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contracorriente noun
{f}

undertow(feeling)
noun
[UK: ˈʌn.də.təʊ] [US: ˈʌn.dərˌto.ʊ]

contractual noun

contractual(of or pertaining to a contract)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtræk.tʃʊəl] [US: kən.ˈtræk.tʃuːəl]

contractura noun
{f}

contracture [contractures](abnormal contraction of a muscle)
noun
[UK: kəntrˈaktʃə] [US: kəntrˈæktʃɚ]

contracuartelado adjective

grand-quarterlyadjective

contracultura noun
{f}

counterculture [countercultures](any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊn.tərˌk.əl.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈkaʊn.tərˌk.əl.tʃər]

contradecir verb

contradict [contradicted, contradicting, contradicts](deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
verb
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪkt] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪkt]
I hate to contradict you. = Odio contradecirte.

counter [countered, countering, counters](to contradict, oppose)
verb
[UK: ˈkaʊn.tə(r)] [US: ˈkaʊn.tər]
I don't intend to counter your theory. = No tengo la intención de contradecir tu teoría.

gainsay [gainsaid, gainsaying, gainsays](to contradict something said)
verb
[UK: ˌɡeɪn.ˈseɪ] [US: ˈɡeɪn.ˌse]

contradicción noun
{f}

contradiction [contradictions](statement that contradicts itself)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩]
My life's a contradiction. = Mi vida es una contradicción.

contradicción en los términos noun
{m}

contradiction in terms(expression in which components contradict one another)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn tɜːmz] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn ˈtɝːmz]

contradictoriamente adverb

contradictorily(in a contradictory manner)
adverb
[UK: contradicto.ri.li] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.rə.li]

contradictorio adjective

contradictory(that contradicts something)
adjective
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri]
All these government decrees are contradictory and meaningless. = Todos estos decretos del Gobierno son contradictorios y carecen de sentido.

contraer verb

come down with(to show symptoms of an illness)
verb

contract [contracted, contracting, contracts](intransitive: draw together; shorten; lessen)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈtrækt] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˌtrækt]
It contracts with the cold. = Se contrae con el frío.

shrink [shrank, shrunk(en), shrinking, shrinks](transitive: to cause something to shrink)
verb
[UK: ʃrɪŋk] [US: ˈʃrɪŋk]

contraerse verb

shrink [shrank, shrunk(en), shrinking, shrinks](intransitive: to contract, to become smaller)
verb
[UK: ʃrɪŋk] [US: ˈʃrɪŋk]

contraerse verb
{m}

cringe [cringed, cringing, cringes](to cower, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear)
verb
[UK: krɪndʒ] [US: ˈkrɪndʒ]

contraespionaje noun
{m}

counterespionage(activities to prevent spying)
noun
[UK: ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈre.spɪə.nɑːʒ] [US: ˌkɑːwn.tə.ˈre.spiənadʒ]

contraestereotipo noun
{m}

counterstereotypenoun

contrafactual adjective

counterfactual(contrary to the facts)
adjective

contrafagot noun
{m}

contrabassoonnoun
[UK: ˌkɑːn.trə.bæ.ˈsuːn] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.bæ.ˈsuːn]

contrafuego noun
{m}

back fire(controlled fire)
noun

contrafuerte noun
{m}

buttress [buttresses](brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈbʌ.trəs]

contrahacer verb

counterfeit [counterfeited, counterfeiting, counterfeits](To produce something that appears to be official or valid)
verb
[UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt] [US: ˈkaʊn.tər.ˌfɪt]

contrahecho adjective

counterfeit(unauthentic)
adjective
[UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt] [US: ˈkaʊn.tər.ˌfɪt]

contrahecho noun
{m}

humpback [humpbacks](humpbacked person)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌmp bæk] [US: ˈhʌmp.ˌbæk]

contrahechura noun
{f}

counterfeit [counterfeits](fake)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt] [US: ˈkaʊn.tər.ˌfɪt]

contrahuella noun
{f}

riser [risers](part of a step)
noun
[UK: ˈraɪ.zə(r)] [US: ˈraɪ.zər]

contraimagen noun
{f}

preimage(set of all elements that map into a given subset of the codomain of a function)
noun

contraindicación noun
{f}

contraindication [contraindications](factor or symptom)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˌɪn.dɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌkɒn.trə.ˌɪn.dɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

contraindicar verb

contraindicate(to make inadvisable)
verb
[UK: ˈkɑːn.trə ˈɪn.dɪk.eɪt] [US: ˈkɑːn.trə ˈɪn.dəˌket]

contrainteligencia noun
{f}

counterespionage(activities to prevent spying)
noun
[UK: ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈre.spɪə.nɑːʒ] [US: ˌkɑːwn.tə.ˈre.spiənadʒ]

contrainterrogatorio noun
{m}

cross-examination [cross-examinations](interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined)
noun
[UK: ˌkrɒs ɪɡ.ˌzæ.mɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌkrɒs ɪg.ˌzæ.mɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]

contraintuitivo adjective

counterintuitive(contrary to intuition or common sense)
adjective
[UK: ˈkaʊn.tə(r) ɪn.ˈtjuːɪ.tɪv] [US: ˈkaʊn.tər ˌɪn.ˈtuːə.tɪv]

contralor noun

controller [controllers](the chief accountant of a company or government)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtrəʊ.lə(r)] [US: kənˈtro.ʊ.lə(r)]

contraloría noun
{f}

compliance [compliances](business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with)
noun
[UK: kəm.ˈplaɪəns] [US: kəm.ˈplaɪəns]

contralto noun
{m} {f}

alto [altos](musical part)
noun
[UK: ˈæl.təʊ] [US: ˈælto.ʊ]

contraluz noun
{f}

backlight(spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.klaɪt] [US: ˈbæ.ˌklaɪt]

contramaestre noun

boatswain [boatswains](officer of a sailing ship)
noun
[UK: ˈbəʊs.n̩] [US: ˈboʊs.n̩]

contramano preposition

against the grain(contrary to what is expected)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn]

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