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
Variants
Sentences
Elle s’appuie contre le mur.
She's pushing against the wall.
Il est contre.
He's against it.
Seul contre tous.
Alone against everybody.
Es-tu contre eux ?
Are you against them?
Il n'a rien contre.
He has nothing against it.
C'est contre mes principes.
It's against my principles.
Je sais que Tom est contre.
I know that Tom is against it.
Les citoyens sont pour, mais les hommes politiques sont contre.
The citizens are for, but the politicians are against.
On peut échanger ces billets contre un repas gratuit.
These tickets can be exchanged for a free meal.
Personne ne vota contre.
No one voted against it.
Je suis contre la guerre.
I'm against the war.
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.