contrarrestar

to counteract

verb kohn-trah-rreh-STAHR Rare

Also means

to offset

Usage Note

Contrarrestar means to act against something in order to reduce or neutralise its effect: contrarrestar los efectos del frío ('to counteract the effects of the cold'). The double rr is essential for the correct trill sound, since the prefix contra- is attached to a word beginning with r (restar). It is a regular -ar verb with no stem changes.

Examples

"Tomó vitaminas para contrarrestar el cansancio."

Natural Translation

She took vitamins to counteract the fatigue.

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