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au contraire
adverb
to the contrary US
French used by those who speak no French; adds a camp tone.- I [Blanche Purka] am not “renouncing” the theatre, certainly not in any moody bitterness. Au contraire, I shall very probably be busier than ever before. — New York Times, p. 2, 6 November 1955
- No more do you prepare lavish meals with his tastes in mind. Au contraire. Now it is for the women you slave and work and cook. — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 13, 22 June 1961
- How do you talk to someone who keeps saying “Au contraire?” — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 59, 18 October 1972
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