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contre

/kɔ̃tʁ/

preposition/kɔ̃tʁ/

against (in physical contact with); against (not in favor of); against (having as an opponent); as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with); in exchange for

La paille est contre la maisonthe straw is against the house

Inherited from Middle French contre, from Old French contre, from Latin contra.

noun, masculine/kɔ̃tʁ/plural: contres

double

Inherited from Middle French contre, from Old French contre, from Latin contra.

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