contrarrestar

v.

1 to counteract.

2 to offset, to equal out, to balance, to counterbalance.

El rojo contrarresta los demás colores Red offsets the rest of the colors.

3 to counter, to resist, to cancel, to oppose.

El antídoto contrarresta los efectos The antidote counters the effects.

4 to antagonize.

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contrarrestar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer frente) to resist, oppose

2 (neutralizar) counteract, neutralize

3 (pelota) to return

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VT

1) (=resistir) to resist; (=oponerse) to oppose

2) (=compensar) to counteract

contrarrestar el efecto de una vacuna — to counteract the effect of a vaccine

3) [+ pelota] to return

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verbo transitivo to counteract

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= counteract, counterbalance, offset, counter, balance out.

Ex. Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.

Ex. Certain devices, eg links, roles and weighting, can be employed at the indexing stage to help counterbalance this factor.

Ex. Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.

Ex. If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .

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verbo transitivo to counteract

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= counteract, counterbalance, offset, counter, balance out.

Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.

Ex: Certain devices, eg links, roles and weighting, can be employed at the indexing stage to help counterbalance this factor.

Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.

Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .

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contrarrestar [A1 ]

vt

to counteract

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contrarrestar (conjugate contrarrestar) verbo transitivo
to counteract
contrarrestar verbo transitivo to offset, counteract, thwart: se han tomado medidas especiales para contrarrestar los efectos del tifón, special measures have been taken to thwart the possible effects of the typhoon
'contrarrestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compensar
English:
counter
- counteract
- offset

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contrarrestar vt

[neutralizar] to counteract

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contrarrestar

v/t counteract

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contrarrestar vt

: to counteract