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1 against
against [əˈgenst]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ prepositiona. contre• I've got nothing against him/it je n'ai rien contre lui/contre* * *[ə'geɪnst, ə'genst]Note: against is translated by contre when it means physically touching or in opposition to: against the wall = contre le mur; he's against independence = il est contre l'indépendance; the fight against inflation = la lutte contre l'inflationIf you have any doubts about how to translate a fixed phrase or expression beginning with against ( against the tide, against the clock, against the grain, against the odds etc) you should consult the appropriate noun entry (tide, grain, odds etc)against often appears in English with certain verbs ( turn against, compete against, discriminate against, stand out against etc). For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (turn, compete, discriminate, stand etc)against often appears in English after certain nouns and adjectives ( protection against, a law against, effective against etc). For translations consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (protection, law, effective etc). For particular usages see below1) ( physically) contre2) ( objecting to)3) ( counter to)to go ou be against — aller à l'encontre de [tradition, policy]; [conditions, decision] ne pas être favorable à [person]
4) ( in opposition to) contre5) ( compared to)the graph shows age against earnings — le graphique représente la courbe des salaires en fonction de l'âge
6) ( in contrast to) sur7) ( in exchange for) contre, en échange de -
2 ♦ against
♦ against /əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst/prep.1 contro; in opposizione a; contrario (agg.): to fight against an enemy, combattere contro un nemico; to decide against st., decidere contro qc.; He's against the idea, lui è contrario all'idea; Are you for or against it?, sei favorevole o contrario?; against the law, contro la legge; against my will, contro la mia volontà; against the light, contro luce2 in senso contrario a; in direzione opposta a; contro: against the current, contro corrente; against the traffic, in senso contrario al traffico; contromano; DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- It's rush hour, but we'll be going against the traffic, è l'ora di punta ma andremo nel senso opposto al traffico3 contro; in vista di; in previsione di: insurance against theft, assicurazione contro il furto; He was warned against pickpockets, fu messo in guardia contro i borsaioli; to save against a rainy day, risparmiare in previsione dei giorni di magra; I stiffened against the pain, mi irrigidii in previsione del dolore5 su; sullo sfondo di; contro: black against a white background, nero su sfondo bianco; outlined against a blue sky, profilato contro un cielo azzurro6 rispetto a: The dollar has fallen by 10% against the yen, il dollaro è sceso del 10% rispetto allo yen7 (nei verbi frasali) V. sotto il verbo● as against, in confronto a; di contro a; contro: There were over 1,000 people, as against a few dozens the previous year, c'erano più di mille persone, di contro alle poche decine dell'anno prima □ ( in una votazione) those against, quelli contrari; i voti contrari. -
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against [əˊgenst, əˊgeɪnst] prep1) противоположное направление или положение про́тив;they sailed against the wind они́ плы́ли про́тив ве́тра
;against the grain про́тив волокна́ или ше́рсти; перен. про́тив ше́рсти
2) опору, фон, препятствие о, об, по, на, к;against a dark background на тёмном фо́не
;she leaned against the fence она́ прислони́лась к забо́ру
;a ladder standing against the wall ле́стница, прислонённая к стене́
;to knock against a stone споткну́ться о ка́мень
3) непосредственное соседство ря́дом, у;the house against the cinema дом ря́дом с кинотеа́тром
4) столкновение или соприкосновение на, с;to run against a rock наскочи́ть на скалу́
;he ran against his brother он столкну́лся со свои́м бра́том
5) определённый срок к, на;against the end of the month к концу́ ме́сяца
6) противодействие, несогласие с чем-л. про́тив;she did it against my will она́ сде́лала э́то про́тив мое́й во́ли
;to struggle against difficulties боро́ться с тру́дностями
7) подготовку к чему-л. на, про;against a rainy day про чёрный день
;to store up the food against winter запасти́сь едо́й на́ зиму
;they took out insurance against old age они́ застрахова́лись, что́бы обеспе́чить свою́ ста́рость
◊to be up against (it) стоя́ть пе́ред зада́чей; встре́тить тру́дности
;to work against time стара́ться ко́нчить рабо́ту к определённому вре́мени
;to tell a story against smb. наговори́ть на кого́-л.
;those against? кто про́тив?
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4 against the grain
against the graincontra a natureza, ao revés.————————against the graincontra a própria convicção, com aversão. -
5 against nature
against nature противоестественный; -
6 against the background
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7 against the collar
against the collar с большим напряжением -
8 against the current
against the current против течения -
9 against the grain
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10 against the light
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11 against the wind
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12 against (all) the odds
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13 against my (his etc) better judgement
against my «(his etc)» better judgementa pesar de mis (sus etc) reservasEnglish-spanish dictionary > against my (his etc) better judgement
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14 against one's will
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15 against the clock
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16 against the law
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17 against documents
against documentsmediante apresentação de documentos. -
18 against morals
against moralscontra os bons costumes. -
19 against my will
against my willcontra minha vontade. -
20 against payment
against paymentcontra pagamento à vista.
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