Galician edit

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Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

contrapor (first-person singular present contrapoño, first-person singular preterite contrapuxen, past participle contraposto)
contrapor (first-person singular present contraponho, first-person singular preterite contrapugem or contrapus, past participle contraposto, reintegrationist norm)

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

Usage notes edit

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

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From contra- +‎ pôr.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧por

Verb edit

contrapor (first-person singular present contraponho, first-person singular preterite contrapus, past participle contraposto)

  1. to oppose to something
  2. to compare one thing with another

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