contramão

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Portuguese[edit]

Dirigindo na contramão.

Alternative forms[edit]

contra-mão

Etymology[edit]

From contra +‎ mão.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐˈmɐ̃w̃/

(file)
Hyphenation: con‧tra‧mão

Noun[edit]

contramão f (plural contramãos)

(traffic) wrong way, opposite hand, opposite way
(figurative) an opinion or attitude that is against the common sense

Derived terms[edit]

em contramão

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