contre-attaque
See also: contre-attaqué
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa.tak/
Etymology 1
Noun
contre-attaque f (plural contre-attaques)
- counter-attack
- Synonyms: riposte, contre-offensive
Alternative forms
- contrattaque (post-1990 spelling)
Descendants
- → Polish: kontratak
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
contre-attaque
- inflection of contre-attaquer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “contre-attaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.