Grammatical class

Preposition

contre

against (in physical contact with)

Details

Syllables

con-tre

Phonetics

kɔ̃tʁ

Grammatical class

Preposition

Freq. (books)

3210

Freq. (movies)

2543

Freq. (news)

75

Sentences

Elle s’appuie contre le mur.

She's pushing against the wall.

A1

Il est contre.

He's against it.

A1

Seul contre tous.

Alone against everybody.

A1

Es-tu contre eux ?

Are you against them?

A1

Il n'a rien contre.

He has nothing against it.

A1

C'est contre mes principes.

It's against my principles.

A2

Je sais que Tom est contre.

I know that Tom is against it.

A2

Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre.

The citizens are for, but the politicians are against.

B1

On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit.

These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal.

B1

Personne ne vota contre.

No one voted against it.

B1

Je suis contre la guerre.

I'm against the war.

B1

10% des hommes ont eu plus de cent partenaires sexuels, contre 5% seulement des femmes.

10 percent of all men have had more than a hundred sexual partners, as opposed to 5 percent of all women.

B2