Sentence examples of "contra" in Portuguese

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Translations: all62 against48 into2 opposed to1 other translations11
Preciso de creme contra picadas. I need anti-itch ointment.
Contra a força não há resistência When drums speak, law is silent
Eu menti contra a minha vontade. I lied unwillingly.
O Titanic se chocou contra um iceberg. The Titanic hit an iceberg.
Muitos americanos protestaram contra a compra do Alasca. Many Americans protested the purchase of Alaska.
Os egoístas não se encontram, batem uns contra os outros. Egoists do not meet, they collide with each other.
A maioria das pessoas na vila era contra o plano. Most people in the village objected to the plan.
Dez contra um que Bob será reprovado no exame de entrada. Ten to one, Bob will fail the entrance exam.
No que diz respeito a mim, não tenho objeções contra o plano. So far as I am concerned, I have no objection to the plan.
Tentativas de lutar contra o incêndio usando baldes logo se provaram infrutíferas. Attempts to fight the fire with buckets soon proved fruitless.
Ela parou de comer carne depois de ler um livro sobre crueldade contra os animais. She gave up eating meat after reading a book about cruelty to animals.
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