See also: contré and contre-

French edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃tʁ/
  • (file)

Preposition edit

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 edit

Verb edit

contre

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

Noun edit

contre m (plural contres)

  1. (bridge) double

Descendants edit

  • Italian: contrare

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

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

References edit

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French contre.

Preposition edit

contre

  1. against; opposing

Descendants edit

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

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

Etymology edit

From Latin contra.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

contre

  1. against

Adverb edit

contre

  1. against

Descendants edit

Anagrams edit