I Want to Express a Contrary Opinion in Spanish

I Want to Express a Contrary Opinion in Spanish Sometimes a simple no,  the same word translated in English and Spanish,  is not sufficient to express disagreement with what someone has said or implied. In polite company or when discussing a topic, phrases like, on the contrary, help express differences in opinion. As in English, on the contrary, means not at all or quite the opposite in Spanish, too. There are a several ways to say this in Spanish. Examples of Being Contrary in Spanish Two common ways of saying on the contrary in Spanish are the adverbial phrases al   contrario  or, somewhat more formally,  por  el  contrario. Quite the opposite, is expressed in Spanish by using the adverb, opuestamente. These phrases all express being contrary and are  common in both writing and speech.   Spanish Sentence English Translation Al contrario, son muy buenas noticias. On the contrary, its very good news. Por el contrario, no ha habido crecimiento de empleos en el sector privado. On the contrary, there has not been employment growth in the private sector. Creo al contrario de lo que usted dice va a pasar. I believe the opposite of what you say is going to happen. Crees que la gente no puede cambiar? Opuestamente, s que pueden! Do you think that people can not change? Quite the opposite, they can! Other Ways to Express Disagreement Spanish has many other ways of expressing disagreement, such as in English, exclamatory phrases like No way! can get the point across. Spanish Sentence English Translation De ninguna manera el gobierno central permitir la anarqua. In no way will the government allow anarchy. Yo no estoy de acuerdo. I dont agree No creo. I dont believe so. No lo veo as. I dont see it that way. Entiendo lo que quieres decir, pero... I know what you mean, but... Estoy de acuerdo hasta cierto punto. I agree to a certain point. Y t, vas a estudiar? Qu va! And you, are you going to study? No way! Oye, esa moneda es ma! Hold on there, that coin is mine! Cree que Windows es ms seguro que Linux. Ni hablar! He believes Windows is more secure than Linux. No way! ​