Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin contrādīcō, from contrā (against) + dīcō (to speak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kontɾadeˈθiɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.ð̞eˈθiɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kontɾadeˈsiɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.ð̞eˈsiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tra‧de‧cir

Verb

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contradecir (first-person singular present contradigo, first-person singular preterite contradije, past participle contradicho)

  1. (transitive) to contradict, to belie

Conjugation

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Further reading

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