Contraponer in english
Counter
pronunciation: kaʊntɜr part of speech: noun, adjective
pronunciation: kaʊntɜr part of speech: noun, adjective
In gestures
contraponer = oppose.
Example: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.contraponer = counterpoint ; set against ; counterpose ; counterpoise.
Example: The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.Example: The same arguments set against state education in the early nineteenth century apply to the idea of state-supported public libraries.Example: Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterposed to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.Example: Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.more:
» contraponer = oppose .
Example: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.» contraponerse a = stand in + opposition to .
Example: Ideologies stand in opposition to scientific claims for truth.