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1 against
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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2 cotejar
v.to compare.Ella compulsó sus actitudes She collated their attitudes.* * ** * *VT1) (=comparar) to compare, collate* * *verbo transitivo < documentos> to compare; <información/respuesta> to collate* * *= cross-tabulate, collate, cross check.Ex. Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.Ex. It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.Ex. All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.----* cotejar con = check against, run + Nombre + through + Nombre.* máquina de cotejar = collating machine.* * *verbo transitivo < documentos> to compare; <información/respuesta> to collate* * *= cross-tabulate, collate, cross check.Ex: Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.
Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.Ex: All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.* cotejar con = check against, run + Nombre + through + Nombre.* máquina de cotejar = collating machine.* * *cotejar [A1 ]vt‹documentos› to compare; ‹información› to collatecotejaron las respuestas de todos los encuestados they collated the answers of all those polledcotejar algo CON algo to check sth AGAINST sthla copia se coteja con el original the copy is compared with o checked against the originalcotejó el número con la lista he checked the number against the list* * *
cotejar ( conjugate cotejar) verbo transitivo ‹ documentos› to compare;
‹información/respuesta› to collate;
cotejar algo con algo to check sth against sth
cotejar verbo transitivo compare: hay que cotejar las dos versiones, we need to compare the two versions
' cotejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confrontar
English:
compare
- crosscheck
- match up
- cross
* * *cotejar vtcotejaremos tus datos con los míos let's compare your information with mine, let's check your information against mine* * *v/t compare* * *cotejar vt: to compare, to collate
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