English-Italian translations for contrary

• contrario
  Al contrario, ci siamo mossi in ritardo. On the contrary, they came too late.
  Al contrario, il divario si è ingigantito. On the contrary, the gap has widened.
  Non è questo il caso, anzi è proprio il contrario. This is not the case; on the contrary.
• opposto
  In realtà, il messaggio è l'opposto. In fact, the contrary is the clear message.
  All'opposto: il nostro vero problema è di natura essenzialmente pratica. Quite the contrary; our true problem is a very practical one.
  Onorevole Watson, sono molto contento che non abbia dovuto votare in senso opposto a quanto ha affermato. Mr Watson, I am very happy that you did not have to vote contrary to the way you spoke.

Definition of contrary

• Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse
• Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent
• Given to opposition; perverse; wayward
• Contrarily
• The opposite
• One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, , though they may both be false
• To oppose; to frustrate
• To impugn
• To do the opposite of (''someone'or ''something''
• To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion

Examples

• contrary winds
• What may be "politically correct" could be contrary to the teachings of Jesus.
• a contrary disposition; a contrary child

Related words

• subcontrary
• contrarian