Sentence examples of "al contrario" in Spanish with translation "on the contrary"

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"¿Has terminado?" "Al contrario, acabo de empezar." "Are you done?" "On the contrary, we've just been getting started."
Al contrario, nunca he dicho tal cosa. On the contrary, I've never said such a thing.
Mary no es pobre. Al contrario, es bastante rica. Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
Él no es vago, al contrario, pienso que trabaja duro. He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker.
Él no es vago. Al contrario, creo que él es muy esforzado. He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker.
No me parece feo ese cuadro, al contrario, pienso que es hermoso. That picture doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful.
Las guerras no traen paz; al contrario, traen dolor y tristeza a ambos bandos. War doesn't bring on peace; on the contrary, it brings pains and grief on both sides.
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