No. 10,472 in Spanish
contragolpear
To counterattack.
In a sentence
El equipo decidió contragolpear después de que el oponente atacara.
The team decided to counterattack after the opponent attacked.
In this sentence, 'contragolpear' is used in the context of sports or physical confrontations, referring to a tactical counteraction.
Ellos supieron contragolpear en el debate político, tomando ventaja de los puntos del oponente.
They knew how to counterattack in the political debate, taking advantage of the opponent's points.
Here, 'contragolpear' is metaphorically used to describe responding strongly in a discussion or argument.
Decidimos contragolpear sus críticas con argumentos sólidos y pruebas.
We decided to counterattack their criticism with solid arguments and evidence.
In this academic or intellectual context, 'contragolpear' expresses replying effectively to criticisms, showing resilience.
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