contre

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See also: contré and contre-

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French contre, from Old French contre, from Latin contra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃tʁ/
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Preposition

contre

  1. against (in physical contact with)
    La paille est contre la maison
    the straw is against the house
    Elle s’appuie contre le mur.
    She's pushing against the wall.
  2. against (not in favor of)
    Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre.
    The citizens are for, but the politicians are against.
  3. against (having as an opponent)
    Ce soir: Lille contre Marseille en direct.
    Tonight: Lille against Marseille live.
  4. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with)
    10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes.
    10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all women.
  5. in exchange for
    On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit.
    These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal.

Derived terms

Verb

contre

  1. inflection of contrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

contre m (plural contres)

  1. (bridge) double

Descendants

  • ⇒ Italian: contrare

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrāta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuntˈreː(ə)/, /kuntˈrɛi̯(ə)/

Noun

contre (plural contrees)

  1. region, area
  2. A political division, including:
    1. On a national level: a nation, country, land, or territory
    2. On a regional level: a district, state, or province
    3. On a local level: city, town, settlement, or parish
  3. homeland, fatherland
  4. country, countryside (as opposed to the city)
  5. The people of a region, country, or province; the local people.

Descendants

  • English: country (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: kintra

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French contre.

Preposition

contre

  1. against; opposing

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

  • cuntre (Northern, Anglo-Norman or early Old French)
  • countre (late Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From Latin contra.

Pronunciation

Preposition

contre

  1. against

Adverb

contre

  1. against

Descendants

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