Polyglot Dictionary

contrariar

/kõtɾaˈɾjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
contrario
preterite (eu)
contrariei
past participle
contrariado

Meaning

  1. to oppose

    • Não me contrarie.

      Don't contradict me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

opor

contrariar is more about contradicting or going against someone's wishes, annoying them; opor is more general or direct opposition — both mean "to oppose."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

oponer

oponer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to oppose."

French

opposer

opposer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to oppose."

French

s'opposer

s'opposer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to oppose."

Practice

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