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in contrast to



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in contrast to
     1. prep. Contrairement à.
           In contrast to the United States, Britain has an unwritten constitution.
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in
     1. prep. Dans, en.
           He is in the house.
           Il est dans la maison.
     2. prep. En (pour le mois).
           I was born in May.
contrast
     1. n. Contraste.
     2. v. Contraster.
           She contrasted their current situation with what could have been if only they had chosen differently.
           Elle contrasta leur situation courante avec ce qui aurait pu être si seulement ils avaient fait des choix différents.
           The artist nicely contrasted the dark blue against the light pink.
to
     1. prep. À, vers.
           Let's go to Paris!
           Allons à Paris !
     2. prep. Moins, pour indiquer l'heure.
           Ten to eleven.

Exemples de phrases

However, in contrast to the bad old days when governments remained impervious to argument and particularly to parliamentary debate, this piece of legislation has steadily improved. 
This was despite her giving a go-ahead on the phone and is in contrast to their more usual policy of prefering phone only contact. 



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