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à contresens

French, adverb/a kɔ̃.tʁə.sɑ̃s/

à contresens is a French adverb meaning “the wrong way, against the flow of traffic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dans le sens opposé au sens de circulation des véhicules”.

What does à contresens mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    the wrong way, against the flow of traffic

    rouler à contresens

  2. 2

    against the grain

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Dans le sens opposé au sens de circulation des véhicules. 2. Dans un sens contraire au sens naturel.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce à contresens?

  • /a kɔ̃.tʁə.sɑ̃s/
  • \a kɔ̃.tʁə.sɑ̃s\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.