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contrario

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adjective
  1. contrary, opposite, alien
  2. unfavourable/unfavorable, adverse
  3. unwilling, reluctant
  4. opposed, against
nounmasculine
  1. opposite, contrary
  2. antonym

Forms

adjective

masculine singularcontrario
femininecontraria
masculine pluralcontrari
feminine pluralcontrarie
superlativecontrarissimo

noun

singularcontrario
pluralcontrari

Used in the library

  • Al contrario di me, mio fratello dorme dieci ore.Unlike me, my brother sleeps ten hours.A2Di nuovo, per favore (7) — Again, please (7) (A2)
  • Al contrario di mia sorella, io dormo con la finestra aperta.Unlike my sister, I sleep with the window open.A2Di nuovo, per favore (3) — Again, please (3) (A2)
  • Nonna Lucia: Lo so. Lui teneva il telefono al contrario.Grandma Lucia: I know. He was holding the phone the wrong way round.A2La nonna su WhatsApp — Grandma on WhatsApp
  • Il macchiato è un espresso con poco latte; il latte macchiato è il contrario.A macchiato is an espresso with a little milk; a latte macchiato is the other way round.A2The rules of coffee — Le regole del caffè

Other ways to say it

  • avversoadverse, hostile; unfavourable/unfavorable, untoward
  • inversoreverse, inverted, opposite, contrary, inverse, upside down
  • oppostoopposite, facing, obverse; conflicting
  • oppostoopposite, facing, obverse; conflicting
  • riluttantereluctant, unwilling, skittish
  • sfavorevoleunfavourable/unfavorable

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