Definition of contraries in English Turkish dictionary
- karşıtı
- contrary
- aksi
Mary fakir değildir. Aksine, o oldukça zengindir.
-Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
Ne var ki aksi de her zaman doğrudur.
-And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
- contrary
- karşıt
Hiçbir karşıt kanıt yoktur.
-There is no evidence to the contrary.
- contrary
- zıt
- contrary
- ters
Onun meşgul olduğunu sanıyordum ama tam tersine boştaydı.
-I thought he was busy, but on the contrary he was idle.
Bitirdin mi? Tam tersine, henüz başlamadım bile.
-Have you finished? On the contrary, I have not even begun yet.
- contrary
- {s} karşı
Hiçbir karşıt kanıt yoktur.
-There is no evidence to the contrary.
- contrary
- kafasının dikine giden
- contrary
- aykırı olmak
- contrary
- (Kanun) hilafına
- contrary
- (Kanun) tam tersine
O tembel değildir, tam tersine sıkı çalışan biri olduğunu düşünüyorum.
-He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker.
Onun meşgul olduğunu sanıyordum ama tam tersine boştaydı.
-I thought he was busy, but on the contrary he was idle.
- contrary
- aksi (kimse)
- contrary
- tersine
Bitirdin mi? Tam tersine, henüz başlamadım bile.
-Have you finished? On the contrary, I have not even begun yet.
Beklentilerin tersine onlar kolaylıkla kazandı.
-Contrary to expectations, they won with ease.
- contrary
- muhalefet
- contrary
- huysuz
- contrary
- tamamen farklı
- contrary
- inatçı
- contrary
- aykırı
Plana aykırı bir görüşüm vardı.
-I had a contrary opinion to the plan.
Sonuç onun beklentilerine aykırıydı.
-The result was contrary to his expectations.
- contrary
- karşıt olan şey
- by contraries
- karşıtı tarafından
- contrary
- hilaf
- contrary
- ayk
- contrary
- hilafı
- contrary
- aksine
Aksine kanıt olmadığı için herkes onun hikayesine inanıyor.
-Everyone believes his story since there is no evidence to the contrary.
Mary fakir değildir. Aksine, o oldukça zengindir.
-Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
- contrary
- aksi ters
- contrary
- {s} kıntrer'i) aksi (kimse)
- contrary
- {s} dik başlı
- contrary
- mütenake
- contrary
- {s} (kan'treri) ters yönden esen (rüzgâr)
- contrary
- {s} uymayan
- contrary
- zlt
- contrary
- {s} muhalif
- contrary
- {s} (kan'treri) karşıt, aksi, zıt, aykırı
- contrary
- {s} çelişik
- contrary
- contrary child inatçı çocuk
- contrary
- nahoş
- contrary
- bilakis
- contrary
- aksi istikamette olan
- contrary
- evidence to the contrary aksini ispat
- contrary
- {i} (kan'treri) zıt, karşıt
Related Terms
Definition of contraries in English English dictionary
- {n} propositions that oppose or destroy
- Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other
- contrary
- opposed in nature
- contrary
- Contrarily
- contrary
- To impugn
- contrary
- To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion
- contrary
- To be self-contradictory; to become reversed
- contrary
- To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to
- contrary
- To contradict (someone or something)
Madame,’ seyde Sir Palomydes, ‘ye may say what ye woll – I may nat contrary you – but, by my knyghthod, I knew nat my lorde Sir Trystram.’.
- contrary
- To oppose; to frustrate
- contrary
- To do the opposite of (someone or something)
- contrary
- One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true
- contrary
- The opposite
- contrary
- {a} opposite, disagreeing
- contrary
- {v} to oppose
- by contraries
- by way of opposites
- contrary
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms
- contrary
- two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
- contrary
- emphasis You can use quite the contrary to emphasize a previous negative statement, or when you are making a strong negative reply. I'm not a feminist, quite the contrary = quite the opposite
- contrary
- {s} contradictory, opposed; stubborn, obstinate
- contrary
- emphasis You can use on the contrary when you are disagreeing strongly with something that has just been said or implied, or are making a strong negative reply. `People just don't do things like that.' --- `On the contrary, they do them all the time.'
- contrary
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
- contrary
- To contradict or oppose; to thwart
- contrary
- a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
- contrary
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds
- contrary
- Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions
- contrary
- strongly dissimilar
- contrary
- resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
- contrary
- exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
- contrary
- {i} something which is opposite
- contrary
- very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
- contrary
- two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty" resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion" of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms
- contrary
- when used to compare a provision of State law to a standard, requirement, or implementation specification adopted under this subchapter, means
- contrary
- A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities
- contrary
- in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
- contrary
- Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent
- contrary
- Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons Several of those present, including Weinberger, had contrary information
- contrary
- An opponent; an enemy
- contrary
- See Converse, n
- contrary
- You use on the contrary when you have just said or implied that something is not true and are going to say that the opposite is true. It is not an idea around which the Community can unite. On the contrary, I see it as one that will divide us
- contrary
- close
- contrary
- an argumentative device that presents an alternative to a thesis for the purpose of confirming or clarifying it The alternative represents a choice that is not satisfactory in the context of the thesis but is not a direct contradiction (contrary) of the thesis
- contrary
- When a particular idea is being considered, evidence or statements to the contrary suggest that this idea is not true or that the opposite is true. That does not automatically mean, however, that the money supply has been curbed, and there is considerable evidence to the contrary
- contrary
- emphasis If you say that something is true contrary to other people's beliefs or opinions, you are emphasizing that it is true and that they are wrong. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite
- contrary
- in opposition, against, counter
- contrary
- the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary
- contrary
- two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
- contrary
- Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child