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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contrārius.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈtɾa.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõˈtɾa.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈtɾa.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõˈtɾa.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈtɾa.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõˈtɾa.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: con‧trá‧ri‧o
Adjective
contrário (feminine contrária, masculine plural contrários, feminine plural contrárias)
- contrary, opposite
- opposed, against
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