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counteracts

/ˈkaʊntəræks/

Meanings
noun

Contrarrestar, contraataque

An action performed in opposition to another action.

Examples :

"The medicine counteracts the effects of the poison. "
El medicamento contrarresta los efectos del veneno.
action

Related Words

Illustration awareness

awareness noun

/əˈwɛənəs/ /əˈwɛɹnəs/

Conciencia, conocimiento

"I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness."

Pasé gradualmente del sueño a la plena conciencia.

Illustration dehydrating

dehydrating verb

/diːˈhaɪdreɪtɪŋ/ /diˈhaɪdreɪtɪŋ/

Deshidratar, secar

"The hot sun was dehydrating the plants in the garden. "

El sol caliente estaba deshidratando las plantas del jardín.

Illustration volunteering

volunteering verb

/ˌvɑlənˈtɪrɪŋ/ /ˌvɑlənˈtɪərɪŋ/

Ofrecerse como voluntario

"She is volunteering at the animal shelter every Saturday. "

Ella se ofrece como voluntaria en el refugio de animales todos los sábados.

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

Estudiantes

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration frustrate

frustrate verb

/fɹəˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈfɹʌstɹeɪt/

Frustrar, decepcionar, contrariar

"It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all."

Me frustra hacer todo este trabajo y luego perderlo todo.

Illustration performed

performed verb

/pə.ˈfɔːmd/ /pɚ.ˈfɔɹmd/

Realizar, ejecutar

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

Solo le tomó veinte minutos realizar la tarea.

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

Medicina, medicamento

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

La medicina ayudó a mi abuela a sentirse mejor después de tener gripe.

Illustration opposition

opposition noun

/ɒpəˈzɪʃən/ /ɑpəˈzɪʃn̩/

Oposición, conflicto

"The student's opposition to the new school rules caused a disruption. "

La oposición del estudiante a las nuevas reglas escolares causó una interrupción.

Illustration opposing

opposing verb

/əˈpoʊzɪŋ/ /oʊˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Oponerse a, resistir

"There is still time to oppose this plan."

Todavía hay tiempo para oponerse a este plan.

Illustration contrary

contrary noun

/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/ /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/

Lo contrario, opuesto

"The contrary of a good report card is a bad one. "

Lo contrario de una buena boleta de calificaciones es una mala.

Illustration drinking

drinking verb

/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/

Beber

"He drank the water I gave him."

Él bebió el agua que le di.

Illustration deliberately

deliberately adverb

/dəˈlɪb(ə)ɹətli/

Deliberadamente, intencionadamente

"To avoid a fight, Sarah deliberately walked a different route to school today. "

Para evitar una pelea, Sarah deliberadamente tomó una ruta diferente a la escuela hoy.