contre-courant
French, noun/kɔ̃.tʁə.ku.ʁɑ̃/
contre-courant is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-C-O-U-R-A-N-T (13 letters). Contre-courant is a French masculine noun meaning “countercurrent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Courant dont la direction est opposée à celle du courant dominant”.
What does contre-courant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecountercurrent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Courant dont la direction est opposée à celle du courant dominant. 2. Technique où le mouvement inverse de deux corps facilite leur interaction.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contre-courant
- contre-courants plural
- contrecourant alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contre-courant?
- /kɔ̃.tʁə.ku.ʁɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.tʁə.ku.ʁɑ̃\
- [kɔ̃.tʁə.ku.ʁɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contre-courant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.