au contraire
American-
on the contrary.
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on the opposite or adverse side.
adverb
Example Sentences
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“Using less water didn’t affect the harvest, au contraire, it actually improved the grapes’ quality.
From Forbes • Oct. 2, 2014
I don’t believe, bien au contraire, that anti-Semitism has its origins in secularism.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2012
The problem is not that it is so complicated that only three people understand it; au contraire, thousands claim to comprehend it and therein lies the difficulty: their "understandings" differ so markedly, one from another.
From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2010
Humans have no fear of Twinkies and cheeseburgers - au contraire - although these foods have become more dangerous to our health than anything that skitters, flits or crawls.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2010
The date is July 24, 1550, and a non obstante clause bars any interference "par aucun statute, acte, ordonance, provision, ou restriction, faits publietz, ordonnez, ou pourveus au contraire."
From The Acts of Uniformity Their Scope and Effect by Lacey, T. A. (Thomas Alexander)
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