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ə'ɡenst1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) contra2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) sobre, respecto a3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) contra4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) contraagainst prep contratr[ə'genst, ə'geɪnst]1 (gen) contra■ I have nothing against him, but... no tengo nada contra él, pero...2 (opposed to) en contra de3 (in contrast to) respecto a, frente a■ the black bear was clearly visible against the white snow el oso negro se veía claramente sobre el fondo blanco de la nieve\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto work against the clock trabajar contra relojagainst [ə'gɛntst, -'gɪntst] prep1) touching: contraagainst the wall: contra la pared2) opposing: contra, en contra deI will vote against the proposal: votaré en contra de la propuestaagainst the grain: a contrapeloadv.• en contra adv.• enfrente adv.prep.• al lado de prep.• cerca de prep.• contra prep.
I ə'genst, ə'geɪnst1) ( in opposition to) en contra de, contrapersonally, I've nothing against her — personalmente, no tengo nada contra ella or en contra suya or en contra de ella
have you got something against going by train? — ¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?
he succeeded against all expectations — contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró
2) ( in opposite direction) contra3)a) ( alongside) contrab) (on, onto) contra4)a) ( in contrast to) contrab) ( in relation to)the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar — la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar
5) ( as protection from) contra
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adverb en contra[ǝ'ɡenst] When against is an element in a phrasal verb, eg go against, run up against, look up the verb.1. PREP1) (=in opposition to) [+ person] contra, en contra de; [+ plan] en contra dewhat have you got against me? — ¿qué tiene usted en contra de mí?, ¿qué tiene usted contra mí?
he was against it — estaba en contra, se opuso a ello
it's against the law — la ley lo prohíbe, es ilegal
to stand or run against sb — (Pol) presentarse en contra de algn
- be up against ittidenow we're really up against it! — ¡ahora sí tenemos problemas!
2) (=in contact with) contra3) (=in front of) contraagainst the light — contra la luz, a contrasol
(as) against — contra, en contraste con
six today, as against seven yesterday — seis hoy, en comparación con siete ayer
5) (=for)2.ADV en contrawell, I'm against — bueno, yo estoy en contra
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I [ə'genst, ə'geɪnst]1) ( in opposition to) en contra de, contrapersonally, I've nothing against her — personalmente, no tengo nada contra ella or en contra suya or en contra de ella
have you got something against going by train? — ¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?
he succeeded against all expectations — contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró
2) ( in opposite direction) contra3)a) ( alongside) contrab) (on, onto) contra4)a) ( in contrast to) contrab) ( in relation to)the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar — la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar
5) ( as protection from) contra
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