See also: contrastaré

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin contrāstāre (to oppose), derived from Classical Latin contrā (against) +‎ stō (to stand).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kon.traˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧stà‧re

Verb

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contrastàre (first-person singular present contràsto, first-person singular past historic contrastài, past participle contrastàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to oppose, to impede, to hinder [with a ‘someone’]
  2. (intransitive) to quarrel, to argue, to fight [with con ‘with someone’]
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to disagree, to clash [with con ‘with someone’]
  4. (intransitive) to fight [with con ‘with someone’]
  5. (transitive) to oppose, to impede, to hinder

Conjugation

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Including lesser-used forms:

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • contrastare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From contrasta +‎ -re.

Nomen

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contrastare f (plural contrastări)

  1. contrasting

Declension

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References

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  • contrastare in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

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Verb

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contrastare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of contrastar