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1 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) pret2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) pret; uz3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) pret4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) pret* * *pret; pretēji; uz -
2 against a dark background
uz tumša fona -
3 against a rainy day
nebaltām dienām -
4 against all expectation
pretēji gaidītajam -
5 against all odds
ārkārtīgi smagos apstākļos; pret milzīgu pārspēku -
6 against nature
pretdabisks -
7 against somebody's will
pret kāda gribu -
8 against the backdrop of crisis
krīzes apstākļos -
9 against the collar
ar lielu piepūli -
10 against the current
pret straumi -
11 against the end of the month
uz mēneša beigām -
12 against the grain
pret spalvu; pret spalvu -
13 against the regulations
pretēji noteikumiem -
14 against the stream
pret straumi -
15 against the sun
pretēji pulksteņrādītāja virzienam -
16 against the wind
pret vēju -
17 against time
līdz noteiktam laikam -
18 go against
1) (to oppose or refuse to act on: A child should never go against his parents' wishes.) rīkoties pretēji2) (to be unacceptable to: This goes against my conscience.) būt pretrunā ar -
19 go against the grain
(to be against a person's wishes, feelings etc: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies.) būt pretdabīgi -
20 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.) izspēlēt vienu pret otru; sarīdīt
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