Предлог contre как лингвоспецифическое явление французского языка

The article examines specific usage of the French preposition “contre” in word-combinations like “se serrer contre qn” (to press oneself to smb.). The article also reveals the contradiction between the “contact” semantics of the preposition “contre” and the seme of opposition which is peculiar to this preposition. The author draws a conclusion that the preposition “contre” is a marker that shows the closed nature of the Frenchmen’s private space