Translation
against; opposite
Examples
pugnaverunt.
They fought against the enemy.
faciam.
I shall do nothing against the law.
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The house stands opposite the temple.
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He, on the other hand, said nothing.
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He won against everyone's expectation.
Contra takes the accusative in every sense it has: against an enemy, against a law, or simply opposite a building. It is worth learning next to pro, its natural opposite, precisely because pro takes the ablative while contra takes the accusative. Contra also works as a bare adverb meaning 'on the contrary' or 'in reply', with no noun after it at all.
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