C1noun
le contrepoint
counterpoint
« Son témoignage apporte un contrepoint utile au discours officiel. »
“His testimony provides a useful counterpoint to the official narrative.”
In other languages
- Spanish contrapunto
- Portuguese contraponto
- German Kontrapunkt
- Italian contrappunto
- Arabic الوجه المقابل، الموازنة
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