in contrasto

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, in contrast.

Prepositional phrase

in contrasto

  1. at odds (with)
    Synonym: in disaccordo
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 25, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa, Garzanti Libri:
      I suoi leader affermavano sempre più spesso che non avrebbe dovuto esserci nessuna distanza fra i governi di Stati Uniti e Israele, anche quando le azioni di quest'ultimo erano in contrasto con la politica americana.
      Its staff and leaders increasingly argued that there should be "no daylight" between the U.S. and Israeli governments, even when Israel took actions that were contrary to U.S. policy.
      (literally, “Its leaders affirmed increasingly often that there should be no distance between the governments of the United States and Israel, even when the actions of the latter were at odds with American policy.”)
  2. in contrast (to/with); as opposed (to)
    in contrasto con l'altra scuola, questa ci serve del buon mangiare
    in contrast with the other school, this one serves us some good food

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