przeciwko

Meaning

Prep

1. against (in opposition to)
2. against (in conflict with)
3. against ((located) opposite to)
4. towards, to meet with
5. with relation to
6. denotes recipient of an oral message; to
7. in the way of
8. against (in comparison to)
9. proportionally to
10. in contrast to
11. for (to the benefit of)
12. in exchange for
13. against; Further details are uncertain.

Adv

1. on the other side
2. to the other side
3. The meaning of this term is uncertain.
4. The meaning of this term is uncertain.

Hyphenated as

prze‧ciw‧ko

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʂɛˈt͡ɕif.kɔ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish przeciwko. By surface analysis, univerbation of przeciw + ku.

Sentences

" W całej Rosji panuje stały terror włościański przeciwko przedstawicielom władzy sowieckiej."

"All over Russia, there is constant peasant terror against representatives of the Soviet power."

" Książęta niemieccy , protestanccy, zawiązali tajemną ligę przeciwko cesarzowi."

"The German princes, Protestant, formed a secret league against the emperor."