contre-approches, n.f.pl., (n.s.) (fort.) counter-approaches.
contre-attaques, n.f.pl., (n.s.) (milit.) counterworks.
contre-balancer, v.a., to counterbalance, to counterpoise; to countervail.
se contre-balancer, v.r., to counterbalance one another, to be counterbalanced, to be equipoised.
contrebande, n.f., contraband goods, smuggled goods; smuggling. Un homme de —; an obnoxious fellow, a black sheep. Faire la —; to smuggle, to deal in smuggled goods.
contre-bandé, -e, adj., (her.) counter-barred.
contrebandier, n.m., smuggler, contrabandist.
contre-barré, -e, adj., (—-—s) (her.) counterbended.
en contre-bas, adv., (arch.) downwards.
contrebasse, n.f., (mus.) double-bass.