contraponerse

to go against

contraponerse(kohn-trah-poh-nehr-seh)

pronominal verb

1. (to run counter to)

a. to go against

El sufragio censitario se contrapone a la idea de democracia.

Censitary suffrage goes against the idea of democracy.

b. to oppose

Como es de costumbre, los conservadores se contrapusieron a los cambios.

As usual, the conservatives opposed any changes.

contraponer

transitive verb

2. (to contrast)

a. to compare

Voy a contraponer las dos tesis para ver si hubo plagio.

I will compare the two theses to see if there was plagiarism.

3. (to oppose)

a. to counter

La oposición contrapuso a la ley del gobierno un control de la inmigración más flexible.

The opposition countered the government's law with a proposal that was more flexible on immigration control.

contraponer

transitive verb

1. (oponer)

a.

a su postura intransigente contrapusimos una más flexiblewe responded to his intransigence by suggesting greater flexibility

2. (cotejar)

a. to compare

pronominal verb

3. (general)

a. to be opposed

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contraponer

transitive verb

1 (cotejar) to compare; set against each other

2 (oponer) to oppose

contraponer A a B to set up A against B; a esta idea ellos contraponen su teoría de que ... against this idea they set up their theory that ...