"contre" meaning in French

See contre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃tʁ/ Audio: Fr-contre.ogg Forms: contres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French contre, from Old French contre, from Latin contra. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|contre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French contre, {{inh+|fr|frm|contre}} Inherited from Middle French contre, {{inh|fr|fro|contre}} Old French contre, {{inh|fr|la|contra}} Latin contra Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} contre m (plural contres)
  1. (bridge) double Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-contre-fr-noun-LOBqnn-M Topics: bridge, games

Preposition

IPA: /kɔ̃tʁ/ Audio: Fr-contre.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French contre, from Old French contre, from Latin contra. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|contre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French contre, {{inh+|fr|frm|contre}} Inherited from Middle French contre, {{inh|fr|fro|contre}} Old French contre, {{inh|fr|la|contra}} Latin contra Head templates: {{fr-prep}} contre
  1. against (in physical contact with)
    Sense id: en-contre-fr-prep-W~4yvKys
  2. against (not in favor of)
    Sense id: en-contre-fr-prep-PCYbeZ2Y
  3. against (having as an opponent)
    Sense id: en-contre-fr-prep-p7eL~89K Categories (other): French prepositions, Old French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 10 6 10 10 15 15 17 17 Disambiguation of Old French prepositions: 3 2 3 14 14 14 13 17 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 2
  4. as against (as opposed to, compared to, in contrast with)
    Sense id: en-contre-fr-prep-T7ifG5ve Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions, Old French prepositions Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 1 1 35 31 22 9 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 10 6 10 10 15 15 17 17 Disambiguation of Old French prepositions: 3 2 3 14 14 14 13 17 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 2
  5. in exchange for
    Sense id: en-contre-fr-prep-dbRjowuT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions, Old French prepositions Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 1 1 35 31 22 9 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 10 6 10 10 15 15 17 17 Disambiguation of Old French prepositions: 3 2 3 14 14 14 13 17 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à contre-courant, à contre-mont, contre nature, contre toute attente, contre vents et marées, contrer, envers et contre tous, par contre, peser le pour et le contre, un contre un

Verb

IPA: /kɔ̃tʁ/ Audio: Fr-contre.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French contre, from Old French contre, from Latin contra. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|contre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French contre, {{inh+|fr|frm|contre}} Inherited from Middle French contre, {{inh|fr|fro|contre}} Old French contre, {{inh|fr|la|contra}} Latin contra Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} contre
  1. inflection of contrer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: contrer
    Sense id: en-contre-fr-verb-Upd4e52j Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions, Old French prepositions Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 1 1 35 31 22 9 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 10 6 10 10 15 15 17 17 Disambiguation of Old French prepositions: 3 2 3 14 14 14 13 17 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 2
  2. inflection of contrer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: contrer
    Sense id: en-contre-fr-verb-kW68UsJs Categories (other): French prepositions, Old French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 10 6 10 10 15 15 17 17 Disambiguation of Old French prepositions: 3 2 3 14 14 14 13 17 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 2
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