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2 knock against something
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3 law against something
n infmlThere's no law against looking, is there? — Что, даже смотреть нельзя?
There should be some law against people like you — Таких, как ты, сажать надо
There should be a law against girls going around half-naked — Я бы этих, которые разгуливают полуголыми, штрафовал
"My shoes are killing me" "Take them off then, there's no law against it" — "Ботинки жмут, сил нет" - "Ну сними их. Кто тебе запрещает?"
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > law against something
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4 up against something
Общая лексика: лицом к лицу с чём-либо -
5 recline against something
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6 up against something
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7 hit oneself against something
hit oneself against something, strike oneself against somethingEnglish-Russian dictionary of medicine > hit oneself against something
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8 strike oneself against something
hit oneself against something, strike oneself against somethingEnglish-Russian dictionary of medicine > strike oneself against something
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9 to check something against something
cotejar algo con algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to check something against something
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10 to come out in favour of something / come out against something
to come out in favour of something / come out against somethingdeclararse a favor de algo / declararse en contra de algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to come out in favour of something / come out against something
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11 to offset something against something
deducir algo de algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to offset something against something
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12 to battle against something
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13 to beat against something
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14 to go solid against something
to go solid against somethingrecusar alguma coisa como grupo. they went solid against the new law/votaram unanimente contra a nova lei.English-Portuguese dictionary > to go solid against something
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15 to agitate for/against something
to agitate for/against somethinghacer una campaña a favor de/en contra de algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to agitate for/against something
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16 to bang against something
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17 to be biased against something/somebody
to be biased against something/somebodytener prejuicio en contra de algo/alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be biased against something/somebody
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18 to be dead (set) against something
oponerse totalmente a algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be dead (set) against something
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19 to be dead set against something
oponerse rotundamente a algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be dead set against something
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20 to be proof against something
ser a prueba de algo
См. также в других словарях:
up against something — phrase in a very difficult situation, or with a serious problem to deal with The process could take weeks, but I’m up against a deadline. He was up against fantastic odds – he never stood a chance of winning. up against it: We’ve really been up… … Useful english dictionary
seen against something — phrase considered in relation to something Seen against this background, the decision should not surprise anyone. Thesaurus: ways of comparing thingssynonym Main entry: see … Useful english dictionary
(dead) set against something — phrase completely opposed to something We are absolutely set against the tax increase. (dead) set against doing something: She’s dead set against giving the kids junk food. Thesaurus: opposed to someone or somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
there's no law against something — there s no law against (something/doing something) informal something that you say in order to tell someone who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong. You were in the pub at lunchtime, weren t you? Well, there s no law against… … New idioms dictionary
set your face against something — british old fashioned phrase to be determined not to do or accept something Many councils have completely set their face against the idea of road humps. Thesaurus: to refuse to think about, believe or accept somethingsynonym Main entry: face … Useful english dictionary
set (your) face against something — set (your) face against (something/doing something) formal to be determined not to do something. Despite fierce competition from rival companies, they ve set their face against price cuts … New idioms dictionary
(a) hedge against something — a hedge against something phrase a way of trying to protect yourself against a problem or risk Gold is a traditional hedge against inflation. Thesaurus: someone or something that protects and defendssynonym Main entry: hedge … Useful english dictionary
be up against something — be up against (something/someone) if you are up against a situation, a person, or a group of people, they make it very difficult for you to achieve what you want to achieve. When I saw how deeply the racist views were held I began to understand… … New idioms dictionary
dead set against something — dead set against (something) completely opposed to something. She wanted to move to Los Angeles but her parents were dead set against it … New idioms dictionary
set (your) face against (something) — to oppose something. Mother had set her face against my having music lessons with this teacher in the city … New idioms dictionary
stack up against something — stack up (against (something)) to compare with something else. We wondered how London restaurants stacked up against Atlanta s … New idioms dictionary