contravenir

/kontɾaβeˈniɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
contravengo
preterite (yo)
contravine
past participle
contravenido

Meaning

  1. to contravene

    • Contravino la norma.

      He contravened the rule.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

zuwiderhandeln

zuwiderhandeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to contravene."

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