contre la

against, against the

→ contre
phrase Uncommon #17,211
against Used before a feminine singular noun; the basic meaning is the same as English "against."
FR: Il a posé son vélo contre la muraille.
EN: He leaned his bike against the wall.

Les étudiants prirent les commandes de la campagne contre la pollution.

Students took the lead in the campaign against pollution.

C'est un remède contre la dépression.

It's a remedy for depression.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Quel est le meilleur remède contre la gueule de bois?

What’s the best remedy for a hangover?

Le garçon a collé son visage contre la vitrine.

The boy pressed his face against the window.

Un médicament très sûr et efficace contre la schizophrénie.

A very safe and effective medication against schizophrenia.

— Old Boy (2003)

Je n'ai rien contre la proposition.

I have nothing against the proposal.

Quel est le meilleur remède contre la solitude?

What is the best remedy for loneliness?

Je te croyais contre la possession?

I thought you were against possession?

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Le Brésil a joué contre la France à Porto Alegre.

Brazil played against France in Porto Alegre.

Mets ton dos contre la clôture.

Put your back against the fence.

— Shelter (2026)

Il s'est cogné le front contre la branche d'un arbre.

He hit his forehead on a tree branch.

As-tu des médicaments contre la toux?

Do you have any cough medicine?

Qu'avez-vous contre la nostalgie?

What do you have against nostalgia?

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Voici un médicament contre la diarrhée.

Here is some medicine for diarrhea.

Le pouce contre la garde.

Thumb against the guard.

— Shelter (2026)

phrase Rare #22,632
against the Used to express opposition, contact or pressure against something, or action directed against a problem or threat. The feminine singular noun that follows la determines the meaning in context.
FR: Elle s'est appuyée contre la porte.
EN: She leaned against the door.

Eli vient d'écraser sa voiture contre la façade.

Eli has just crashed his car into the building facade.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

J'ai été vacciné contre la variole.

I was vaccinated against smallpox.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Il a lutté contre la discrimination raciale.

He fought against racial discrimination.

Il a placé l'échelle contre la palissade.

He placed the ladder against the fence.

Les étudiants ont manifesté contre la guerre du Vietnam.

Students demonstrated against the Vietnam War.

J'ai fini par aimer ce petit claquement de l'ongle contre la seringue.

I ended up liking that little tap of the fingernail against the syringe.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

C'est sa parole contre la tienne.

It's his word against yours.

La France, l'Autriche et la Russie ont formé une alliance contre la Prusse.

France, Austria, and Russia formed an alliance against Prussia.

La guerre contre la Chine.

The war against China.

— Le Vent se lève (2013)

C'est ma parole contre la tienne.

It's my word against yours.

— Zootopie (2016)

C’est ta parole contre la tienne.

It's your word... against yours.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Serré contre la paroi de la station.

Pressed against the wall of the station.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

C'est sa parole contre la vôtre.

It's his word against yours.

Le garçon a appuyé sa tête contre la vitrine du magasin.

The boy leaned his head against the shop window.

Il me mit en garde contre la traversée de la route à cet endroit.

He warned me against crossing the road at that point.