That picture doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful. No me parece feo ese cuadro, al contrario, pienso que es hermoso.
"Have you finished?" "On the contrary, I have not even begun yet." "¿Has terminado?" "No, de hecho ni siquiera he empezado."
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I have no proof to the contrary. No tengo ninguna prueba de lo contrario.
She is sitting on the bench. Ella está sentada en el banco.
She touched him on the shoulder. Ella le tocó el hombro.
They say he is guilty, but I believe the contrary. Ellos dicen que él es culpable, pero yo creo lo contrario.
When you are on the battlefield, who you are fighting for is the man next to you. Cuando estás en el campo de batalla por quien luchas es por el hombre que tienes a tu lado.
And yet, the contrary is always true as well. Y sin embargo, también lo contrario es siempre verdadero.
It depends largely on the context. Eso depende en gran parte del contexto.
Man has many wishes that he does not really wish to fulfil, and it would be a misunderstanding to suppose the contrary. He wants them to remain wishes, they have value only in his imagination; their fulfilment would be a bitter disappointment to him. Such a desire is the desire for eternal life. If it were fulfilled, man would become thoroughly sick of living eternally, and yearn for death. El hombre tiene muchos deseos que en realidad no quiere satisfacer, y sería un malentendido imaginar lo contrario. Quiere que sigan siendo deseos, tienen valor únicamente en su imaginación, su cumplimiento sería una amarga decepción para él. Un deseo así es el deseo de la vida eterna. Si se cumpliera, el hombre llegaría a hastiarse de vivir eternamente, y anhelaría la muerte.
I spilled my coffee on the carpet. Derramé mi café sobre la moqueta.
There used to be a post office on the corner. Solía haber una oficina de correos en la esquina.
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