Translation for "a contrapelo" to english

A contrapelo

phrase

• against the grain
• the wrong way

Translation examples

against the grain phrase

De manera que arremetimos a contrapelo;
And so we bucked against the grain;

El episodio va a contrapelo de su naturaleza optimista.
It goes against the grain of Ned’s optimistic nature.

Eso tuvo que dificultar su trabajo, por descontado, ya que iba a contrapelo de su propio talento.
It hampered him, of course, because it was against the grain of his talent.

El animal se apartaba cada vez que lo acariciaba a contrapelo.
The animal moved away when he rubbed its fur against the grain.

Ulric había llegado a acostumbrarse un poco a esa forma de conversación, muy a contrapelo.
Ulric had grown somewhat accustomed to this form of conversation, much against the grain.

Voy pasándome suavemente el dorso de la mano por la cara, a contrapelo.
I pass the back of my hand softly over my face, against the grain of the hair.

–Las putas nacimos para acariciar la suerte a contrapelo – asiente Todos los Santos.
“We putas were born to rub luck against the grain,” assents Todos los Santos.

Las apartó lentamente mientras mi piel se eriza, las acarició sin piedad a contrapelo.
Pushing them slowly aside as my skin bristles, rubbing them mercilessly the wrong way, against the grain.

Va a contrapelo, que conste, pero me voy a deferir a tu criterio y haré lo que pueda para apoyarte.
It goes against the grain, mind you, but I'll defer to your judgment and do what I can to support you."

the wrong way phrase

El sentimentalismo no es más que un sentimiento que te acaricia a contrapelo.
Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way.

Determinados aspectos acerca de Cicerón te cogen a contrapelo.
Certain things about Cicero rub you the wrong way.

Sería igual que intentar quitarse un abrojo cuando las espinas estaban clavadas a contrapelo.
it would be like trying to yank a burr out of your skin when its spines had gone in the wrong way.

Sherry se había limitado a ser ella misma, alguien que acariciaba a cierta gente a contrapelo.
She had just been Sherry, that’s all, someone who rubbed some people the wrong way.

Tony es capaz de utilizar demasiadas palabras, de exacerbarla, de frotar su campo eléctrico a contrapelo.
Tony can use too many words, can grate on her, can rub her electrical field the wrong way.