contra
contra · more contra · most contra
gegen, im Gegensatz zu, contra, entgegengesetzt
Contrary to somethingContrary to something.
UK/ˈkɒntɹə/US/ˈkɑntɹə/
» Reagan asked for military aid for the Contras.
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1 sensesContrary to something.
gegen, im Gegensatz zu, contra
Examples
1 sentencesReagan asked for military aid for the Contras.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
contrary to something:
Origin
Ultimately from Latin contrā.Ultimately from Latin contrā.
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Forms
more contra, most contra| Comparative | more contra Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most contra |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.