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against [ə'genst]contre ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e)-(h), 1 (l), 2 à l'encontre de ⇒ 1 (d) en prévision de ⇒ 1 (i) par rapport à ⇒ 1 (k) en échange de ⇒ 1 (l)(a) (indicating position) contre;∎ he leant his bike (up) against the wall il appuya son vélo contre le mur;∎ she had her nose pressed against the window elle avait le nez écrasé au carreau;∎ put the chairs (back) against the wall remettez les chaises contre le mur;∎ he was standing with his back against the wall il était adossé contre le mur ou au mur(b) (indicating impact) contre;∎ I banged my knee against the chair je me suis cogné le genou contre la chaise;∎ the shutter was banging against the window le volet claquait contre la fenêtre(c) (in the opposite direction to → current, stream, grain) contre(d) (contrary to → rules, principles) à l'encontre de;∎ to go against a trend s'opposer à une ou aller à l'encontre d'une tendance;∎ it's against the law c'est illégal ou contraire à la loi;∎ it's against the law to steal le vol est interdit par la loi;∎ there's no law against it il n'y a pas de loi qui s'y oppose;∎ they sold the farm against my advice/wishes ils ont vendu la ferme sans tenir compte de mes conseils/de ce que je souhaitais(e) (indicating opposition to → person, proposal, government) contre;∎ the fight against inflation/crime la lutte contre l'inflation/la criminalité;∎ to decide against sth décider de ne pas faire qch;∎ to vote against sth voter contre qch;∎ you're either for us or against us tu dois être avec nous ou contre nous;∎ she's against telling him elle trouve qu'on ne devrait pas le lui dire;∎ I advised her against going je lui ai déconseillé d'y aller;∎ what have you got against him/the idea? qu'est-ce que vous avez contre lui/l'idée?;∎ what have you got against going? pourquoi vous n'avez pas envie d'y aller?;∎ to have nothing against sth ne rien avoir contre qch;∎ I've nothing against it je n'ai rien contre(f) (unfavourable to) contre;∎ conditions were against them les conditions leur étaient défavorables;∎ his appearance is against him son physique ne joue pas en sa faveur(g) (in competition with) contre;∎ Football United against Everton United contre Everton;∎ a race against time or the clock une course contre la montre(h) (indicating defence, protection, precaution etc) contre;∎ protected against the cold protégé contre le froid;∎ an injection against measles une injection contre la rougeole;∎ to insure against accidents (insurer) assurer contre les accidents; (client) s'assurer contre les accidents;∎ to be insured against theft être assuré contre le vol;∎ against all risks contre tous les risques∎ to save money against one's retirement faire des économies en prévision de ou pour la retraite(j) (in contrast to) contre, sur;∎ to stand against the light être à contre-jour;∎ the tall chimneys stood out against the sky les hautes cheminées se détachaient sur le ciel;∎ yellow flowers against a green background des fleurs jaunes sur un fond vert;∎ the red stood out against the grey le rouge contrastait avec le gris;∎ figurative these events took place against a background of political violence ces événements ont eu lieu dans un climat de violence politique(k) (in comparison to, in relation to) en comparaison de, par rapport à;∎ to check sth against a list vérifier qch d'après une liste;∎ they cost £10 here (as) against only £7 at the supermarket ils coûtent 10 livres ici contre ou au lieu de 7 livres au supermarché;∎ Finance the dollar rose/fell against the yen le dollar a augmenté/baissé par rapport au yen;∎ to plot the number of passengers against distance travelled (in graph) relever le nombre de voyageurs par rapport à la distance parcourue(l) (in exchange for) contre, en échange de;∎ to issue a ticket against payment of… remettre un ticket en contrepartie du paiement de...;∎ cash is available against presentation of the voucher ce bon peut être échangé contre de l'argent2 adverbcontre;∎ are you for or against? êtes-vous pour ou contre?;∎ the odds are 10 to 1 against (gen) il y a une chance sur dix; (in horseracing) la cote est à 10 contre 1
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