Contrary - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Causing irritation or annoyance.

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Annoying habits

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

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The decision really annoyed him

adjective

Making you feel slightly angry

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It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation., he's got a really annoying l…

noun

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

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Love is the antithesis of selfishness

noun

The exact opposite

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She is slim and shy - the very antithesis of her sister., he is the exact antithesis of what i find…

noun

A difference or opposition between two things

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Thanks to the collapse of communism the political antithesis between left and right is less importa…

adjective

Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.

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People whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine

adjective

Exactly the opposite of someone or something or of each other

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The idea that science is antithetical to the arts is wrong., birth and death are antithetical., in …

adjective

Very different from and in opposition to someone or something or each other

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In her view, elite sports are actually antithetical to healthy living., it's fascinating to wonder …

adjective

Causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.

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Some awkward questions

adjective

Difficult to use, do, or deal with

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It's an awkward corner, so take it slowly., some of the questions were rather awkward., it was an a…

adjective

Causing problems, worry, or embarrassment

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Awkward position the government finds itself in a very awkward position., awkward situation he put …

adjective

In conflict with each other; incompatible.

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Rivalries and clashing interests were laid aside

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

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Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Present participle of clash

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Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities., the government and the opp…

adjective

Incompatible or at variance; contradictory.

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There are conflicting accounts of what occurred

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

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Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

adjective

Relating to beliefs, needs, facts, etc. that are different and opposing

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Conflicting account/report two staff members will often give quite conflicting accounts of what was…

adjective

Mutually opposed or inconsistent.

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The two studies came to contradictory conclusions

noun

A contradictory proposition.

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He entitles this kind of opposition dialectical, and that of contradictories analytical.

adjective

If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from each other

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I keep getting contradictory advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put i…

adjective

Differing strikingly.

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A contrasting view

verb

Differ strikingly.

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His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

adjective

Very different

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The sudden changes at the political top have spawned two contrasting interpretations.

verb

Engage in conversation.

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She was withdrawn and preoccupied, hardly able to converse with her mother

noun

Conversation.

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His converse at such seasons was always elevating

adjective

Having characteristics which are the reverse of something else already mentioned.

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The only mode of change will be the slow process of growth and the converse process of decay

noun

A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.

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Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed.

verb

Speak or act in opposition to.

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The second argument is more difficult to counter

adverb

In the opposite direction or in opposition to.

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His writing ran counter to the dominant trends of the decade

adjective

Not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.

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You can play this game in different ways

adjective

Not the same

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Monet and other impressionists painted the same scene at different times of day to discover how the…

adjective

Used when you think someone or something is unusual or shows bad judgment

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What do i think of your purple shoes? well, they're certainly different.

adjective

Not the same as each other; dissimilar.

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Widely differing circumstances

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

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The second set of data differed from the first

verb

Present participle of differ

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The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament., his views differ considerably from those of …

adjective

Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

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She had a difficult decision to make

adjective

Not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand

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It’s a difficult choice, but i’ve got to decide which job is better., he’s in a difficult situation…

adjective

Needing skill or effort

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A difficult problem/choice/task/language, [ + to infinitive ] it will be very difficult to prove th…

adjective

Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.

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Larry was stern with disobedient employees

adjective

Not doing what you are told to do

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A disobedient child

adjective

Refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do

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A disobedient child

adjective

Deliberately unhelpful; uncooperative.

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I think you're simply being disobliging

verb

Offend (someone) by not acting in accordance with their wishes.

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One didn't disoblige them if one could help it

adjective

Unwilling to help or do what you are asked to do

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

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Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

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The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

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The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

adjective

(of two things) so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting.

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She declined the offer because it was incompatible with her values

adjective

Not able to exist or work with another person or thing

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Any new video system that is incompatible with existing ones has little chance of success.

adjective

So different that both cannot happen, be correct, or be accepted at the same time

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The aims of the two partners were so fundamentally incompatible that an outside arbitrator was call…

adjective

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

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The duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath

adjective

Appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation

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Such a modern office building looks incongruous in the quaint little town.

adjective

Unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening

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The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library., seem incongruous it seems inc…

adjective

Not staying the same throughout.

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The quality of the material was often inconsistent

adjective

If a reason, idea, opinion, etc. is inconsistent, different parts of it do not agree, or it does not agree with something else

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Inconsistent with these findings are inconsistent with those of previous studies.

adjective

Not staying the same in behaviour or quality

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The teacher said that alex's schoolwork was very inconsistent., problems arise if the parents' appr…

adjective

(of ideas or statements) so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible.

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These two views of the economy are irreconcilable

noun

Any of two or more ideas or statements that cannot be made compatible.

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This, ultimately, is a play about existential resemblances and contrasts, kinships and irreconcilab…

Impossible to bring into accord

adjective

Causing a blockage or obstruction.

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All tubing should be cleared of obstructive algae and detritus

abbreviation

Opposite.

adjective

Anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with.

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He was opposed to discrimination

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

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A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

adjective

Disagreeing with something

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Mom’s strongly opposed to my learning to drive., i’d prefer to go in may, as opposed to (= rather t…

adjective

In conflict or competition with someone or something.

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The opposing team

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

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A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

adjective

Competing or fighting against each other

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Opposing factions on the committee are refusing to compromise., the article tries to show opposing …

adjective

Situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing.

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A crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street

noun

A person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else.

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We were opposites in temperament

adverb

In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

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She was sitting almost opposite

adjective

Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable.

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Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate held good

adjective

Having the effect of being, or intended to be, the opposite of what is usually expected or considered reasonable

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Sometimes i think he refuses to cooperate just to be perverse., she takes perverse pleasure in shoc…

adjective

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

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A class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds

noun

A person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude.

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A stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker

adjective

Unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable

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Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building.

adjective

Stubborn or unmanageable.

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His refractory pony

noun

A substance that is resistant to heat.

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All three minerals alter to shimmer aggregates of sericite; all three are used in the preparation o…

adjective

Not affected by a treatment, change, or process

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This is a chronic and disabling condition that is refractory to treatment., a refractory child

verb

Move backwards.

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The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

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The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun

A complete change of direction or action.

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The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

adjective

Causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

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Weeding is a tiresome but essential job

adjective

Tiring, annoying, or boring

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It’s getting a little tiresome, listening to you complain.

adjective

Causing difficulty or annoyance.

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Schools are removing troublesome pupils

adjective

Causing worry or anxiety

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The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done., his back has been troublesome for quite …

adjective

Not fitting in with the wishes or demands of others; unhelpful.

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That harsh, unaccommodating man had clearly loved his father

adjective

Not eager or willing to help other people, for example by changing your plans

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The staff in the restaurant were extremely rude and unaccommodating., i would like to take more tim…

adjective

Unwilling to help others or do what they ask.

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I can recall him soothing uncooperative clients on the telephone

adjective

Not helpful.

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Several complained that the staff were unhelpful

adjective

Not improving a difficult situation

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The instructions were badly written and unhelpful., i don't need any more of your unhelpful advice!…

adjective

Not guided by or based on good sense.

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She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity

adjective

Not based on or using good judgment; not fair

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It’s unreasonable to expect him to work every weekend., he thinks the cops acted unreasonably.

adjective

Not fair or acceptable

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A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands., be unreasonable for sb/st…

adjective

Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry.

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The vexatious questions posed by software copyrights

adjective

Vexatious legal complaints are not serious but are annoying to deal with

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70% of firms thought more employees were bringing weak and vexatious claims against their employers.

adjective

(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate.

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Wilful acts of damage

adjective

(of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong

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The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council., they eat huge quantiti…