Against, opposite - Contra (The 177th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish translation for Against, opposite is Contra. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, sport, negotiations. It can be used as preposition. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 177th most common word in Spanish. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: against, opposite

es Spanish: contra

Location & Place Sport Negotiations Preposition A1

Examples

en es
It's his word against hers. Es su palabra contra la de él.
He never goes against his parents. Él nunca va en contra de sus padres.
I was on her side, even against my father. Yo estaba de su lado, incluso en contra de mi padre.
I am completely against it. Estoy completamente en contra.
Murder is against the law. El asesinato es contra la ley.
The judgement went against him. El juicio fue en su contra.
It's against the rules. Es contra las reglas.
What you did is against the rules. Lo que hiciste va contra las reglas.

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Against, opposite - Contra (The 177th Most Common Spanish Word)
He pressed his ear against the wall. Él puso su oído contra la pared.
That's against the contract. Eso esta contra el contrato.
I did it against my will. Lo hice en contra de mi voluntad.
He did the work against his will. Hizo ese trabajo en contra de su voluntad.
It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow. Es difícil luchar realmente contra corriente.
I'm against violence against women. Estoy contra la violencia hacia las mujeres.
You can't go against the laws of nature. No se puede ir contra las leyes de la naturaleza.
The evidence was against me. La evidencia estaba en mi contra.
War is a crime against humanity. La guerra es un crimen contra la humanidad.
Murder is a crime against humanity. El asesinato es un crimen contra la humanidad.
What he did was against humanity. Lo que hizo fue contra la humanidad.
I know it's against the law to do what we just did. Sé que lo que acabamos de hacer es contra la ley.
The committee are all against it. Todos en el comité están en contra.

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Against, opposite - Contra (The 177th Most Common Spanish Word)

This word appears in the following categories

Location & Place Sport Negotiations Preposition A1

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