contrasto

See also: contrastó and contrastò

Catalan

Verb

contrasto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of contrastar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈtras.to/
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Hyphenation: con‧trà‧sto

Etymology 1

Deverbal from contrastare +‎ -o.

Noun

contrasto m (plural contrasti)

  1. obstacle, hindrance
    Synonyms: impedimento, ostacolo
  2. quarrel, argument, dispute
    Synonyms: contesa, discordia, litigio
  3. (obsolete) (armed) fight
    Synonym: scontro
  4. (military) conflict
    Synonym: scontro
  5. (soccer) tackle
  6. clash, contrast, disagreement
    Synonyms: conflitto, disaccordo, opposizione
  7. contrast, contraposition
  8. (literature) a work centered around a contrast between two opposing concepts
  9. (photography) contrast
Derived terms

Further reading

  • contrasto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

contrasto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of contrastare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

contrā (against) +‎ stō (I stand)

Pronunciation

Verb

contrāstō (present infinitive contrāstāre, perfect active contrāstāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive, Late Latin) to oppose
    Synonym: oppōnō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • French: contrester (dialectal)
  • Italian: contrastare
  • Spanish: contrastar

References

  • contrasto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

contrasto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of contrastar

Spanish

Verb

contrasto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of contrastar