contramão

Portuguese

Dirigindo na contramão.

Alternative forms

• contra-mão

Etymology

From contra +‎ mão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐˈmɐ̃w̃/

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• Hyphenation: con‧tra‧mão

Noun

contramão f (plural contramãos)

1. (traffic) wrong way, opposite hand, opposite way
2. (figurative) an opinion or attitude that is against the common sense

Derived terms

• em contramão