Contrary in spanish
pronunciation: koʊntɹ̩ɑɹ̩ioʊ part of speech: noun, adjective
contrary = contrario, opuesto.
Example: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.more:
» be contrary to = ser contrario a, oponerse a, ir en contra de.
Example: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.» contrary nature = carácter contrariante, espíritu de la contradicción.
Example: After reading the early chapters and discussing Mary's contrary nature, we looked at her Indian hibiscus garden and the nursery rhyme she appears in, seeing how both reflected Mary's own nature.» contrary to popular belief = en contra de la opinión general, en contrar de lo que se cree, al contrario de lo que se cree, al contrario de la creencia popular.
Example: Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.» decision to the contrary = decidir, tomar otra decisión.
Example: Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.» evidence to the contrary = pruebas en contra.
Example: It is believed to be confirmed by empirical evidence, with other empirical evidence to the contrary being neglected.» lack of evidence to the contrary = falta de pruebas.
Example: Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.» on the contrary = por el contrario.
Example: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.» quite the contrary = por el contrario, más bien todo lo contrario, todo lo contrario, justamente todo lo contrario, al contrario.
Example: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.» run + contrary to = ir en contra de, ser contradictorio de.
Example: This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.» to the contrary = en sentido contrario.
Example: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.» to the contrary = al contrario, por el contrario.
Example: To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.