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1 as protest against smth
= as protest over smth, = as protest at smth, = in protest against smth, = in protest at smth, = in protest over smth в знак протеста против чего-л.Politics english-russian dictionary > as protest against smth
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2 in protest against smth
Politics english-russian dictionary > in protest against smth
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3 (a) cat rubs against smth
a cat rubs against smth (curls up, rolls itself into a ball) кошка трётся обо что-либо (свёртывается, свёртывается клубком)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) cat rubs against smth
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4 to hit one's head against smth
to hit/to strike/to knock one's head against smth стукнуться/удариться головой обо что-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hit one's head against smth
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5 weigh smth. against smth.
сравнивать веса чего-л., уравнивать какие-л. различные вещи или понятия Then weigh against a grain of sand the glories of a throne. ≈ И тогда уравняется тронная слава с песчинкой.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > weigh smth. against smth.
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6 to weigh smth. against smth.
сравнивать, уравнивать ( различные вещи или понятия)Then weigh against a grain of sand the glories of a throne. — И тогда уравняется тронная слава с песчинкой.
Англо-русский современный словарь > to weigh smth. against smth.
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7 to argue against smth
to argue against (for) smth приводить доводы против (в пользу) чего-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to argue against smth
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8 to hit one's forehead against smth
to hit one's forehead against/on smth удариться лбом обо что-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hit one's forehead against smth
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9 to hit one's temple against smth
to hit one's temple against/on smth удариться виском обо что-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hit one's temple against smth
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10 to strike one's knee against smth
to strike/to hit one's knee against/on smth стукнуться/удариться коленом обо что-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to strike one's knee against smth
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11 close one's mind against smth.
(close (или shut) one's mind against (или to) smth.)быть глухим к чему-л., закрывать глаза на что-л., отказываться признать, допустить что-л., не желать понимать чего-л.I closed my mind to the realities of what I proposed doing. (A. Marshall, ‘In Mine Own Heart’, ch. XIII) — я закрывал глаза на то, что мне предстояло сделать.
As usual, she shut her mind to her friend's talk and wandered back in memories-to the Vanbrughs, like herself some of the first real ladies to win success on the stage. (A. Wilson, ‘Anglo-Saxon Attitudes’, part I, ch. III) — Как обычно, Лилиан не слушала, что говорила ее подруга, а вспоминала Ванбругов, которые, подобно ей самой, были первыми настоящими леди, добившимися успеха на сцене.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > close one's mind against smth.
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12 lift up one's voice against smth.
(lift up (или raise) one's voice against (или for) smth.)поднять голос против ( или в защиту) чего-л.; см. тж. lift up one's voiceAnd wasn't Tom Doyle with the alluvial diggers in their struggle for justice? Of course he was! And hadn't he raised his voice for the diggers when John Forrest thought he could treat them like dirt? (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 56) — Разве не Том Дойл боролся вместе со всеми старателями за их права? Пусть кто-нибудь скажет, что это не так! Разве не он поднял свой голос, когда Джон Форрест вообразил, что старателей можно втоптать в грязь?
Large English-Russian phrasebook > lift up one's voice against smth.
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13 be up against smth.
стоять перед задачей, проблемой, встретить трудностиEdmund: "...I've tried to be fair to you because I knew what you'd been up against as a kid." (E. O'Neill, ‘Long Day's Journey into Night’, act 4) — Эдмунд: "...Я старался быть справедливым, так как знал, что тебе пришлось пережить в детстве."
‘Paddy's up against something he didn't bargain for, all right,’ Sam Mullet commented... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXIII) — - Да, похоже, что Пэдди Кеван малость просчитался на этот раз, - заметил Сэм Маллет...
We are up against a difficult problem. — Перед нами трудная задача.
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14 hostility against smth
= hostility to smth враждебное отношение к чему-л.Politics english-russian dictionary > hostility against smth
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15 to strike a blow against smth.
противодействовать чему-л.Англо-русский современный словарь > to strike a blow against smth.
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16 set one's face against smth.
решительно воспротивиться чему-л., возражать, выступать против чего-л.; враждебно относиться к чему-л. [этим. библ. Leviticus XVII, 10; XX, 3, 5 и 6]...I am an honest man, seeking to do my duty in this carnal universe, and setting my face against all vice and treachery. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XII) —...я человек честный и стараюсь выполнить свой долг на этой грешной земле, воюя с пороком и вероломством.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > set one's face against smth.
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17 set one's face against smth.
peшитeльнo бopoтьcя c чём-л., вocпpoтивитьcя чeму-л., вoзpaжaть, выcтупaть пpoтив чeгo-л., oтнocитьcя вpaждeбнo к чeму-л. [этим. библ.]He wanted to go to Vienna for a few months and learn German before going up to Cambridge. Michael had wished him to go into the army, but... he had set his face against (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > set one's face against smth.
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18 weigh smth against smth
сравнивать веса чего-либо, уравнивать какие-либо различные вещи или понятияАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > weigh smth against smth
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19 to guarantee smth against smth
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to guarantee smth against smth
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20 decide against smth.
отклонять что-л.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > decide against smth.
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