逆に
ぎゃくに
conversely; on the contrary
Meanings
Adverb
conversely; on the contrary
Example sentences
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Through the lens the image was inverted.
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Don't hold it upside down.
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He loves cars, while his brother hates them.
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I'm rather embarrassed to receive so many words of thanks.
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Some medicines will do you more harm than good.
More examples (10)
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"Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her." "Thought you'd agree."
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On the other hand, even if I was expected to cut through easily, that's no surprise.
このファンタジー小説は派手な魔法のオンパレードで逆に単調だ。
This fantasy book is a succession of really flashy magical spells and that makes it boring instead.
これは、話を面白くしようとして逆につまらなくなるパターンだな。
This is a pattern of trying to make the story more interesting, but ending up making it boring instead.
あまりたくさんの人の意見を聞いていると、逆に身動きが取れなくなってしまうよ。
If you ask too many people for their opinions, you'll end up not knowing what to do.
特定の企業を賞賛する書き込みや、逆にライバル企業を貶める書き込みが多い2ch。
2ch, where there are many posts praising specific companies, or, conversely, denigrating their rivals.
私はストレスがたまると食欲がなくなるのではなく、逆に何か食べないと気が済まなくなる。
I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down unless I eat something.
どんなに頑張っても1キロも減らない。逆に体重が少し増えたり。それがダイエットの停滞期です。
No matter how much you try, you don't lose even a kilo. You might even gain a little weight. This is the diet plateau.
先輩は、嫌味なくらいの完璧超人でしたからね。だから逆にその「癖」は先輩の可愛げ・・・というか、チャームポイントでしたよ。
You were always a perfect 'superhuman' to an infuriating extent, and so that 'habit' was actually one of your cute, or rather charming, attributes.
「フランス語で1から100まで数えられるようになったよ」「おお、すごいじゃん。じゃあ今度は逆に100から始めて1まで言える?」「えー、それはまだ無理」
"I can count from 1 to 100 in French now." "Wow, that's great. How about counting backwards from 100 to 1?" "No, that's still impossible for me."