Definition
To place side by side for comparison; to contrast or place in opposition; in logic, to contrapose means to form a contrapositive statement.
Etymology
From French 'contraposer,' combining 'contra' (against/opposite) and 'poser' (to place or pose). Related to the artistic term 'contrapposto,' which means balanced opposition of body parts.
Kelly Says
In logic, contraposing a statement is mathematically brilliant—'If A then B' is logically identical to 'If not B then not A,' which lets mathematicians prove things by proving their opposites.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አንድ አስገኛ
an-d an-d as-ge-nya
ARالعربية
مواجهة
mu-wa-jah-a
BNবাংলা
বিপরীত
bi-pa-ree-t
CACatalà
contraposar
kon-tra-po-sar
CSČeština
porovnat
po-ro-v-nat
DADansk
sætte op imod
se-tte op i-mod
DEDeutsch
gegenüberstellen
ge-gen-u-bers-tel-len
ELΕλληνικά
παραπέμπω
pa-ra-pem-po
ESEspañol
contraponer
kon-tra-po-ner
FAفارسی
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
asettaa vastakkain
a-set-taa va-sta-ka-kin
FRFrançais
contraposer
kɔ̃.tʁa.pɔ.ze
HEעברית
להתנגד
le-hit-nag-d
HIहिन्दी
विपरीत करना
vi-pa-ree-t kar-na
HUMagyar
ellentámaszt
el-len-ta-maszt
IDBahasa Indonesia
membandingkan
mem-ban-ding-kan
ITItaliano
contraporre
kon-tra-por-re
KKKK
қарсы қою
qarsy qo-yu
KMKM
ប្រៀបធៀប
bra-riap-dhie-ap
KO한국어
대비시키다
dae-bi-si-ki-da
MSBahasa Melayu
membandingkan
mem-ban-ding-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုင်ကြပ်
so-in-krypt
NLNederlands
tegenover stellen
te-gen-o-ver stel-len
NONorsk
sette opp mot
se-tte opp mot
PAPA
ਉਪਰ-ਧਰੁਵ
u-par-dhr-uv
PLPolski
przeciwstawić
przi-wo-sta-wi-ć
PTPortuguês
contrapor
kon-tra-por
RORomână
a pune în contrast
a pu-ne in kon-trast
RUРусский
противопоставить
pro-ti-vo-po-sta-vit
SVSvenska
jämföra
jäm-för-a
TEతెలుగు
పోల్చడం
po-l-cha-dam
THไทย
เปรียบเทียบ
pe-riap-taeb
TLTL
mag-salin
mag-sa-lin
TRTürkçe
karşılaştırmak
kar-şı-ya-rış-mak
UKУкраїнська
протиставити
pro-ti-sta-vy-ty
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
đặt ngược
dat nguoc
ZUZU
ukuthi kuhlangana
u-ku-thi ku-hlan-ga-na