Más bien al contrario
Example: No estoy cansado, más bien al contrario, me siento activo.
Definition
"Más bien al contrario" is a Spanish expression used to indicate that the opposite of what was just mentioned is true, often to emphasize a contrasting idea. For example, in the phrase 'No estoy cansado, más bien al contrario, me siento activo,' it means 'On the contrary, I feel active.'
Etymology
The phrase "más bien al contrario" combines 'más bien,' meaning 'rather' or 'more correctly,' with 'al contrario,' meaning 'on the contrary.' It evolved as a natural way in Spanish to express contradiction or opposition to a previous statement, emphasizing a contrasting viewpoint.
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"Más bien al contrario" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - Modismos y refranes - (B1) - parte 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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quite the opposite