quite the contrary in English

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{
  "etymology_text": ": quite the contrary < → δείτε τις λέξεις quite, the και contrary",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "quite the contrary"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He had no intention of offending them; actually quite the contrary (he respects them very much).",
          "translation": "Δεν είχε πρόθεση να τους θίξει· απεναντίας μάλιστα (τους εκτιμά πολύ)."
        },
        {
          "text": "Who said that’s what I’m claiming? Quite the contrary, actually.",
          "translation": "Ποιος είπε ότι αυτό ισχυρίζομαι; τουναντίον μάλιστα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "απεναντίας, τουναντίον, χρησιμοποιείται για να τονίσει ότι ισχύει το αντίθετο από αυτό που ειπώθηκε"
      ],
      "id": "el-quite_the_contrary-en-phrase-Q8cgDJVz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "quite the contrary"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": ": quite the contrary < → δείτε τις λέξεις quite, the και contrary",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "quite the contrary"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He had no intention of offending them; actually quite the contrary (he respects them very much).",
          "translation": "Δεν είχε πρόθεση να τους θίξει· απεναντίας μάλιστα (τους εκτιμά πολύ)."
        },
        {
          "text": "Who said that’s what I’m claiming? Quite the contrary, actually.",
          "translation": "Ποιος είπε ότι αυτό ισχυρίζομαι; τουναντίον μάλιστα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "απεναντίας, τουναντίον, χρησιμοποιείται για να τονίσει ότι ισχύει το αντίθετο από αυτό που ειπώθηκε"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "quite the contrary"
}

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"quite the contrary" meaning in English

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