contre

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See also: contré and contre-

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French contre, from Old French contre, from Latin contra.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃tʁ/
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Preposition[edit]

contre

  1. against (in physical contact with)
    La paille est contre la maison
    the straw is against the house
    Elle s'appuie contre le mur.
    She's pushing against the wall.
  2. against (not in favor of)
    Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre.
    The citizens are for, but the politicians are against.
  3. against (having as an opponent)
    Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct.
    Tonight: Lille against Marseille live.
  4. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with)
    10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes.
    10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all women.
  5. in exchange for
    On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit.
    These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal.

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

contre

  1. inflection of contrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Noun[edit]

contre m (plural contres)

  1. (bridge) double

Descendants[edit]

  • ⇒ Italian: contrare

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrāta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuntˈreː(ə)/, /kuntˈrɛi̯(ə)/

Noun[edit]

contre (plural contrees)

  1. region, area
  2. A political division, including:
    1. On a national level: a nation, country, land, or territory
    2. On a regional level: a district, state, or province
    3. On a local level: city, town, settlement, or parish
  3. homeland, fatherland
  4. country, countryside (as opposed to the city)
  5. The people of a region, country, or province; the local people.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: country (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: kintra

References[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French contre.

Preposition[edit]

contre

  1. against; opposing

Descendants[edit]

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • cuntre (Northern, Anglo-Norman or early Old French)
  • countre (late Anglo-Norman)

Etymology[edit]

From Latin contra.

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

contre

  1. against

Adverb[edit]

contre

  1. against

Descendants[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

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