Contrarian
//kənˈtɹɛə.ɹi.ən//
Translations of "contrarian" (12 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Mandarin | 槓精 /杠精(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), 槓頭 /杠头(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | gàngjīng, gàngtóu | |
| Czech | opozičník(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | — | |
| Dutch | tegendraads(liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | — | |
| Finnish | vastarintainen(liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), vastavirtainen(having an opinion of market trends at variance with most others), vastusteleva(liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), toisinajattelija(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), vastarannan kiiski(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), vastavirtasijoittaja(financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others), vastustelija(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | — | |
| French | anti-conformiste(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), contradicteur(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), rebroussier (Meridional French, especially Nîmes)(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), rebroussière (Meridional French, especially Nîmes)(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | — | |
| German | konträr(liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), Querdenker(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), Querdenkerin(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), Querkopf(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | — | |
| Greek | πνεύμα αντιλογίας(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | pnévma antilogías | |
| Italian | controcorrente(liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), fuori dal coro(liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), bastian contrario(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | — | |
| Macedonian | контраш(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | kontraš | |
| Polish | odmianek (Far Masovian)(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), przeciwmówca(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), przekornik(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | — | |
| Spanish | alguien a quien le gusta llevar la contraria(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), anticonformista(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), antilógico(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), contrera(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), contreras(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people), inconformista(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | — | |
| Yiddish | אפּכא־מסתּבראניק(person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people) | ipkhe-mistebrenik |
opozičník
tegendraads
vastarintainen, vastavirtainen, vastusteleva, toisinajattelija, vastarannan kiiski, vastavirtasijoittaja, vastustelija
anti-conformiste, contradicteur, rebroussier (Meridional French, especially Nîmes), rebroussière (Meridional French, especially Nîmes)
konträr, Querdenker, Querdenkerin, Querkopf
controcorrente, fuori dal coro, bastian contrario
odmianek (Far Masovian), przeciwmówca, przekornik
alguien a quien le gusta llevar la contraria, anticonformista, antilógico, contrera, contreras, inconformista
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