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contra

against; opposite

preposition KON-trah Common

Origin: From Latin contra 'against'.

Usage Note

Contra expresses opposition (physical or abstract) and is also used in sports scores: dos contra uno '2–1'. The prefix contra- forms many Spanish compounds: contradecir 'to contradict', contraoferta 'counteroffer'. In everyday speech en contra de is a common alternative, and llevar la contraria 'to be contrary / to argue for the sake of it' is a useful idiom.

Examples

"Están en contra de la propuesta."

Natural Translation

They are against the proposal.

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