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# contraire — French to English

How French *contraire* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: contraire (58 136), contraires (14 798). By style: everyday 117 · literary 11 · biblical 45 · parliamentary 10 139 · legal and administrative 10 524 · UN documents 52 098.

## contrary

Used about 18 644 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 21 · literary ≈ 6 · biblical ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 2 746 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 754 · UN documents ≈ 14 110). Meaning: [contrary in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/contrary/).

- C'est **contraire** à la raison.
  It is **contrary** to reason.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and orcrist · checked, community translation · [\#42036](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/42036) [\#549794](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/549794))

- --Très possible, au **contraire**, répondit Mr. Fogg.
  “Quite possible, on the **contrary**,” returned Mr. Fogg.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 142)

- en disant: Cet homme excite les gens à servir Dieu d’une manière **contraire** à la loi.
  saying, “This man persuades men to worship God **contrary** to the law.”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 18:13)

- De telles méthodes sont totalement **contraires** à la pensée européenne.
  This is **contrary** to the whole idea of the EU.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 130501)

- Au **contraire**, les pouvoirs publics indiens ont été jusqu’à admettre que les ratios étaient imprécis.
  To the **contrary**, the GOI even admitted the SIONs were inaccurate.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 672830)

## otherwise

Used about 12 326 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14 · parliamentary ≈ 422 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 920 · UN documents ≈ 5 970). Meaning: [otherwise in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/otherwise/).

- Les donnés suggèrent le **contraire**.
  The data suggest **otherwise**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ricardo14 and CM · checked, community translation · [\#5737931](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5737931) [\#8980273](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8980273))

- Dans le cas **contraire**, nous ne l'apporterons pas.
  **Otherwise**, we are not.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1182695)

- (Méthode ASTM 2000 (1980), sauf indication **contraire**)
  (ASTM Method 2000 (1980) unless **otherwise** stated)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5559604)

- Sauf indications **contraires** de l &apos; Administration, elles ne s &apos; appliquent pas aux conducteurs:
  Unless **otherwise** stated by the Administration, they shall not apply to the boatmasters of:
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 20878652)

- Rien ne me convaincra du **contraire**.
  Nothing will persuade me **otherwise**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#8187241](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8187241) [\#11469237](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11469237))

## provisions

Used about 7 055 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 7 055). Meaning: [provisions in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/provisions/).

- Ces travaux ne sont pas **contraires** aux dispositions du Traité ABM.
  This research and development does not conflict with ABM Treaty **provisions**.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 6063870)

- Ces pratiques sont **contraires** à la Convention et devraient être éliminées.
  Such **provisions** contravene the Convention and should be abolished.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 3054919)

- Dans le cas **contraire**, elle doit être transportée conformément aux dispositions s &apos; appliquant à la classe 5.2 \[voir le 2.2.52.4\].
  Formulations not meeting these criteria shall be transported under the **provisions** of Class 5.2, (see 2.2.52.4).
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 7554813)

- Les provinces sont habilitées à légiférer dans les mêmes domaines mais il ne peut être adopté de loi **contraire** à la loi fédérale.
  The provinces have the power to make laws in these areas, but no law contradicting the **provisions** of the federal law may be passed.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10493560)

- Si des dispositions conventionnelles sont **contraires** à la législation nationale en vigueur, celleci n &apos; est pas appliquée et la Convention prévaut.
  If treaty **provisions** conflicted with applicable domestic legislation, the latter would not apply and the treaty would prevail.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 17032842)

## opposite

Used about 1 943 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 25 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 373 · UN documents ≈ 543). Meaning: [opposite in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/opposite/).

- Il fit le **contraire**.
  He did the **opposite**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1504455](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1504455) [\#1151745](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1151745))

- Quiconque s'enfonce dans le **contraire** du jour se sent le coeur serré.
  Whoever buries himself in the **opposite** of day feels his heart contract.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 8309)

- Au douzième mois, qui est le mois d’Adar, le treizième jour du mois, jour où devaient s’exécuter l’ordre et l’édit du roi, et où les ennemis des Juifs avaient espéré dominer sur eux, ce fut le **contraire** qui arriva, et les Juifs dominèrent sur leurs ennemis.
  Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s commandment and his decree came near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it turned out that the **opposite** happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EST 9:1)

- Cette année, c'est le **contraire**.
  This year it is the **opposite**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1439115)

- Ces événements n &apos; étaient de surcroît nullement pacifiques au début de la crise, d &apos; après des rapports solidement étayés affirmant le **contraire**.
  Moreover, the incidents were not peaceful at the start of the crisis, and there are documented reports that affirm the **opposite**.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 30153826)

## unless

Used about 222 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 219).

- Je ne perds pas l’appétit lorsque je suis angoissée. Au **contraire**, je ne parviens à me calmer qu’en mangeant quelque chose.
  I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down **unless** I eat something.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and fcbond · checked, community translation · [\#329475](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/329475) [\#7825141](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7825141))

- exécute les instructions de la société de gestion, sauf si elles sont **contraires** au droit national applicable ou au règlement du fonds;
  carry out the instructions of the management company, **unless** they conflict with the applicable national law or the fund rules;
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1756613)

- Dès que l’une des conditions susmentionnées n’est plus remplie, le système doit lancer une demande de transition, sauf disposition **contraire** du présent règlement.
  If any of the above conditions is no longer fulfilled, the system shall immediately initiate a transition demand **unless** specified differently in this Regulation.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5599844)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Ce n'est pas **contraire** à la loi.
  It's not against the law.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4014825](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4014825) [\#12488588](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12488588))

- C'est **contraire** à mes principes.
  It conflicts with my principles.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lulantis and Jesse · checked, community translation · [\#3454185](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3454185) [\#3469080](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3469080))

- C'est **contraire** aux règles.
  It's against the rules.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#42594](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/42594) [\#1292249](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1292249))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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