What does contresens in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word contresens in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use contresens in French.
The word contresens in French means opposite direction, misinterpretation, the opposite of, the wrong way. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word contresens
opposite directionnom masculin (sens opposé) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Si tu tombes à l'eau, ne nage pas dans le contresens du courant, tu ne ferais que t'épuiser. // Le matin, il vaut mieux être dans le contresens de la circulation sur les grand-routes. If you fall into the water, do not swim against the tide; you will only tire yourself out. |
misinterpretationnom masculin (interprétation opposée) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La traduction de l'élève était truffée de contresens. The student's translation was riddled with errors. |
the opposite ofnom masculin (chose néfaste à [qch]) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cette attitude butée est un contresens diplomatique. This stubborn attitude is the opposite of diplomatic. |
the wrong waylocution adverbiale (de façon opposée) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Ce conducteur a eu une contravention car il a remonté la rue à contresens. Les pompiers sont parvenus sur l'accident en prenant le tunnel à contresens. The driver was fined for going the wrong way up that street. The firefighters reached the accident site by going the wrong way through the tunnel. |
Let's learn French
So now that you know more about the meaning of contresens in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.
Related words of contresens
Updated words of French
Do you know about French
French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.