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Difference between kontraux and trans

af jctrulz, 17. nov. 2013

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jctrulz
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jctrulz (Vise profilen) 17. nov. 2013 01.46.33

Mainly examples

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noelekim (Vise profilen) 17. nov. 2013 05.41.52

jctrulz:Mainly examples

Are you really unsure of the difference between "against" and "across"?

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brodicius (Vise profilen) 17. nov. 2013 06.03.40

Er...ok, then.

Mi batalas kontraŭ lin.
I battle against him.

Mi promenas trans la vojon.
I walk across the road.

I could only promeni kontraŭ la vojon if somehow it was vertical, and I suppose I could batali trans lin if I was across from him having a battle with someone and we just happened to be going in his direction.

Hope this clears things up a bit.

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kaŝperanto (Vise profilen) 25. nov. 2013 16.05.31

The given answers should be sufficient for you question. The only way I can see these words being mixed up is in describing 'sides' of a particular conflict, possibly "I stand against you" vs "I stand across from you" (on the side opposing you).

I would suggest that you consult at least 2, if not 3 different dictionaries for words you are unsure of. I also find it very helpful to read the Esperanto definition of a word if the English translation is not clear/precise enough. This has saved me from using the wrong word several times, and is a good exercise of your skills.

Even if your vocabulary isn't very large you can use an English-Esperanto vortaro to translate the words in the Esperanto dictionary definitions (sounds more difficult than it is).