See also: contraponer

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin contrāpōnere, present active infinitive of contrāpōnō (place in opposition).

Verb

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contrapoñer (first-person singular present contrapoño, first-person singular preterite contrapuxen, past participle contraposto)

  1. to compare
  2. to set up against, place in opposition

Usage notes

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While contrapoñer is the more widespread form of this verb, some Galician-speaking regions favor the form contrapor and a correspondingly different conjugation.

Conjugation

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