Portuguese | English |
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contra- adjective | counter-(in opposition to) |
contra a corrente preposition | against the grain(contrary to what is expected) |
contra a maré preposition | against the grain(contrary to what is expected) |
contra-alíseos noun {m-Pl} | antitrade(the wind that blows from west to east above the trade wind) |
contra-argumento noun {m} | counterargument [counterarguments](an argument that is opposed to another argument) |
contra-atacar verb | counter-attack(to attack in response to an attack by opponents) fight back(to counterattack; to resist an attack) |
contra-ataque noun {m} | counter-attack(an attack made in response to an attack by the opponents) |
contra o relógio preposition | against the clock(in a time-restricted manner) |
contra todas as expectativas preposition | against all odds(despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) |
contra verb | fight [fought, fought, fighting, fights]((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict) |
contra preposition | against(in a contrary direction to) versus(in opposition to) with(against) |
contra adverb | afoul(in a state of entanglement or conflict (with)) counter(contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction) |
contra noun {m} | con [cons](disadvantage of something) |
contrabaixo noun | contrabass(part or section one octave lower than bass) |
contrabaixo noun {m} | double bass(largest instrument of violin family) |
contrabalancear verb | counterbalance(to apply weight in order to balance) |
contrabandear verb | smuggle [smuggled, smuggling, smuggles](to import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties) |
contrabandear verb {m} | contraband(To import illegally) |
contrabandista noun {m} {f} | smuggler [smugglers](One who smuggles things) |
contrabando noun | bootleg(an illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband) |
contrabando noun {m} | contraband(goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods) smuggling(an act of something being smuggled) |
contracapa noun {f} | back cover [back covers](cover on the opposite side of the front cover) |
contracatexia noun {f} | countercathexis(the suppression or repression of mental energy) |
contraceptivo adjective | contraceptive(that acts to prevent conception) |
contraceptivo noun {m} | contraceptive [contraceptives](means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented) |
contracetivo adjective | contraceptive(that acts to prevent conception) |
contracetivo noun {m} | contraceptive [contraceptives](means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented) |
contracheque noun {m} | payslip(document of employee's wage or salary) |
contracorrente noun {f} | countercurrent [countercurrents](Current that flows against the prevailing one) |
contracultura noun {f} | counterculture [countercultures](any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) |
contracíclico adjective | contracyclical(tending to stabilize an unbalanced economy) |
contraditoriamente adverb | contradictorily(in a contradictory manner) |
contraditório adjective {m} | contradictory(that contradicts something) |
contradizer verb | contradict [contradicted, contradicting, contradicts](deny the truth of (a statement or statements)) gainsay [gainsaid, gainsaid, gainsaying, gainsays](to contradict something said) |