contre-don

kɔ̃tʁə dɔ̃

Definition

Definition of contre-don - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

réciprocitédon offert en réponse à un autre don reçu

Il lui offrit un contre-don pour le remercier de sa générosité.

stratégie

Rare

faveur accordée au rival de celui initialement favorisé

Rare

Le ministre accorda un contre-don à l'opposition pour équilibrer les forces.

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Origin of contre-don

latin, contra (contre) + donum (don)

Terms with contre-don included in their meaning

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potlach

anthropologie

système d'échange basé sur le don et le contre-don sans argent

potlatch

rite

cérémonie autochtone fondée sur le don et le contre-don de biens

Examples of contre-don in a sentence

Dans cette communauté, le contre-don est une pratique sociale incontournable.
Son soutien au candidat rival fut perçu comme un contre-don.
Le contre-don du maire apaisa les tensions entre les associations.

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English:reciprocal gift, counter-concession, ...
German:Gegengeschenk, Gegenleistung, ...
Italian:contro-dono, controfavore, ...
Spanish:contradón, contradádiva, ...
Portuguese:retribuição, contraprestação, ...
Chinese:回礼, 对等回馈, ...
Japanese:返礼, 対抗的な贈り物, ...
Arabic:هَدِيَّة مُقَابِلَة, عَطاء مُضاد, ...
Hebrew:מַתְּנַת-תְּמוּרָה, טוֹבָה נֶגֶדִית, ...
Russian:ответный подарок, ответный дар, ...
Ukrainian:зустрічний подарунок, контрдар, ...
Catalan:contradon, contradonació, ...
Danish:gengave, kompenserende fordel til modparten, ...
Dutch:tegen-gift, tegenprestatie, ...
Greek:ανταπόδωση δώρου, ανταποδοτική χάρη, ...
Hungarian:viszonzó ajándék, az eredetileg kedvezményezett fél riválisának adott ellensúlyozó kedvezmény, ...
Khmer:អំណោយតបស្នង, ការផ្តល់អនុគ្រោះតប, ...
Korean:답례품, 상대편에 대한 보은, ...
Polish:dar wzajemny, kontrprzysługa, ...
Portuguese (BR):contrapresente, contradoação, ...
Romanian:contradar, contra-favoare, ...
Swedish:gengåva, motförmån, ...
Thai:ของขวัญตอบแทน, การให้สิ่งตอบแทนแก่ฝ่ายตรงข้าม, ...
Turkish:karşılık hediyesi, karşı-iyilik, ...
Vietnamese:món quà đáp lễ, ân huệ đáp trả, ...

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