Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 432.contrā on page 432
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contrā against
contrā is a Latin Preposition that primarily means against.
Definitions for contrā
Wheelock's Latin
Preposition
- 1
+acc., against
English derivatives:
contra- in compounds such as contradict contrast contravene contrapuntal contrary counter encounter country pro and con
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
(w. vbs. of standing, looking seeing, etc.) In front of one, in the eyes, face to face. (b) on the opposite side, facing it (him. etc.). (c) opposite each other. (d) directly over or level with a thing. (e) in the other scale; auro~ and sim., at its weight in gold. (f) in opposition or contrast; in antithesis.
- 2
So as to face the enemy, on the other side, against one.
Preposition
- 1
Opposite, facing (a person). (b) in front of, opposite (a thing); (also) directly over, level with. (c) (topog.) lying opposite, facing. (d) weighed against; ~ aurum, at its weight in gold; (transf.) in discharge of, against.
- 2
(of troops, military installations, etc.) Directed at, facing (an enemy).
- 3
(w. vbs. of motion) Towards, up to; up; in the direction of. (b) against the direction of.
- 4
Against, to meet (an enemy).
- 5
In active opposition to, against. (b) (w. abst. nouns).
Sentences with contrā
Latin to English
Illae manūs ācrēs quās tyrannus contrā nōs illā ex terrā mīsit ā nōbīs victae sunt.Compare Those fierce bands which the tyrant sent against us from that land were conquered by us.
Diū oppressī, sē contrā opprimentem tyrannum vertere coepērunt.Compare Long oppressed, they began to turn themselves against the oppressing tyrant.
Lūce clārissimā ab quattuor virīs vīsa, cōpiae fortissimae contrā hostēs missae sunt.Compare After a very clear light had been seen by the four men, the bravest troops were sent against the enemy.
Illīs miserīs plūs pecūniae date nē armīs contrā hostēs careant.Compare Give more money to those unfortunate people so that they may not lack arms against the enemy.
Dēnique omnia expōnat ut iam comprehendātis quanta scelera contrā rem pūblicam commissa sint.Compare Finally, let him explain all things so that you (pl.) may now understand what great crimes have been committed against the republic.
Cum hostēs contrā nōs celeriter veniant, volumus nostrōs ad arma quam celerrimē vocāre.Compare Since the enemy are coming swiftly against us, we want to call our men to arms as quickly as possible.
Catilīna (= Catiline), quī tantās īnsidiās contrā rem pūblicam fēcerat, ex urbe ā Cicerōne expulsus est.Compare Catiline, who had made such a great plot against the state, was driven from the city by Cicero.
Cōpiae nostrae bellum longum contrā ācrēs manūs tyrannī gessērunt.Compare Our forces waged a long war against the tyrant's fierce bands.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 126.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 432.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 121.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "contrā (prep.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 30, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/contra.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 126.contrā on page 126
