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1 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 -
2 against all odds
mot alla odds -
3 against his will
mot hans vilja -
4 against nature
onaturligt, naturvidrigt, emot naturens lagar -
5 against one's will
mot ens vilja -
6 against the current
mot strömmen -
7 against the law
mot lagen -
8 against the rules
mot reglerna -
9 against the wind
mot vinden -
10 against the world
mot världen -
11 against time
mot klockan, mot tiden -
12 against traffic
mot trafikens riktning, i motsatt riktning -
13 go against
motsätta sig, bekämpa* * *1) (to oppose or refuse to act on: A child should never go against his parents' wishes.) gå emot2) (to be unacceptable to: This goes against my conscience.) strida (vara) emot -
14 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 -
15 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) spela ut mot -
16 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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17 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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18 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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19 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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20 turn against
(to become dissatisfied with or hostile to (people or things that one previously liked etc): He turned against his friends.) vända sig mot
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