Italian

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Etymology

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From French contre +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /konˈtra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: con‧trà‧re

Verb

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contràre (first-person singular present còntro, first-person singular past historic contrài, past participle contràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, bridge) to double
  2. (transitive, boxing) to counter
  3. (transitive, soccer) to counter-attack
  4. (transitive, soccer) to block

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • contrare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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