| Forme compuse: |
| Engleză | Română |
| additional adj | (not free) | contra cost loc.adv. |
| cu plată loc.adv. |
| Cheese or lettuce on your hamburger is additional. The charge is $0.25. |
| Puteți adăuga brânză sau salată la hamburgher contra cost. |
| ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Intrarea e liberă, dar băutura e cu plată. |
| against prep | (in opposition to) | împotriva prep. |
| contra prep. |
| Out of 650 votes, there were only three against the motion. |
| Din cele 650 de voturi, doar trei au fost împotriva moțiunii. |
| be against sth/sb vi + prep | (oppose) | a fi împotriva expr. |
| a fi contra expr. |
| Many Americans are against the war. |
| Mulți americani sunt împotriva războiului. |
| Mulți americani sunt contra războiului. |
| against prep | (sport: opposing) | împotriva, contra prep. |
| My team is playing against the national champions. |
| Echipa mea joacă împotriva (contra) campionilor naționali. |
| against prep | (in defence of) | împotriva prep. |
| ca apărare contra loc.prep. |
| The army exists to protect against invasion. |
| Armata există pentru a ne proteja împotriva invaziilor. |
| bear witness against sb v expr | (testify) | a depune mărturie contra cuiva loc.vb. |
| a fi martor împotriva cuiva loc.vb. |
| A wife cannot be forced to bear witness against her husband. |
| by contrast adv | (on the other hand) | prin contrast, prin comparație loc.adv. |
| din contră loc.adv. |
| dimpotrivă adv. |
| I'm always late but you, by contrast, are always on time. |
contra,
contra- prefix | (against, counter) | contra prefix |
| The evidence contradicts the suspect's story. |
| contrariwise adv | (on the contrary) | dimpotrivă adv. |
| din contră loc.adv. |
| invers adv. |
| contrary to sth prep | (in conflict with) | contra, împotriva prep. |
| She left the job because the company's policy on animal testing ran contrary to her beliefs. |
| Și-a dat demisia pentru că regulamentul companiei cu privire la testarea pe animale era contra (or: împotriva) principiilor ei. |
| counter adj | (opposing) | contraatac s.n. |
| contra prefix |
| His counter move resulted in his winning the game. |
| Contraatacul său i-a permis să câștige. |
| ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Contraargumentele tale nu sunt valide. |
| counter prefix | (against) | contra prefix |
| For example: counterbalance, counteract |
| counter prefix | (corresponding) | contra- prefix |
| For example: counterpart |
| counteraction n | (opposing action) | contra-acțiune s.f. |
| ripostă s.f. |
| neutralizare s.f. |
| counteractive adj | (opposing sth's effect) | contra-activ adj. |
| neutralizant adj. |
counterargument,
counter-argument n | (rebuttal, refutation) | contra-argument s.n. |
| counterclaim n | (law: claim made in response to another) | contra-cerere s.f. |
| contra-petiție s.f. |
| cerere reconvențională s.f. |
| counterclaim vi | (law: make claim in response to another) | a face o contra-cerere expr.vb. |
| a face o contra-petiție expr.vb. |
| a face o cerere reconvențională expr.vb. |
counterculture,
counter-culture n | dated (lifestyle: non-conventional) (învechit) | contra-cultură s.f. |
counterinsurgency,
counter-insurgency n | (military: anti-guerrilla activity) | contra-insurgență s.f. |
| counterintelligence n | (anti-espionage) | contra-spionaj s.n. |
| counteroffensive n | (retaliatory attack) | contraofensivă s.f. |
| contra-atac s.n. |
| counteroffer n | (made in response to an offer) | contra-ofertă s.f. |
counterspy,
counter-spy n | (spy obtaining information about enemy espionage) | contra-spion s.m. |
| fightback n | (retaliation, defence) | apărare s.f. |
| contra-atac s.n. |
| ripostă s.f. |
| flu shot n | informal (vaccination against influenza) | vaccin contra gripei s.n. |
| I didn't want to run the risk of getting ill so I had the flu shot last week. |
| foolproof adj | (that cannot be misused) | asigurat contra greșelilor de manevrare expr. |
| indereglabil adj. |
| Canned gravy is foolproof because you don't even have to mix any ingredients! |
| if anything adv | (on the contrary) | din contră loc.adv. |
| Too tall? No, if anything she's too short to play goalie! |
| measles vaccine n | (inoculation against measles virus) | vaccin contra pojarului s.n. |
| The recommended age for the measles vaccine is 12 months of age. |
nimby,
plural: nimbys,
nimbies n | informal, pejorative, acronym (Not In My Back Yard) (contestare (nu în grădina mea)) | opozant s.m. |
| gică-contra s.m. |
| A group of nimbies had gathered to protest against the proposed wind turbines in their village. |
| no n | (votes) | vot contra s.n. |
| contra adv. |
| The noes have it, and the bill is thrown out. |
| offend sth vtr | (violate, transgress) | a fi un ultraj la adresa, a fi un ultraj contra expr. |
| This book offends the morals of our community. |
| play against vtr | (have as an opponent) | a juca cu / contra vb.intranz. |
| Every time I play against Tom, he beats me in every game. |
| race against time n | (urgent task) | cursă contra cronometru loc.subst. |
| We're in a race against time: the deadline's close of business today! |
| resister n | (objector, sb who opposes) | persoană care se opune s.f. |
| Gică-contra expr. |
| The resister went to Canada instead of being drafted in the Vietnam War. |
| RICO n | US, acronym (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) | legea americană R.I.C.O. contra crimei organizate s.f. |
| The company was sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. |
| unite against sth/sb vi + prep | (join forces to oppose) | a coaliza împotriva vb.intranz. |
| a-și uni forțele contra loc.vb. |
| All people should unite against the injustices of their government. |
| versus prep | (law: against) | versus prep. |
| contra, împotriva prep. |
| Today sees the beginning of the trial in the case of the Crown versus Smith. |
| Astăzi începe procesul lui Crown contra Smith. |
| wage war on sb/sth v expr | (launch an attack) | a lansa un atac împotriva, a lansa un atac contra loc.vb. |
| The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| windward adv | (against the wind) | în vânt adv. |
| în contra vântului adv. |
| The yacht was sailing windward. |
