controcorrente — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contrarian noun Someone who enjoys taking the opposite view to most other people, often out of stubbornness rather than genuine disagreement.
- countercurrent noun A current moving in the opposite direction to the main one.
- eddy noun A swirl of water or air that spins in the opposite direction to the main flow around it.
Senses
controcorrente is used for these senses in English:
- contrarian Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]
- countercurrent A current that flows against the prevailing one.
- eddy A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
contrarian — full definition
- noun Someone who enjoys taking the opposite view to most other people, often out of stubbornness rather than genuine disagreement.
- noun (finance) An investor whose view of where the market is heading goes against what most other investors think.
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