English–French
“opposite meaning” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃tʁəsɑ̃s/
Example
La traduction donne un contresens au texte.
The translation gives the text the opposite meaning.
How to say “opposite meaning” in French
“Opposite meaning” in French is contresens.
A message arrives with its direction reversed because a key word or surrounding clue has been read out of context.
Example sentences with contresens
En traduisant trop vite, il a fait un contresens.
By translating too quickly, he made a translation error.
Tips for using contresens
- Contresens usually describes a wrong interpretation of words or a translation, whereas malentendu more broadly describes a misunderstanding between people.