French verbs requiring a preposition
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A number of French verbs require the preposition contre in front of a noun or stressed pronoun.
aboyer contre quelqu’un | to bark/yell at someone | |
s’abriter contre (le vent, la pluie) | to take shelter against (the wind, rain) | |
acculer quelqu’un contre | to drive someone back to/against | |
s’acharner contre quelqu’un | to dog, hound; to have one’s knife into | |
adosser contre | to stand/lean against | |
agir contre l’avis (de quelqu’un) | to act against (someone’s) advice | |
agir contre les ordres | to act against orders | |
aguerrir quelqu’un contre | to harden / inure someone to | |
aller contre le courant | to go against the current | |
aller contre le vent | to go into the wind | |
s’appuyer contre (un arbre, mur) | to lean against (a tree, wall) | |
s’asseoir contre (qqun) | to sit next to (someone) | |
se battre contre | to fight against | |
se blottir contre (qqun) | to cuddle next to (someone) | |
se cogner la tête contre le mur | to bang one’s head against the wall | |
donner (qqch) contre (qqch) | to give (something) in exchange for (something) | |
échanger (qqch) contre (qqch) | to exchange (something) for (something) | |
être contre | to be against, disagree with | |
être en colère contre | to be mad/angry at | |
être juste contre qqch | to be right next to something | |
se fâcher contre | to get mad/angry at | |
faire grève contre | to strike against | |
heurter contre | to stumble/knock/bang against | |
manifester contre | to protest against | |
se mettre contre (le mur, la porte) | to stand against (the wall, door) | |
nager contre le courant | to swim against the current | |
prendre le contre-pied | to take the opposing view / course | |
prendre parti contre | to side against | |
serrer qqun contre son cœur / sa poitrine | to hug someone | |
troquer (qqch) contre (qqch) | to swap (something) for (something) | |
s’unir contre | to unite against | |
voter contre | to vote against |
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