a contracorriente

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a ˌkontɾakoˈrjente/ [a ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾa.koˈrjẽn̪.t̪e] Syllabification: a con‧tra‧co‧rrien‧te === Adverb === a contracorriente against the current; against the flow (swim in the opposite direction to the river current) (by extension, idiomatic) swim against the current; swim against the flow; against the tide (go against prevailing opinion or thought); go against the grain === Further reading === “a contracorriente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025