"a contracorriente" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{es-adv}} a contracorriente
  1. against the current; against the flow (swim in the opposite direction to the river current)
    Sense id: en-a_contracorriente-es-adv-qq1KGpSg
  2. (by extension, idiomatic) swim against the current; swim against the flow; against the tide (go against prevailing opinion or thought); go against the grain Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-a_contracorriente-es-adv-dR1ixocl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
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        {
          "ref": "2015 July 30, “Cosquillas en el estómago”, in El País:",
          "text": "Los dos artistas integran una extraña pareja con actitudes casi virulentas, alentadas por la confrontación, lo que se traduce en decisiones a contracorriente: abandonar el proyecto durante siete años cuando gozaba de predicamento comercial, por ejemplo, o reinstaurarlo en una plaza tan notable como el Circo Price para presentar un nuevo disco que aún no verá la calle hasta dentro de tres o cuatro meses.",
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