au contraire
Meanings
Adverb
1. on the contrary, quite the contrary, quite the opposite; au contraire
Examples15
Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
"Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."
"Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."
"I believe you like your job." "On the contrary, I hate it."
On the contrary!
On the contrary.