au contraire
/əʊ ˈkɒntɹɛː(ɹ)/US/oʊ ˌkɔnˈtɹɛ(ə)ɹ/
au contraire adverb: on the contrary.
Adverb
au contraire (not comparable)
- On the contrary.
- Travellers have written and spoken so much of the beauty of this celebrated piece of water, that I expected to be disappointed; but, au contraire, I am almost inclined to write a rhapsody myself.1856, Isabella L. Bird, The Englishwoman in America
- Fembots: (one by one) You can't resist us, Mr. Powers. / Austin Powers: Au contraire, baby. I think that you can't resist me.1997, Mike Myers, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (motion picture)
au contraire meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Tagalog
au contraire in Hindi
- on the contrary — see also on the contrary
- उल्टे ulṭe
au contraire in Urdu
- au contraire, on the contrary
- اس کے برخلاف īs key barḵelāf
au contraire in Tagalog
- on the contrary — see also on the contrary
- bagkus
Origin of au contraire
Borrowed from French au contraire.
Questions about au contraire
- What does au contraire mean?
- Au contraire means on the contrary.
- What is au contraire in Hindi?
- Au contraire in Hindi is उल्टे (ulṭe). See Au contraire meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is au contraire?
- Au contraire is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce au contraire?
- Au contraire is pronounced /əʊ ˈkɒntɹɛː(ɹ)/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: au contraire (page history and authors); اس کے برخلاف (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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