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| on the contrary | He is not rich. On the contrary, he is deep in debt. | on the contrary | He seems cheery but, on the contrary, he is sad. | on the contrary | He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker. | on the contrary | I believe you like your job. On the contrary, I hate it. | on the contrary | I thought he was busy, but on the contrary he was idle. | on the contrary | I thought it was going to clear up. On the contrary, it began to rain. | on the contrary | It isn't true that Jack is no good at music : on the contrary, he plays the piano well. | on the contrary | Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich. | on the contrary | That picture doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful. | on the contrary | You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old. | on the contrary | You think I have nothing to do; but on the contrary, I am very busy. |
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| ในทางตรงกันข้าม | (conj) on the contrary, See also: on the other hand, whereas, Syn. ตรงกันข้าม, Ant. ในทางเดียวกัน, Example: คลินิกแห่งนี้ควรจะมีแพทย์ด้านใดเพิ่มขึ้น หรือไม่ในทางตรงกันข้ามก็อาจจะพิจารณาว่าควรจะลดแพทย์ด้านใดลง | ที่ไหนได้ | (conj) on the contrary, Syn. ตรงกันข้าม, อะไรได้, หาใช่เช่นนั้นไม่, Example: สามีคิดว่าภรรยาไม่รู้ ที่ไหนได้เธอรู้อยู่ตลอดเวลา, Thai Definition: เป็นคำใช้แสดงความประหลาดใจ ไม่พอใจ ปฏิเสธ หรือแย้ง, Notes: (ปาก) |
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| ในทางตรงกันข้าม | [nai thāng trongkankhām] (conj) EN: on the contrary ; on the other hand ; whereas | ต่างหาก | [tānghāk] (adv) EN: separately ; independently ; on one's own ; on the contrary ; far from it ; apart FR: séparément ; à part ; de façon indépendante ; indépendamment | ตรงกันข้าม | [trongkankhām] (adv) EN: on the contrary ; conversely ; vice versa ; against ; right across FR: à l'opposé ; au contraire ; en revanche ; inversement ; réciproquement ; vice versa = vice-versa |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Contrary \Con"tra*ry\, n.; pl. {Contraries}.
1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
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No contraries hold more antipathy
Than I and such a knave. --Shak.
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2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition
incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather
show the contrary. See {Converse}, n., 1. --Locke.
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4. (Logic) See {Contraries}.
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{On the contrary}, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift.
{To the contrary}, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the
other side. "They did it, not for want of instruction to
the contrary." --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on the contrary
adv 1: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the
contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn:
{contrarily}, {to the contrary}, {contrariwise}, {on the
contrary}]
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