Reality and dreams counteract each other.
Source: tatoeba (876009)
Counteract
//ˈkaʊntəɹˌækt//
Synonyms for "counteract" (137 found)
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23 translations across 16 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀντιπράσσω verb (to act in opposition to)
Bulgarian
1 entries- противодействам verb (to act in opposition to)
Dutch
1 entries- tegengaan verb (to act in opposition to)
Esperanto
1 entries- kontraŭagi verb (to act in opposition to)
Finnish
1 entries- vastustaa verb (to act in opposition to)
German
2 entries- bekämpfen verb (to act in opposition to)
- entgegenwirken verb (to act in opposition to)
Greek
3 entries- αντενεργώ verb (to act in opposition to)
- αντιδρώ verb (to act in opposition to)
- αντιπράττω verb (to act in opposition to)
Hungarian
1 entries- ellensúlyoz verb (to act in opposition to)
Italian
1 entries- contrastare verb (to act in opposition to)
Kannada
2 entries- ಮಲೆ verb (to act in opposition to)
- ಮಾರು verb (to act in opposition to)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- motarbeide verb (to act in opposition to)
- motvirke verb (to have a contrary or opposing effect on someone or something)
- motvirke verb (to act in opposition to)
Polish
1 entries- przeciwdziałać verb (to act in opposition to)
Russian
2 entries- противоде́йствовать verb (to act in opposition to)
- противостоять verb (to act in opposition to)
Spanish
1 entries- contrarrestar verb (to act in opposition to)
Swedish
1 entries- motverka verb (to act in opposition to)
Ukrainian
1 entries- протиді́яти verb (to act in opposition to)
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Fears of a global recession mounted this week, as a host of factors combined to send investors retreating to the safest havens they could find and forced policymakers to make plans to counteract a possible global economic slowdown.
Source: tatoeba (8110551)
To counteract calcification, do mental gymnastics at Tatoeba.
Source: tatoeba (11211835)
This flesh and blood of Christ's human body, as the redeeming substance, should have been eaten by man as an act of obedience to the command, 'Take, eat,' &c., as a counteract to the act of disobedience, and as a work meet for repentance.
Source: wiktionary
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