Španielčina | Angličtina |
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a contracorriente adjective | fringe(outside the mainstream) upstream(in a direction opposite to flow) |
a contracorriente adverb | upstream(against the flow) |
a contrapelo adjective | backwardadjective |
al contrario preposition | on the contrary(opposite) |
al contrario adverb | au contraire(on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) rather(on the contrary) |
arremeter contra alguien verb | jump down someone's throat(criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness) |
bridge de contrato noun {m} | contract bridge(card game) |
condado de Contra Costa proper noun | Contra Costa Countyproper noun |
de lo contrario adverb | besides(otherwise; else) otherwise(under different circumstances) |
el pro y el contra noun {m} | pros and cons(for and against) |
en contra preposition | against(in competition with) |
en contra adverb | au contraire(on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) counter(contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction) |
en contrario adverb | au contraire(on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) |
en sentido contrario adjective | reverse(having the order of its constituents moved backwards) |
en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj adverb | anticlockwise(in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) |
en sentido contrario al reloj adverb | widdershins(anticlockwise, counter-clockwise) |
encontrar verb | come by(to get (trans.)) encounter [encountered, encountering, encounters](meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly) find [found, finding, finds](encounter, locate, discover) meet [met, meeting, meets](to come face to face with by accident; to encounter) |
encontrar la horma de su zapato verb | meet one's match(be opposed by someone of comparable strength) |
encontrar un problema inesperado verb | hit a snag(to encounter an unexpected problem or delay) |
encontrarse verb | meet [met, meeting, meets](to come face to face with someone by arrangement) |
encontrarse con verb | meet [met, meeting, meets](to come face to face with by accident; to encounter) run into(intransitive, to encounter or meet) |
espalda contra espalda adverb | shoulder-to-shoulder(whilst closely cooperating) |
gol en contra noun {m} | own goal(goal scored by player against their own team) |
in en contra de verb | go against(to oppose; resist) |
incumplimiento de contrato noun {m} | breach of contract(failure to perform) |
inencontrable adjective | unfindable(not findable) |
ir en contra de verb | go against(to violate; breach) |
libertad contractual noun {f} | freedom of contract(freedom of individuals to bargain among themselves) |
los pros y los contras noun {m-Pl} | pros and cons(for and against) |
madera contrachapada noun {f} | plywood [plywoods](construction material) |
no encontrar ni pies ni cabeza a verb | make head or tail of(understand even minimally) |
no puedo encontrar mi ... phrase {mf} | I can't find my ...phrase |