contra

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contra

/ˈkõ.tɾɐ/ Portugal

preposition escontra

em oposição a
em troca de
em direção a
defronte de
junto de
de encontro

noun

objeção
oposição
defeito
inconveniente

In English

against in a contrary direction to
fight (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
with against
con disadvantage of something
versus in opposition to
counter contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction
contra against, contrary or opposed to
afoul in a state of entanglement or conflict (with)

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@misc{contra_2026,
  title = {contra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/contra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}