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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Contra \Con"tra\
     A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary,
     in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the
     composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. &
     pref.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Contra \Con"tra\
     A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary,
     in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the
     composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. &
     pref.

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contra
     Πορτογαλικά prep.
     απέναντι, μπροστά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contra
     Asturian prep.
     against
     Catalan adv.
     against
     Catalan n.
     con (gloss: disadvantage)
     Finnish n.
     Contra (gloss: anti-Sandinista fighter)
     Galician n.
     (lb gl usually in the plural) shutter
     Galician prep.
     against
     Ladin prep.
     against
     Occitan prep.
     against
     Romanian adv.
     1 against, opposed to, opposite
     2 in exchange for
     Romanian prep.
     against, versus

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contra-
     Dutch pre.
     #English
     French pre.
     (l en contra-)
     Portuguese pre.
     counter- (gloss: in opposition to)
     Spanish pre.
     (l en contra-)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Contra
     n.
     A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently
  opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly
  funded by the United States government in the 1980s.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  contra
     adv.
     contrary to something
     n.
     1 (lb en business) A deal to swap goods or services.
     2 (lb en politics pejorative) A conservative; (non-gloss: originally
  tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries).
     3 (lb en accounting often attributive) An entry (or account) that
  cancels another entry (or account).
     4 (lb en music informal) Any of the musical instruments in the
  contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or,
  especially, double bass.
     5 (lb en dance) A contra dance.
     6 (lb en obsolete US New England dance) A country dance.
     prep.
     against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to
     vb.
     (lb en accounting) To undo; to reverse.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  contra-
     pre.
     against; in opposition to

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Contra
     n.
     A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently
  opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly
  funded by the United States government in the 1980s.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  contra
     Catalan adv.
     against
     Catalan n.
     con (gloss: disadvantage)
     Finnish n.
     Contra (gloss: anti-Sandinista fighter)
     Galician n.
     (lb gl usually in the plural) shutter
     Galician prep.
     against
     Latin adv.
     1 against
     2 opposite to
     3 contrary to
     4 otherwise
     5 in return, back
     Latin prep.
     1 against
     2 across from, opposite
     Romanian adv.
     1 against, opposed to, opposite
     2 in exchange for
     Romanian prep.
     against, versus

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  contra-
     Dutch pre.
     #English
     French pre.
     (l en contra-)
     Portuguese pre.
     counter- (gloss: in opposition to)
     Spanish pre.
     (l en contra-)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Contra
     n.
     A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently
  opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly
  funded by the United States government in the 1980s.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  contra
     Catalan adv.
     against
     Catalan n.
     con (gloss: disadvantage)
     Finnish n.
     Contra (gloss: anti-Sandinista fighter)
     Galician n.
     (lb gl usually in the plural) shutter
     Galician prep.
     against
     Latin adv.
     1 against
     2 opposite to
     3 contrary to
     4 otherwise
     5 in return, back
     Latin prep.
     1 against
     2 across from, opposite
     Spanish adv.
     opposite, facing
     Spanish n.
     con (gloss: disadvantage)
     Spanish prep.
     against, versus

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  contra-
     Dutch pre.
     #English
     French pre.
     (l en contra-)
     Portuguese pre.
     counter- (gloss: in opposition to)
     Spanish pre.
     (l en contra-)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Contra
     n.
     A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently
  opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly
  funded by the United States government in the 1980s.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contra
     Espanja prep.
     vastaan
     n.
     oikeistolainen vastavallankumouksellinen 1980-luvun Nicaraguassa
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 c ontr a)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contra-
     Englanti adv.
     vasta-

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Contra
     Espanja n.
     contra

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  contra
     n.
     oikeistolainen vastavallankumouksellinen 1980-luvun Nicaraguassa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contra
     Spanska n.
     nackdel
     Spanska prep.
     mot, emot

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contra-
     Galiciska pre.
     kontra-, mot-
     Portugisiska pre.
     kontra-, mot-

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Contra /kˈɔntɾɑː/ 
   [pol.] counter-revolutionary , counterrevolutionist , Contra 
           Note: Nicaragua
     Synonym: Konterrevolutionär
  
   see: Konterrevolutionäre, Contras
  
           Note: Nikaragua

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  contra /kˈɔntɾɑː/ 
  versus vs.,  /fˌaʊˈɛs/
     Synonyms: kontra, gegen
  

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  contra //ˈkɒntɹə// 
  наопаки, напротив
  contrary to something

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  contra //ˈkɒntɹə// 
  против
  against, contrary or opposed to

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  contra /kˈɒntɹə/ 
  proti

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  contra /kˈɒntɹə/ 
  kontra

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Contra /kˈɒntɹə/
  Konterrevolutionär , Contra  [pol.]
           Note: Nikaragua
     Synonyms: counter-revolutionary, counterrevolutionist
  
   see: counter-revolutionaries, counterrevolutionists, Contras
  
           Note: Nicaragua

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  Contra /kˈɒntɹə/ 
  contra
  guerrilla groups

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  contra //ˈkɒntɹə// 
  vasta-, vastakirjaus, vastatili
  (accounting) an entry (or account) that cancels another entry

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  contra /kˈɒntɹə/
  protiv

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  contra /kˈɒntɹə/
  1. viszont
  2. ellen
  3. vele szemben

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  contra /kˈɒntɹə/
  1. (önek) karşı, zıt, aksi.

From suomi-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fin-eng ]

  contra /kˈontra/ 
  Contra
  oikeistolainen vastavallankumouksellinen 1980-luvun Nicaraguassa

From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 :   [ freedict:lat-deu ]

  contra 
  dagegen, im Gegenteil, gegen, gegenüber, im Gegensatz dazu

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  contra
  contra

From Portuguese-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-deu ]

  contra /kˈoŋtræ/
  an, gegen, gegenüber, wider

From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-eng ]

  contra /kˈoŋtræxˈɛɡræ/
  across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, opposite, upon

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  contra /kˈontɾa/
  escontra

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  contra /kˈontɾa/
  contra

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  contra /kˈontɾa/
  contra

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  contra /kˈontɾa/
  gegen

From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:spa-eng ]

  contra /kˈontɾa/
  across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, opposite, upon

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɑntɹə/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/kontɾa/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/kontɾa/

From IPA:fi :   [ IPA:fi ]

  

/ˈcontrɑ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  CONTRA. Over; against; opposite to anything: as, such a case lays down a 
  certain principle; such other case, contra. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "contra":
     a rebours, adverse to, against, against the grain,
     against the tide, against the wind, antipode, antipodes, antipole,
     antithesis, antonym, arsy-varsy, at cross-purposes,
     at cross-purposes with, at daggers, at daggers drawn, at issue,
     at odds, at variance, at war with, athwart, by contraries, con,
     contradictory, contrarily, contrariously, contrariwise, contrary,
     contrawise, converse, conversely, counter, counter to,
     counterbalance, countercheck, counterpoint, counterpoise,
     counterpole, counterterm, cross, dead against, eyeball-to-eyeball,
     facing, foil, fronting, in conflict with, in confrontation,
     in flat opposition, in hostile array, in opposition,
     in opposition to, inverse, inversely, just the opposite,
     nay rather, obverse, offset, on the contrary, opposed to, opposite,
     opposite number, oppositely, otherwise, over, per contra,
     quite the contrary, rather, reverse, setoff, the contrary,
     the other side, to the contrary, topsy-turvy, tout au contraire,
     toward, up in arms, upside down, versus, vice versa, vis-a-vis,
     with crossed bayonets
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 反对;
  ad. 反对地;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 反对,相反
     ad. 反对地,相反地

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