contrarrestarverb
Contrarrestar means to counteract in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as contrarresta, contrarrestando and contrarrestan.
- to counteract
El agua puede contrarrestar el calor.
Water can counteract the heat.
Debemos contrarrestar el miedo con calma.
We must counteract fear with calm.
La medicina ayuda a contrarrestar el dolor.
The medicine helps counteract the pain.
Debemos contrarrestar el problema con calma.
We must counter the problem calmly.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| contrarresta | he, she, it | Present |
| contrarrestando | Gerund | |
| contrarrestan | they | Present |
| contrarrestó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| contrarresten | they | Present subjunctive |
| contrarrestaron | they | Preterite |
| contrarrestaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| contrarrestaría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| contrarrestará | he, she, it | Future |
| contrarrestaban | they | Imperfect |
| contrarrestara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |