kontra homograph 2
prepositionpreposisjonversus · as against
EtymologyOpphav
gjennom italiensk; fra latin through Italian; from LatinSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
i forhold til;
imot in relation to, compared with;
versus, against
imot in relation to, compared with;
versus, against
- vurdere fly kontra andre transportmidler to weigh up air travel versus other means of transport
- individ kontra fellesskap the individual versus the community
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
pro og kontra
for og imot;
pro et contrapros and cons for and against;
pros and conspro et contra
pro et contrapros and cons for and against;
pros and conspro et contra
slå kontra
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gjøre motstand;
slå tilbake to put up resistance;
to strike back Eng. phraseto counter-attack- gjestene tok føringen, men hjemmelaget slo kontra the visitors took the lead, but the home side hit back
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mene det motsatte;
ombestemme seg to take the opposite view;
to change one's mind- han slo kontra og sa at han likevel ville være med he changed his mind and said he wanted to come along after all