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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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

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

Conjugation

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From contra- +‎ pôr.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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