"à contre-courant" meaning in French

See à contre-courant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /a kɔ̃.tʁə.ku.ʁɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-à contre-courant.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-à contre-courant.wav [Canada]
Head templates: {{fr-adv|à contre-courant}} à contre-courant
  1. upstream Synonyms: à contre-mont
    Sense id: en-à_contre-courant-fr-adv-FYHifeh7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (idiomatic) against the grain (contrary to what is expected.) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-à_contre-courant-fr-adv-LIp7S1HD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Download JSON data for à contre-courant meaning in French (2.2kB)

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