Information about the word contra (English → Esperanto: kontraŭ)

Synonyms: across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, versus, with, opposite, for, on, from

Part of speechpreposition
Pronunciation/ˈkɒntɹə/
Hyphenationcon·tra
Shavian alphabet𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩

Usage samples

Just last week Trump said, contra the evidence in Western medicine, that there could be a vaccine by election day.

Translations

Afrikaansteen
Albaniankundër
Catalana canvi de; contra; davant de; en front de
Czechproti
Danishimod
Dutchtegen
English (Old English)ongean
Esperantokontraŭ
Faeroeseímóti
Finnishvastaan
Frenchcontre; en face de
Germanan; gegen; gegenüber; wider; auf; für; entgegen; zuwider; zu; vor
Hungarianellen
Italiancontro
Low Germangegen
Luxemburgishvirun; géint
Malaylawan
Norwegianmot
Papiamentoanti; kontra
Polishnaprzeciw; przeciw; w zamian
Portuguesecontra; defronte de; em frente de; em troca de
Romaniancontra; împotriva
Russianпротив
Saterland Frisianan; juun; juunuur
Scottish Gaelican aghaidh
Spanishcontra; frente a
Swahilijuu ya
Swedishemot; inemot; mot
Turkishaleyh; aleyhinde; karşe
West Frisiantsjin