Opposite, contrary - Contraire (The 619th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Opposite, contrary is Contraire. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 619th most commonly used word in French. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about location & place. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: opposite, contrary

French: contraire

Examples


Delight is the opposite of sorrow.	Le plaisir est le contraire de la tristesse.
I have no proof to the contrary.	Je n'ai aucune preuve du contraire.
It's not what you say, but just the opposite.	Ce n'est pas ce que vous dites, mais tout le contraire.
I can't say the opposite.	Je ne peux pas dire le contraire.
It's neither one or the other, but all the opposite.	Ce n'est ni l'un ni l'autre, mais tout le contraire.
"Fast" is the opposite of "slow."	« Rapide » est le contraire de « lent. »
He did the opposite.	Il a fait le contraire.
He told me just the opposite	Il m'a dit précisément le contraire

"Known" is the opposite of "unknown".	« Connu » est le contraire de « inconnu ».
The opposite is also true.	Le contraire est aussi vrai.
On the contrary	Au contraire
It is contrary to reason.	C'est contraire à la raison.
No, unfortunately; on the contrary.	Malheureusement non ; au contraire.
The result was contrary to his expectations.	Le résultat était contraire à ses attentes.
His response was contrary to our expectations.	Sa réponse fut contraire à nos attentes.
And yet, the contrary is always true as well.	Et pourtant, le contraire aussi est toujours vrai.
Becoming rich is the opposite of becoming poor.	S'enrichir est le contraire de s’appauvrir.
The person can be on the contrary for the ease either to have a backache or to have in its baseline this attitude.	La personne peut au contraire être à l 'aise ou avoir mal au dos ou avoir dans sa baseline cette attitude.
Saudi Arabia has systemic concerns with a contrary reading.	L'Arabie saoudite a des préoccupations systémiques concernant une interprétation contraire.
Other Islanders believe quite the opposite.	Mais d'autres grecs pensent tout le contraire.
This option is exactly the opposite of discard option.	Cette option est l'exact contraire de l'option discard.