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
However, don't slump into a slough of despond – au contraire, simply learn to interpret facts; fashion them, if you like, to your advantage.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 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
But Madeira is not 'played out;' au contraire, she is one of those 'obligatory points' for commerce which cannot but prosper as the world progresses.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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