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împotriva
against /ɨm.poˈtri.va/
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Also: opposed to, counter to, versus
Example sentences
Ea este împotriva acestei idei.
She is against this idea.
Ne vaccinăm împotriva gripei în fiecare toamnă.
We get vaccinated against the flu every autumn.
Suporterii au protestat împotriva deciziei arbitrului.
The fans protested against the referee's decision.
Guvernul a adoptat legi mai stricte împotriva corupției.
The government adopted stricter laws against corruption.
S-a ridicat cu curaj împotriva nedreptăților pe care le-a văzut în jurul său.
He rose up bravely against the injustices he saw around him.
Deși știa că va fi criticat, a continuat să lupte împotriva sistemului care perpetua inegalitatea.
Although he knew he would be criticized, he kept fighting against the system that perpetuated inequality.
Word family
a se împotrivito oppose, to resist
împotrivireopposition, resistance
potrivito match, to adjustpotrivitsuitable, appropriatepotrivireagreement, matching
Etymology
Împotriva is built from the prefix în- and potrivă, an old Romanian noun meaning a match or counterpart, borrowed from a Slavic word for opposite. The final -a marks it as one of a small group of Romanian prepositions, like asupra and deasupra, that take the genitive case. Over time the phrase in potrivă fused into a single word meaning to stand opposite or in confrontation with something.
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