a contramano: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- In the opposite direction of permitted traffic; travelling the wrong way on a one-way street or lane.
Examples
BetaPor accidente, conduje a contramano en una calle de un solo sentido y casi me chocan.
By accident, I drove the wrong way on a one-way street and almost got into an accident.
Los policías detuvieron a un conductor que iba a contramano en la autopista durante la madrugada.
The police stopped a driver who was going the wrong way on the highway during the early morning.
¿No viste la señal? Estás manejando a contramano y eso es peligroso.
Didn't you see the sign? You're driving the wrong way and that's dangerous.
Los ciclistas deben respetar las reglas para no ir a contramano en las ciclovías urbanas.
Cyclists must respect the rules so as not to go the wrong way on urban bike lanes.
- Out of step with others; acting contrary to social norms, expectations, or the general current of opinion or behavior.
Examples
BetaEn la reunión, Marta actuó a contramano y propuso ideas que nadie esperaba.
In the meeting, Marta acted against the norm and proposed ideas no one expected.
A veces ir a contramano socialmente puede ser difícil, pero también puede abrir puertas nuevas.
Sometimes going against social norms can be difficult, but it can also open new doors.
No me importa ir a contramano; prefiero mantener mis principios aunque me critiquen.
I don't care about going against the grain; I prefer to keep my principles even if they criticize me.
Examples:
- ES: ¿Venías a contramano y todavía hablas?EN: You were out of the way and you still want to shout?
- ES: Venía a contramano.EN: They were in the wrong.
- ES: ¡Venía a contramano!EN: They were in the wrong!
- ES: Bajaré a contramano.EN: I'll go down the off-side.
- ES: Cuando llega el auto del "totocalcio", el camión hace una curva larga a contramano y ¡estamos!EN: When the car of Totocalcio arrives, the truck makes a turn in the wrong direction!
- ES: Crúcenla y tendrán el tránsito a contramano.EN: Cross it and you run into oncoming traffic.
- ES: Estás manejando a contramano!EN: You`re driving down a one-way street!
- ES: Sr. Zaminsky, conducía a alta velocidad a contramano.EN: Mr. Zaminsky, we caught you speeding on the wrong side of the road.
- ES: Yo estoy a contramano del mundo.EN: I'm what's wrong with the world.
- ES: Resulta que camino al juego de pelota un camión pisó una mancha de hielo y quedó a contramano del tránsito.EN: Turns out they were on their way to the ball game when a truck hit a patch of black ice and swerved into oncoming traffic.
- ES: Estoy conduciendo a contramano?EN: INGLES?
- ES: Todos van a casa a comer chucrut y esperar a Papá Noel y nosotros venimos caminando a contramano...EN: Everybody's going home to sauerkraut and Santy Claus... and here comes a gang of us walking the other way...
- ES: ¡Vas a contramano!EN: You're going the wrong way!
- ES: - Vamos a contramano.EN: - We're going the wrong way.
- ES: sino por otro espectador que iba en moto a contramano por el circuito.EN: But by another spectator on a motorcycle going the wrong way on the course.
- ES: - Tú ibas a contramano.EN: - You were on the wrong side of the road.
- ES: ¡En esta ciudad, todos van a contramano!EN: Everyone's driving the wrong way here! What's the police doing?
- ES: Intentar volver a verse niño es correr a contramano.EN: Imagining oneself as a child is like running backwards.
- ES: No creo que tenga ningún motivo. Está conduciendo a contramano en una calle de un sólo sentido.EN: I don't think you have a case for... you're driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
- ES: Es un refugiado emocional a contramano del mundo.EN: He's an emotional refugee, at odds with the world.
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