kontrować

Polish

Etymology

From kontra + -ować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈtrɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: kon‧tro‧wać

Verb

kontrować impf (perfective skontrować)

  1. (transitive, bridge) to double (to make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract)
  2. (intransitive, boxing) to counter (to return a blow while receiving one)
    Hypernym: odpowiadać

Verb

kontrować impf

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to oppose [+dative = someone] (to object to)
    Synonyms: oponować, sprzeciwiać się
  2. (reflexive, archaic) to contradict each other (to oppose by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement)
    Synonym: przeczyć sobie

Conjugation

nouns

Further reading

  • kontrować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kontrować in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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