Sentence examples of "efecto contrario" in Spanish

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Sus comentarios tuvieron el efecto contrario. His remarks had the opposite effect.
Si haces eso, solo provocará el efecto contrario. If you do that, it will only bring about a contrary effect.
Mary no es pobre. Al contrario, es bastante rica. Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
El medicamento no parecía tener efecto en el paciente. The medicine seemed to have no effect on the patient.
Tú eres joven. Yo, por el contrario, soy muy vieja. You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.
El CO2 tiene mucho que ver con el llamado efecto invernadero. CO2 has a lot to do with the so-called greenhouse effect.
Por error monté un tren que iba en sentido contrario. By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
La helada tuvo un efecto negativo sobre los cultivos. The frost had a bad effect on the crops.
Dices algo y luego haces justo lo contrario. You say one thing and then act just the opposite.
Un juego de beneficios era en efecto. A set of benefits was once in effect.
Las lenguas no deberían utilizarse, porque eso adulteraría su belleza. Por el contrario, tendrían que ser congeladas criogénicamente y observadas en silencio. Languages should not be used, for that would adulterate their beauty. Rather, they should be cryogenically frozen and observed in silence.
Estas setas tienen un efecto revulsivo. Si después de comerlas bebes alcohol, te pones malísimo. These mushrooms have a revulsive effect. If you drink alcohol after having eaten them, you will feel very sick.
Él no es vago, al contrario, pienso que trabaja duro. He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker.
Puede, en efecto, ser un error. It may, indeed, be a mistake.
Y sin embargo, también lo contrario es siempre verdadero. And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
¿Qué efecto dijo el doctor que tenía esta medicina en la gente? What effect did the doctor say this medicine has on people?
Por error cogí un tren que iba en sentido contrario. By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
Este clima está teniendo un mal efecto en tu salud. This climate is having a bad effect on your health.
Tú eres joven. Yo, por el contrario, soy muy viejo. You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.
¿Cuál es el efecto secundario? What's the side effect?
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