kontra

kontra (plural kontras)

1. Synonym of bugarija
2. (music) A large instrument, similar to a viola but with three strings and a flat bridge, originating in the traditional music of Transylvania.
3. (music) The harmonic and rhythmic part of certain Hungarian folk music, as opposed to the melodic part.

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

• Kantor

From the Latin contra (“against”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkontrɒ]
• Hyphenation: kon‧tra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

kontra (plural kontrák)

1. (card games) double
2. (music) accompaniment in gypsy band
3. coaster brake
4. cons

   pró és kontra ― pros and cons

5. (sports) counter

kontra

1. versus

• kontra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/

kontra

1. against

• The personal forms may also be formed analytically by adding forms of ta’, thus for example kontrija or kontra tiegħi (“against me”).

from Spanish contra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/

kontra

1. against

Learned borrowing from Latin contrā.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/

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• Rhymes: -ɔntra
• Syllabification: kon‧tra

kontra f

1. counterblow, counterpunch
2. (sports) counter-attack

   Synonym: kontratak

3. (bridge) double

kontra

1. contra

   Synonyms: przeciw, przeciwko

• kontra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kontra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From the Latin contra (“against”).

• IPA^(key): /kôntra/

kȍntra (Cyrillic spelling ко̏нтра)

1. (dialectal-Dalmatia) against

   Synonym: protiv

   ništa kontra Splita ― nothing against Split

From Latin contra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔntra/

kontra

1. versus, contra

   Hur mycket bör man fokusera på kebabsåsens krämighet kontra annat?

   How much should you focus on the creaminess of the kebab sauce versus other things?

kontra (present kontrar, preterite kontrade, supine kontrat, imperative kontra)

1. to counter-attack

• kontring

• kontra-

• kontra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• torkan

Borrowed from Spanish contra.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkontɾa/ [ˈkon.tɾɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ontɾa
• Syllabification: kon‧tra

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

1. against, anti-

   Synonyms: laban sa, salungat sa

   bakuna kontra tigdas ― anti-measles vaccine

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

1. opposed; running against

   Synonyms: laban, tutol, salungat, kasalungat

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

1. opposite; contrary

   Synonyms: kasalungat, kalaban

2. negative side; con (of a debate)

   Synonyms: tutol, laban, salungat

3. opposition; contradiction

   Synonyms: pagsalungat, pagkontra, pagtutol

4. remedy

   Synonyms: lunas, gamot