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
If you’re the kind of consumer who likes to know where your food comes from, this might sound like a pretty good idea, but au contraire: This law is as flawed as they come.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2014
What is great news for the defense is also great news for the stability of the team as a whole; not that Karl W Ouimette was doing a bad job – au contraire.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2013
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
—So we have not won the Goodwood cup; au contraire, we were a "bad fifth," if not worse than that; and trying it again, and the third time, has not yet bettered the matter.
From Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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