Contradicción in english
Contradiction
pronunciation: kɑntrədɪkʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kɑntrədɪkʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
contradicción = contradiction ; contradiction in terms ; oxymoron [oxymora/oxymorons, -pl.] ; mixed signal.
Example: I notice that there seems to be something of a contradiction in Ms Marshall's approach.Example: The use of the term ephemera is strictly accurate in the definitional sense describing those pieces of recorded knowledge it is applied to by librarians but is, nevertheless, a total contradiction in terms.Example: The author argues that the 'digital library' is not an oxymoron, pointing to the fact that libraries face the problem of differentiating between the product that is managed in libraries, information, and the familiar container for that product (the book).Example: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.more:
» demostración por contradicción = proof by contradiction .
Example: The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.» espíritu de la contradicción = contrary nature .
Example: After reading the early chapters and discussing Mary's contrary nature, we looked at her Indian hibiscus garden and the nursery rhyme she appears in, seeing how both reflected Mary's own nature.