contre-effort

kɔ̃tʁɛfɔʁ

Definition

Definition of contre-effort - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

oppositionaction entreprise pour contrer un effort ou une initiative

L'équipe a organisé un contre-effort pour bloquer cette décision.

opposition

réaction

riposte

mécanique

TECH.

force qui s'oppose à un effort ou une poussée

TECH.

Le contre-effort de la structure résiste à la pression du vent.

contre-poussée

force opposée

réaction

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Origin of contre-effort

latin, contra- (contre) + effortus (effort)

Terms with contre-effort included in their meaning

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lâcher prise

abandon

abandonner un effort ou arrêter de lutter contre quelque chose

victoire facile

adversaire faible

succès obtenu sans effort ou difficulté contre un adversaire faible

djihad

spiritualité

effort spirituel que chaque musulman doit faire contre ses passions

jihad

spiritualité

effort spirituel personnel du musulman contre ses tentations

djihadiste

spiritualité

personne qui pratique l'effort spirituel contre ses passions

Examples of contre-effort in a sentence

Le gouvernement a dû faire un contre-effort diplomatique face aux critiques internationales.
Un contre-effort est nécessaire pour stabiliser le tablier du pont.
Le mécanicien calcule le contre-effort pour équilibrer l'ensemble du dispositif.

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English:counter-effort, counterforce, ...
German:Gegenmaßnahme, Gegenkraft, ...
Italian:contro-sforzo, controforza, ...
Spanish:contraesfuerzo, contrafuerza, ...
Portuguese:contra-esforço, contraforça, ...
Chinese:反制行动, 反作用力, ...
Japanese:対抗策, 反力, ...
Arabic:جهد مضاد, قوة معاكسة, ...
Hebrew:מַאֲמָץ נֶגְדִּי, כּוֹחַ נֶגֶד, ...
Russian:контрмеры, противодействующая сила, ...
Ukrainian:контрзусилля, протидіюча сила, ...
Catalan:contraesforç, contraforça, ...
Danish:modtræk, modkraft, ...
Dutch:tegenactie, tegenkracht, ...
Greek:αντιπροσπάθεια, αντιδύναμη, ...
Hungarian:ellenerőfeszítés, ellenhatás, ...
Khmer:កិច្ចប្រឹងប្រែងតប, កម្លាំងប្រឆាំង, ...
Korean:맞대응, 반작용, ...
Polish:kontrwysiłek, siła przeciwdziałająca, ...
Portuguese (BR):contra-esforço, contraforça, ...
Romanian:contraefort, contraforță, ...
Swedish:motåtgärd, motkraft, ...
Thai:การตอบโต้, แรงต้าน, ...
Turkish:karşı hamle, karşı kuvvet, ...
Vietnamese:nỗ lực đối phó, lực phản kháng, ...

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Definition of contre-effort - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of contre-effort

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