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1 against
preposition1) gegenbe warned against doing something — davor gewarnt werden, etwas zu tun
2) (in return for) gegen* * *[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) gegen2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) gegen3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) an4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) gegen* * *[əˈgen(t)st]I. prep▪ to be \against sb/sth gegen jdn/etw sein▪ to be \against sb's doing sth dagegen sein, dass jd etw tutto have/say sth \against sb etw gegen jdn haben/sagen\against time/the clock gegen die Zeit/die Uhr[the] odds are \against sb/sth die Chancen stehen gegen jdn/etwto guard oneself \against sb/sth sich akk gegen jdn/etw [o vor jdm/etw] schützen5. (comparing)\against her situation, we're doing okay im Vergleich zu ihrer Situation geht es uns gutthe dollar rose \against the euro der Dollar stieg gegenüber dem Euroto weigh sth \against sth etw gegen etw akk abwägenhis back was \against the door er lehnte mit dem Rücken an der Tür\against the wind/current gegen den Wind/die Strömung\against the light/sun gegen das Licht/die Sonne9. (across)\against the grain quer zur [o gegen die] Maserungthe odds are 2 to 1 \against die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1 dagegenthere was a majority with only 14 voting \against es gab eine Mehrheit bei nur 14 Gegenstimmen* * *[ə'genst]1. prep1) (opposition, protest) gegen (+acc)he's against her going —
to have something/nothing against sb/sth — etwas/nichts gegen jdn/etw haben
against that you have to consider... — Sie müssen aber auch bedenken...
against my will, I decided... — wider Willen habe ich beschlossen...
to fight against sb — gegen or wider (liter) jdn kämpfen
to hit one's head against the mantelpiece — mit dem Kopf gegen or an das Kaminsims stoßen
3) (= in the opposite direction to) gegen (+acc)4) (= in front of, in juxtaposition to) gegen (+acc)5) (= in preparation for) sb's arrival, departure, one's old age für (+acc); misfortune, bad weather etc im Hinblick auf (+acc)against the possibility of a bad winter — für den Fall, dass es einen schlechten Winter gibt
6)she had three prizes ( as) against his six — sie hatte drei Preise, er hingegen sechs
the advantages of flying (as) against going by boat — die Vorteile von Flugreisen gegenüber Schiffsreisen
7) (FIN: in return for) gegenthe visa will be issued against payment of... — das Visum wird gegen Zahlung von... ausgestellt
2. adj pred(= not in favour) dagegenSee:→ academic.ru/28733/for">for* * *against [əˈɡenst; əˈɡeınst]A präp1. gegen:be against sth gegen etwas sein;he was against it er war dagegen;be against sb doing sth dagegen sein, dass jemand etwas tut;be against the national interests den nationalen Interessen zuwiderlaufen; → expectation 1, law1 1, prediction2. gegenüber:my rights against the landlord meine Rechte gegenüber dem Vermieter3. an (dat oder akk), vor (dat oder akk), gegen:4. gegen (einen Hintergrund):5. (im Austausch) gegen, für:payment against documents WIRTSCH Zahlung gegen Dokumente6. gegen, im Hinblick auf (akk):purchases made against tomorrow’s earnings7. (in Vorsorge) für:he has saved some money against his old age er hat einiges Geld fürs Alter gespartB adv dagegen:vote against dagegen oder mit Nein stimmenadv. abk1. advance4. adversus, against6. advocatev. abk2. velocity v3. verb4. verse5. JUR SPORT versus, against6. very7. vide, see8. voice11. volumevs. abk1. verse2. JUR SPORT besonders US versus, against* * *preposition1) gegenbe warned against doing something — davor gewarnt werden, etwas zu tun
2) (in return for) gegen* * *adv.auflehnt adv.dagegen adv.gegen adv.wieder adv.wiederum adv.
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