contre

prep. against; close by, near. — adv. contre-maitre, against, in opposition. — m. con, opposing contremander, side or point. contremarque, — a —, side by side. contre-oxydeur, par —, per contra, as an offset, on the other contre-paroi, hand. contre-pente, tout —, very close; ajar. contre-peser, contre. counter-, contra-. balance. contre-accélération, /. negative acceleration, contre-plaque, retardation. cheek contre-balancer, contrebalancer, v.f. councontreplaqué, terbalance. —v.r. counterbalance each — en other; be counterbalanced. contrepoids, contrebande, /. contraband. contre-poil,