contrairement (kon-trer-mān), adv., contrarily, contrary.

contralte, n.m. V. contralto.

contraltiste, n.m.f., contralto singer.

contralto, n.m., () (mus.) contralto, counter-tenor.

contrapontiste, n.m., (mus.) contrapuntist.

contrariant, -e, adj., provoking, annoying, vexatious; disappointing.

contrarier, v.a., to contradict, to gainsay; to disappoint; to thwart, to counteract, to baffle, to oppose, to annoy, to vex. Être contrarié par les vents; to be wind-bound.

contrariété, n.f., contrariety, contradiction; cross, vexation, annoyance, impediment, hindrance, difficulty, obstacle; disappointment. Quelle —! how annoying!

contrastant, adj., contrasting.

contraste, n.m., contrast, opposition.