contra
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See also contra-
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[edit] English
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- IPA: /ˈkɒntrə/
[edit] Preposition
contra
[edit] Adverb
contra (comparative more contra, superlative most contra)
- to the contrary to something
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[edit] Noun
contra (plural contras)
- (business) a deal to swap goods or services
- (accounting) an entry that cancels another entry
- (informal) any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass
- contra dance
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[edit] Asturian
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contra
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology
Latin contra.
[edit] Adverb
contra
- against
- 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:
- Més endavant, va parlar contra la gent sense família
- But before, he was going to speak against people without family
- Més endavant, va parlar contra la gent sense família
- 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Noun
contra
[edit] Declension
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Declension of contra (type koira)
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[edit] French
[edit] Verb
contra
- third-person singular past historic of contrer
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[edit] Italian
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contra
- Variant of contro
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contra
[edit] See also
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Preposition
contrā + accusative
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[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Etymology
From Latin contra.
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contra
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From the Latin contra.
[edit] Preposition
contra
- against
- la lucha contra prejuicio
- the fight against prejudice
- la lucha contra prejuicio
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