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Meaning of "contras" in the Polish dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRAS IN POLISH

contras


WHAT DOES CONTRAS MEAN IN POLISH?

Contras

Contras - anti-government, anti-communist guerrilla and terrorist organization fighting in Nicaragua against the reforms introduced by the sandinists and their allies. Illegally supported by the US, they had their base in Honduras and Costa Rica. In their actions, Contras attacked not only the sandinists, but also the civilian population. The name Contras is an acronym for the Spanish word contrarevolucionario.

POLISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRAS

ambaras · anaksagoras · apsaras · arras · banderas · bras · buras · carreras · costa gavras · czaras · degras · epafras · faras · foie gras · fortynbras · haras · hipokras · stras · tras · ultras

POLISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRAS

consultingowy · consummatum est · contagium · conte philosophique · contemptus mundi · contes dhoffmann · contessa · conti · continuandum · continuum · conto corrente · contra · contra spem spero · contradictio in adiecto · contraria contrariis · contraria sunt complementa · contrat social · control · controlling · conversio

POLISH WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRAS

a bas · honduras · karas · karpiokaras · kras · kriokras · kuras · madras · maras · mardi gras · ortoceras · piedras negras · pitagoras · protagoras · pseudokras · rajgras · ras · sasafras · taras · teras

Synonyms and antonyms of contras in the Polish dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contras» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CONTRAS

Find out the translation of contras to 25 languages with our Polish multilingual translator.

The translations of contras from Polish to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contras» in Polish.
zh

Translator Polish - Chinese

反对
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator Polish - Spanish

contra
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator Polish - English

contra
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator Polish - Hindi

कॉन्ट्रा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Polish - Arabic

مضاد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator Polish - Russian

против
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator Polish - Portuguese

contra
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator Polish - Bengali

contras
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator Polish - French

contra
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator Polish - Malay

Contra
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator Polish - German

Contra
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator Polish - Japanese

反対の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator Polish - Korean

콘트라
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator Polish - Javanese

contras
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Polish - Vietnamese

ngược lại
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator Polish - Tamil

கான்ட்ராக்களுக்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator Polish - Marathi

contras
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator Polish - Turkish

contras
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator Polish - Italian

Contra
65 millions of speakers
pl

Polish

contras
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator Polish - Ukrainian

проти
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator Polish - Romanian

contra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Polish - Greek

Contra
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Polish - Afrikaans

Contra
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Polish - Swedish

Contra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Polish - Norwegian

Contra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contras

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRAS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of contras
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our Polish online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «contras».

Examples of use in the Polish literature, quotes and news about contras

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10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRAS»

Discover the use of contras in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contras and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
1
The Contras, 1980-1989: A Special Kind of Politics
The book provides an intriguing inside look at one of the most controversial resistance movements of the 20th century.
Rogelio Pardo-Maurer, 1990
2
Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the ...
Contents: The Report: executive summary; Central America; the arms sales to Iran; exposure and concealment; the enterprise; conclusions and recommendations.
Lee H. Hamilton, ‎Daniel K. Inouye, 1995
3
The Contras: interviews with anti-Sandinistas
Contains primary source material.
Dieter Eich, ‎Carlos Rincón, 1985
4
My Life in the Time of the Contras
"People whose paths crossed Cameron's are names familiar to those who recall "Iran Contra.
Bruce P. Cameron, 2007
5
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Cocaine Explosion
10 “Teach a man a craft and he's liable to practice it” he potential exposure of Norwin Meneses couldn't have come at a more inopportune time for the Contras, or the CIA. During the winter of 198485, the Contra forces were at their lowest ebb, ...
Gary Webb, 2011
6
Contra Terror in Nicaragua: Report of a Fact-finding ... - Strona 19
For the past three years, counterrevolutionary armed forces, commonly known as "contras," have carried on a guerrilla war in Nicaragua. Although unable to capture or hold any sizeable town or populated area, the contras have inflicted ...
Reed Brody, 1985
7
With the Contras: A Reporter in the Wilds of Nicaragua
Christopher Dickey was the first American newspaperman to go into the mountains of Nicaragua with the Contras and come out alive, and his account of the "secret" war that is being waged against the Sandinista government reads like the best ...
Christopher Dickey, 2008
8
The Real Contra War: Highlander Peasant Resistance in ... - Strona 3
Iran-Contra, Oliver North, Congressional hearings, campus demonstrations, Contras as archvillains in movies and novels: Nicaragua's Contra War was at the center of a political fire storm second perhaps only to Vietnam in the passions it ...
Timothy Charles Brown, 2001
9
The Iran-Contra Affair: Political Scandal Uncovered
Discusses the Iran-Contra scandal of 1986, wherein the Reagan administration sold guns to Iran in exchange for hostages and assisted the rebels trying to overthrow the government of Nicaragua.
Lisa Klobuchar, 2008
10
Powderburns: Cocaine, Contras & the Drug War
Powderburns is the story of Celerino Castillo III who spent 12 years in the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Celerino Castillo, ‎Dave Harmon, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contras is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Bush Family, Batista and the Contras Dark Alliances. The Role …
When the Iran-contra scandal began to break in October 1986, mainstream ... both Jeb and the Contras told Parry that Jeb Bush was involved with a pro-Contra ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Oct 15»
2
Coups, Massacres And Contras: The Legacy Of Washington's New …
Due to popular American opposition against Reagan's policies toward Nicaragua, Congress cut funds to the rebels, who were called “Contras,” in 1985. «Mintpress News, May 15»
3
Afera "Iran - Contras". USA złamały prawo?
Specjaliści ds. uzbrojenia z Nikaragui szykują się do zniszczenia pocisków, które trafiły do kraju w latach 80. (rok 2004)Foto: PAP/EPA/OSCAR NAVARRETE. «Polskie Radio, May 15»
4
Ansel Elgort jednym z bohaterów skandalu Iran-Contras
Tak staje się częścią skandalu, który będzie znany jako Iran-Contras. Scenariusz był swego czasu na Czarnej Liście najlepszych niezrealizowanych tekstów ... «FilmWeb, Apr 15»
5
The CIA, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of Gary Webb
In it, he claimed the Contra rebels in Nicaragua were shipping cocaine into the ... the sales of those drugs were being funnelled back to help fund the Contras. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
6
Backpack bomb kills 2 'contras' in northern Nicaragua
He claims he was hogtied and interrogated at knifepoint about the movements of rearmed contras operating in the area. By the time the soldiers released him ... «Fusion, Jan 15»
7
Cocaine, contras and the CIA
Alan Maass recounts the background to a movie about reporter Gary Webb and the slander campaign against him for exposing the 1980s contra-cocaine ... «Socialist Worker Online, Nov 14»
8
The CIA, the Contras and Drugs
In late 1986, Washington was rocked by revelations that the Ronald Reagan administration had illegally aided a stateless army known as the contras in Central ... «CounterPunch, Oct 14»
9
Xavi: "El Real Madrid vive de las contras"
"Hemos intentado hacer las vigilancias pero el Madrid vive de las contras", afirmó el centrocampista del Barça tras la derrota en el Santiago Bernabéu por tres ... «Sport, Oct 14»
10
The Contra-Cocaine Scandal: Washington Post's Assault on Gary …
Or to go back to the Contra-cocaine scandal that Brian Barger and I first ... We were trying to figure out how the Contras were sustaining themselves in the field ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Oct 14»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Contras [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-pl/contras>. Jun 2026 ».
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