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1 against the current
mot strömmen -
2 against the law
mot lagen -
3 against the rules
mot reglerna -
4 against the wind
mot vinden -
5 against the world
mot världen -
6 go against the grain
(to be against a person's wishes, feelings etc: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies.) strida mot ngns natur, bjuda ngn emot -
7 banged his head against the wall
dunkade huvudet i väggenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > banged his head against the wall
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8 banging one's head against the wall
slå huvudet i väggenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > banging one's head against the wall
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9 bounce against the wall
studsa mot väggen -
10 kick against the pricks
spjärna mot udden -
11 one against the other
jämfört med varandra, den ena jämfört med den andra -
12 push one's back against the wall
ställa någon mot väggenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > push one's back against the wall
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13 sail against the wind
segla i motvind; segla motströms -
14 swam against the current
gick mot strömmen (gick mot de accepterade reglerna, uppträdde som en nonkonformist) -
15 swam against the tide
gick mot strömmen (gick mot de accepterade reglerna, uppträdde som en nonkonformist, rebell) -
16 went against the tide
gick mot strömmen (uppträdde som en nonkonformist, uppträde inte enligt de vanliga normerna) -
17 with his head against the wall
körde huvudet i väggen -
18 the Establishment
(the people and institutions that control power or are dominant in a society and stick to traditions; one of these institutions: The hippies rebelled against the Establishment; the political/literary establishment.) det etablerade samhället, etablissemanget -
19 against
prep. mot; emot; vid, intill* * *[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) mot2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) mot3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) mot4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) mot -
20 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) sätta upp ngn mot ngn, göra fientligt inställdEnglish-Swedish dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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