Translation of "au contraire" to English

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Dictionary translations for "au contraire"

au contraire

on the contrary (locution adverbiale, opposition)

"Tu as fini ?" "Au contraire, je viens juste de commencer."

"Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."

Phrases with "au contraire" (3)

au contraire de - unlike
bien au contraire - on the contrary
tout au contraire - on the contrary

Contexts with "au contraire"

"Tu as fini ?" "Au contraire, je viens juste de commencer." "Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."

Mary n'est pas pauvre, au contraire, elle est plutôt riche. Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.

"As-tu finis ?" "Au contraire, je n'ai pas encore commencé" "Have you finished?" "On the contrary, I have not even begun yet."

"As-tu fini ?" "Au contraire, je n'ai même pas encore commencé." "Have you finished?" "On the contrary, I have not even begun yet."

"As-tu terminé ?" "Bien au contraire, je n'ai même pas encore commencé." "Have you finished?" "On the contrary I have not even begun yet."

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