contrarioa contraria
adjetivo
1 (rival) [+partido, equipo] opposing
el abogado de la parte contraria the opposing party's lawyer; no llegaron nunca a la portería contraria they never got near the other o opposing side's goal
se pasó al bando contrario he went over to the other o opposing side
2 (opuesto) [+extremo, efecto, significado, sexo] opposite
tuvo el resultado contrario al deseado it had the opposite of the desired effect; mi opinión es contraria a la vuestra I have the opposite opinion to you
soy contrario al aborto I am opposed to o against abortion; se mostraron contrarios al acuerdo they came out against the agreement; they were opposed to the agreement
su actitud es contraria a los intereses del país his attitude is against o contrary to the nation's interests
dirección contraria
tomamos la dirección contraria we went in the opposite direction; lo multaron por ir en dirección contraria he was fined for travelling in the wrong direction
intereses contrarios conflicting o opposing interests
pie contrario
se puso el zapato en el pie contrario she put her shoe on the wrong foot
sentido contrario
un coche que venía en sentido contrario a car coming in the opposite direction; el portavoz se expresó en sentido contrario the spokesperson expressed the opposite view
en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj anti-clockwise
viento contrario headwind
3 (en locuciones)
al contrario on the contrary; quite the opposite
no me disgusta la idea, al contrario, me encanta I don't dislike the idea, on the contrary o quite the opposite, I think it would be wonderful
—¿te aburres? —¡que va, al contrario! "are you bored?" — "no way, quite the opposite!"; se puso el jersey al contrario he put his jumper on inside out
antes al contrario muy al contrario on the contrary
al contrario de
todo salió al contrario de lo previsto everything turned out the opposite of what we expected; al contrario de lo que creíamos, hizo muy buen tiempo contrary to what we thought, the weather turned out very nice; siempre va al contrario de todo el mundo she always has to be different to everyone else; she always does the opposite to everyone else
al contrario que o de ella, yo no estoy dispuesto a aguantar unlike her, I'm not willing to put up with it
lo contrario
¿qué es lo contrario de alto? what is the opposite of tall?; nunca he dicho lo contrario I never said anything else o different; soy inocente, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario I am innocent until proven otherwise; a mí me pasa lo contrario que a ti for me it's different than for you; de lo contrario otherwise; or else; salga o, de lo contrario, llamaré a la policía please leave, otherwise o or else I'll call the police
por el contrario
los inviernos, por el contrario, son muy fríos the winters, on the other hand o on the contrary, are very cold; parece ir todo bien, y por el contrario, la situación es muy complicada it all appears to be going well, when in fact the situation is rather difficult
todo lo contrario quite the opposite; quite the reverse
—¿es feo? —no, todo lo contrario "is he ugly?" — "no, quite the opposite o reverse"
no hay descenso de precios, sino todo lo contrario prices are not going down, quite the opposite o reverse, in fact; es todo lo contrario de su marido she is the exact opposite of her husband; ha sucedido todo lo contrario de lo que esperábamos exactly the opposite of what we expected has happened
opponent
(opuesto) opposite
¿cuál es el contrario del negro? what is the opposite of black?
llevar la contraria
¿por qué siempre tienes que llevar la contraria? why do you always have to be so contrary?; siempre me lleva la contraria en todo he always contradicts me about everything; no le gusta que le lleven la contraria he doesn't like to be contradicted
