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Swedish
Etymology
tvärt (“sharply”) + emot (“against”)
Adverb
tvärtemot (not comparable)
- in the opposite manner
- Synonym: tvärtom
Säger man åt honom att göra något så gör han tvärtemot- If you tell him to do something, he'll do the opposite
Den ena hästan var gigantisk, medan den andra tvärtemot var pytteliten- One of the horses was gigantic, while the other one, on the contrary ("in the opposite fashion"), was tiny
Preposition
tvärtemot
- contrary to, "opposite of"
Tvärtemot vad man skulle kunna tro så är han raketforskare- Contrary to what one might think, he's a rocket scientist
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