contraire
French → English
noun//kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ//
(logic) Opposite: a thing that is the reverse of another; contrary
Le contraire de chaud est froid.
(English) The opposite of hot is cold.
Il dit toujours le contraire de ce qu'il pense.
(English) He always says the reverse of what he thinks.
adj//kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ//
(navigation) Contrary: moving or acting in an opposing direction; headwind
Le navire lutte contre un vent contraire.
(English) The ship is struggling against a headwind.
Nous avons pris la direction contraire par erreur.
(English) We took the opposite direction by mistake.
Entry ID: fr:en:contraire · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary