au contraire

[ oh kawn-trer ]

/ oʊ kɔ̃ˈtrɛr /

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French.

on the contrary.

on the opposite or adverse side.

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How to use au contraire in a sentence

To conservatives who will say below that Obama didn't offer anything, au contraire, he certainly did.
Obama's Statement: Setting the Terms of Debate|Michael Tomasky|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Though it feels oh-so au contraire, embody the mantra: nothing is personal.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|September 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Moguls & Movie Stars, au contraire, tends to take people at their face value.
A Visit to Hollywood's Glory Days|Michael Korda|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Au contraire—it was a TOP SECRET/CODEWORD document of sizzling import.
My Brush With Obama's Top Spook|Christopher Buckley|November 29, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Oh, my dear Mrs. Kemble, you must know how wrong all that is—tout au contraire, in fact.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883)|Edward FitzGerald
Poirot, au contraire, was morose the whole evening, and awoke next morning exactly the same as usual.
Tatterdemalion|John Galsworthy
The Doctor was always "au contraire" no matter what was said and who said it.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
But, au contraire, the shadow of the room beyond had invitation now.
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
"Au contraire, I feel as if I could never eat again," he said, desperately.
Mlle. Fouchette|Charles Theodore Murray

British Dictionary definitions for au contraire

au contraire

/ French (o kɔ̃trɛr) /

adverb

on the contrary

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