Question

what is the meaning of the foreign expression in bold? \some might think that our citys best days are behind us,\ the newton mayoral candidate said in his speech. \but, au contraire, newtons best days are yet to come.\ correspondingly in other words similarly on the contrary

Explanation:

"Au contraire" is a French phrase. In the context of the sentence, the speaker is contrasting the initial thought ("Some might think that our city's best days are behind us") with the opposing view ("Newton's best days are yet to come"). "On the contrary" is the English - language equivalent that fits this contrast. "Correspondingly" implies a relationship of correspondence, "in other words" is for rephrasing, and "similarly" is for showing similarity, none of which fit the contrast in the sentence.

Answer:

on the contrary