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Significados de on the contrary en inglés

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Contrary to expectations; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"

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[Phrase implying that the following clause is contrary to prior belief].

Uso de on the contrary en inglés
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The Senate, on the contrary, lost both in power and in prestige.
The United States Since the Civil War
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Not the least in the world: on the contrary, a confirmed mystic.
Major Barbara
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The idea did not frighten me; on the contrary, it comforted me.
Full dark, no stars
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Our position in the creek on the contrary was close and confined.
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia / Performed Un...
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But he was not injured; on the contrary, he felt energized, stronger.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
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This question did not wound Dolores; on the contrary it consoled her.
Which? Or, Between Two Women
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It was not very explicit; on the contrary, it was rather incoherent.
Empire Builders
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The costume of the men on the contrary is becoming and graceful.
After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819
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No; on the contrary, I may almost say it has revived me.
I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
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Otto, on the contrary, moved in the lists of philosophy and poetry.
O. T., A Danish Romance
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It is, on the contrary, the condition of any vital art whatever.
French Art: Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
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In Finnish tales, on the contrary, Russian influence is often very apparent.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literatur...
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Her mother, on the contrary, flaunted in the garish light of society.
Hyperion
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The ventral roots, on the contrary, are myal or segmental in position.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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But, on the contrary, the children were quite interested in their mission.
Marjorie's Vacation
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It's not that I don't care about such policies; on the contrary.
The Irish Times
Translations for on the contrary