"au contraire" meaning in French

See au contraire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /o kɔ̃.tʁɛːʁ/, /o kõ.tʁaɛ̯ʁ/ [Quebec] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-au contraire.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-au contraire.wav
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} au contraire
  1. on the contrary, quite the contrary, quite the opposite; au contraire Related terms: au contraire de
    Sense id: en-au_contraire-fr-adv-D~62Uyuo Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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