contra

Senso (Inglese)

Prep

Against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to.

Adv

Contrary to something.

Noun

1. A deal to swap goods or services.
2. (derogatory) A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
3. (attributive, often) An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
4. (informal) Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
5. A contra dance.
6. (New-England, US, obsolete) A country dance.

Verb

To undo; to reverse.

sinonimi

against

contra entry

versus

contra-

Traduzioni

εναντίον

ενάντιος

contre

dij

αντίθετος

kontra

tegen

contra

contra

aksi

zıt

عَلَى اَلنَّقِيض مِن

karşı

ضِد

عَلَى اَلْعَكْس

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɒntɹə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ultimately from Latin contrā.