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1 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) contra2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) contra3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) contra4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) contra* * *a.gainst[əg'enst] prep 1 contra, contrário. I am against war / sou contra a guerra. that is against him / isto depõe contra ele. 2 em oposição a, oposto a. 3 defronte, diante. 4 em contraste com, em comparação com. 5 em contato com, junto a. 6 em preparação para, em previsão de. 7 em defesa de. against documents mediante apresentação de documentos. against morals contra os bons costumes. against the grain contra a própria convicção, com aversão. against your arrival na expectativa da sua chegada. against the stream contra a correnteza. to dry against the fire secar ao fogo. to fight against lutar contra. to knock against colidir com. to run up against encontrar por acaso. I ran up against my friend / encontrei por acaso meu amigo. -
2 thereagainst
there.a.gainst[ðɛərəg'einst] adv 1 contra ou contrário a isso. 2 em oposição a.
См. также в других словарях:
'gainst — [genst, gānst] prep. [Old Poet.] short for AGAINST * * * gainst also gainst (gĕnst, gānst) Contraction of against. * * * … Universalium
'gainst — gainst, prep. A contraction of {Against}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gainst — aphetic form of AGAINST (Cf. against) … Etymology dictionary
'gainst — [genst, gānst] prep. [Old Poet.] short for AGAINST … English World dictionary
gainst — for·gainst; gainst; … English syllables
'gainst — prep. poet. = AGAINST. Etymology: abbr. * * * gainst or gainst «gehnst; British also gaynst», preposition, conjunction. Archaic. against … Useful english dictionary
‘gainst — Jamaican Slang Glossary Against. She fight ‘gainst mi. (She fought against me.) … English dialects glossary
'gainst — /gɛnst / (say genst), /geɪnst / (say gaynst) preposition, conjunction → against. Also, gainst …
gainst — preposition against … Wiktionary
'gainst — preposition against … Wiktionary
gainst — geɪnst prep. against … English contemporary dictionary