"Kontra" is a word in HILIGAYNON
kóntra - (Sp. contra) Against, in
opposition to; to oppose, resist, go against,
counteract, run counter to, clash with,
cross, conflict with, beat—, run—,
militate—, against, withstand, antagonize;
opposition, objection; opponent, enemy.
Ang kaálwan kóntra sa kaímot. Liberality
is opposed to niggardliness. Indì ka
magkóntra (mangóntra) sa mga sógò
sang ímo ginikánan. Do not go against the
orders of your parents. Ang mga
nagakóntra (magapangóntra) sa
pagbulút-an magabatás sang sílot. Those
that go against the law will be punished.
Nagakontrahánay silá. They are opposed
to each other. They are quarrelling or
fighting. Madámù ang íya mga kóntra. He
has many enemies. (cf. bátok, bátò,
kasúmpung, kaáway).
And because we have been given thought, will, and imagination, albeit on a human scale, we too have this power to create.
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bátò - To resist, oppose, go against, disobey, be refractory, answer back, contradict, rise against. Batói siá. Resist him. Oppose …
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