Sentence examples of "contrary" in English
He failed to get elected contrary to our expectation.
Il n'a pas réussi à se faire élire, contrairement à notre attente.
Contrary to my expectations, they were actually quite unpatriotic and irreverent.
Contrairement à mes attentes, ils étaient proprement antipatriotiques et irrespectueux.
Contrary to popular opinion, hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after death.
Contrairement aux idées reçues, les cheveux et les ongles ne continuent pas à pousser après la mort.
Not only is sex a safe activity but it is also recommended against depression, and contrary to other physical activities, food or even video games, you can't have too much of it.
Non seulement les relations sexuelles constituent une saine activité mais elles sont aussi recommandées contre la dépression et, contrairement aux autres activités physiques, à la nourriture ou même aux jeux vidéo, on ne peut pas en pratiquer ou en consommer de trop.
"Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."
"As-tu terminé ?" "Loin de là, je viens juste de commencer."
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