de contrario

English translation: a contrario sensu

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Spanish term or phrase:de contrario
English translation:a contrario sensu
Entered by: María Isabel Vazquez

21:57 Apr 10, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / pleadings on appeal
Spanish term or phrase: de contrario
La procedencia formal del Recurso se justifica de contrario por referencia a lost arts. 217 y 222...
Or
algo obvio pero ignorado de contrario,...
On the contrary makes no sense; by the opposition?
Gordon Mackenzie
Local time: 21:59
a contrario sensu
Explanation:
Es la frase en latín que se utiliza. Significa que la norma prevé determinados supuestos, aquellos que no están en la norma son los que se consideran "a contrario sensu". Por ejemplo, en este caso, si los artículos mencionados señalan los casos en que no se aplica el recurso, éste procede en aquellos que no están mencionados en la norma. ¿Fuí clara? "A contrario sensu": del latín, en sentido contrario.
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María Isabel Vazquez
Argentina
Local time: 18:59
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Thanks, very thorough, although it doesn't work in my document. Nothing will.
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4a contrario sensu
María Isabel Vazquez
3Here are some options:
Maria
1however
Eva Blanar


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however


Explanation:
or "but then"

Eva Blanar
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Doesn't fit in with various of the sentences that use it.
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Comment: Doesn't fit in with various of the sentences that use it.

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a contrario sensu


Explanation:
Es la frase en latín que se utiliza. Significa que la norma prevé determinados supuestos, aquellos que no están en la norma son los que se consideran "a contrario sensu". Por ejemplo, en este caso, si los artículos mencionados señalan los casos en que no se aplica el recurso, éste procede en aquellos que no están mencionados en la norma. ¿Fuí clara? "A contrario sensu": del latín, en sentido contrario.
Suerte con la traducción.

María Isabel Vazquez
Argentina
Local time: 18:59
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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Thanks, very thorough, although it doesn't work in my document. Nothing will.
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Here are some options:


Explanation:
Corominas, see if any of these help. "Por contrario imperio" means reversing the decision in the exercise of his prerogative. Perhaps they are stating this warrants a reversal of a decision.

Otherwise, here are the definitions from Marina Orellana for "contrario," and some of them may fit in your context: counter to, at variance with, in opposition to (as you pointed out);

Hope this may give you some ideas or leads.

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Note added at 3 hrs 29 mins (2005-04-11 01:27:02 GMT)
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Although Isabel\'s explanation makes a lot of sense. I would give that some thought, as well.

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Note added at 3 hrs 43 mins (2005-04-11 01:41:03 GMT)
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Here is an explanation of the term \"a contrario sensu\"

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... reasoning by analogy, by mayoría de razón or a contrario sensu. ... A contrario
sensu is a method of interpretation that consists in considering that ...
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