contre-attaque

See also: contre-attaqué

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa.tak/

Etymology 1

From contre- +‎ attaque.

Noun

contre-attaque f (plural contre-attaques)

1. 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

1. inflection of contre-attaquer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “contre-attaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.