Grammatical class

Adjective

contraire

opposite

Details

Syllables

con-trai-re

Phonetics

kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

442

Freq. (movies)

864

Freq. (news)

1021

Sentences

C'est contraire à la loi.

That's against the law.

A1

C'est contraire aux règles.

It's against the rules.

A1

C'est contraire à mes principes.

That goes against my principles.

A1

Ce n'est pas contraire à la loi.

It's not against the law.

A1

C'est contraire à la raison.

It is contrary to reason.

A2

Ce qu'il fait est contraire à la loi.

What he's doing is against the law.

A2

C'est contraire à tes principes.

It goes against your principles.

B1

C'est contraire à ses principes.

It goes against her principles.

B1

Ce serait contraire à l'éthique.

That would be unethical.

B1

Son action est contraire à la loi.

His action is against the law.

B1

Sa réponse fut contraire à nos attentes.

His response was contrary to our expectations.

B2

Près d’épouser la sœur qu’il faut tuer le frère / Et que pour mon pays j’ai le Sort si contraire

While about to wed the sister, that I must slay her brother / And that for my country, I face such an unfortunate fate

C2