Inherited fromOld Czechprotiv, fromProto-Slavic*protivъ.
proti n
- con(disadvantage)
- Synonym:zápor
- Antonyms:pro,klad
- Všechno má svá pro aproti. ―Everything has its pros and cons.
This noun needs aninflection-table template.
proti [withdative]
- against(in a contrary direction)
- Plaváníproti proudu je obtížnější. ―If you swim against the current you'll work far harder.
- opposite(facing, or across from)
- Synonym:naproti
proti m
- plural ofproto
proti
- inflection ofprast:
- second-personsingularpresentindicative
- second-personsingularimperative
Inherited fromProto-Slavic*protivъ. First attested in the 15th century.[1]
- IPA(key): /prɔci/,[ˈprɔci]
- Rhymes:-ɔci
- Hyphenation:pro‧ti
proti (+ dative)
- against(expresses opposition, protest, resistance, or defensive action)
- Vojaci museli bojovaťproti nepriateľovi celý deň. ―The soldiers had to fightagainst the enemy all day.
- against,for(expresses a goal of prevention, resistance, or remedy)
- Lekár predpísal liekproti horúčke. ―The doctor prescribed a medicinefor the fever.
- against,counter to(expresses an action oriented counter to a physical or figurative direction)
- Ráno sme kráčaliproti vetru. ―In the morning, we walkedagainst the wind.
- against,toward(expresses motion or orientation toward someone/something situated on the opposite side or coming from the opposite direction)
- Synonyms:oproti,naproti,smerom na,smerom k,smerom do
- Nemôžeš pozeraťproti slnku bez slnečných okuliarov. ―You shouldn’t looktowards the sun without sunglasses.
- opposite,across from(expresses spatial opposition or mutual facing of two entities)
- Synonyms:oproti,naproti
- Dvaja súperi stáliproti sebe na začiatku zápasu. ―The two opponents stoodopposite each other at the start of the match.
- compared to,in contrast with(expresses comparison or evaluative contrast between two things)
- Synonym:oproti
- Bol somproti nemu veľmi mladý. ―I was very youngcompared to him.
- despite,against(expresses that an action occurs contrary to someone’s will, rule, or expectation)
- Synonym:napriek
- Prišielproti zákazu a riskoval pokutu. ―He came against the ban and risked a fine.
proti (notcomparable)
- toward, tomeet(in the direction of someone approaching from the opposite side)
- Synonyms:naproti,v ústrety
- Pobehol námproti. ―He rantoward us.
- out ofspite(done out of spite or to annoy someone)
- Synonyms:napriek,naprotiveň
- Urobil jej toproti. ―He did itto spite her.
- “proti”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk,2003–2026
