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Russian
Pronunciation
Prefix
противо- • (protivo-)
- counter, anti-
- та́нковый (tánkovyj, “tank (attributive)”) → противота́нковый (protivotánkovyj, “antitank”)
- стоя́ть (stojátʹ, “to stand”) → противостоя́ть (protivostojátʹ, “to resist, to withstand”)
Synonyms
- контр- (kontr-), анти- (anti-) (used especially with borrowed words)
Derived terms