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21 ■ level against
■ level againstv. t. + prep.indirizzare, rivolgere contro (q.) □ (leg.) to level a charge against sb., formulare un'accusa contro q. -
22 ■ run up against
■ run up againstv. i. + avv. + prep.1 andare a sbattere, urtare contro2 (fam.) imbattersi in (q.); incontrare: to run up against serious difficulties, incontrare gravi difficoltà. -
23 ■ stack up against
■ stack up against (o with)v. i. + avv. + prep.(fig.) reggere il confronto con: How do our washing machines stack up against theirs?, le nostre lavatrici come reggono il confronto con le loro? -
24 ■ strain against
■ strain againstv. i. + prep.(lett.) fare forza, premere, scagliarsi contro: The prisoner strained against the iron bars of his cell, il detenuto premeva forte contro le sbarre di ferro della sua cella. -
25 ■ take against
■ take againstv. i. + prep.prendersela con; prendere in antipatia: I don't know why he's taken against me from the start, non so perché mi abbia preso in antipatia fin dall'inizio. -
26 ■ tell against
■ tell againstv. i. + prep.andare a discapito, essere a sfavore di (q.); deporre male di (q.): His lack of interest in his work tells against him, la mancanza d'interesse per il suo lavoro depone male di lui. -
27 kick against
* * *vi + prep* * * -
28 run up against
run up against [sth.] incappare in, imbattersi in, incontrare [ difficulty]* * *vi + adv + prep(person, problem) imbattersi in, (difficulties) incontrare* * *run up against [sth.] incappare in, imbattersi in, incontrare [ difficulty] -
29 take against
take against [sb.] prendere in antipatia* * *vi + prep* * *take against [sb.] prendere in antipatia -
30 go against the grain
(to be against a person's wishes, feelings etc: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies.) (essere contro la propria inclinazione) -
31 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.) contrapporre -
32 count against
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33 hedge against
hedge against [sth.] proteggersi da, mettersi al riparo da [inflation, loss]* * *hedge against [sth.] proteggersi da, mettersi al riparo da [inflation, loss] -
34 offend against
offend against [sth.]1) (commit a crime) trasgredire, infrangere [ law]2) (violate) offendere [ good taste]; andare contro [ common sense]* * *offend against [sth.]1) (commit a crime) trasgredire, infrangere [ law]2) (violate) offendere [ good taste]; andare contro [ common sense] -
35 provide against
provide against [sth.] prepararsi a [possibility, disaster]* * *provide against [sth.] prepararsi a [possibility, disaster] -
36 ■ barge against
■ barge againstv. i. + prep.(fam.) (andare a) sbattere contro; urtare contro (q. o qc.). -
37 ■ count against
■ count againstv. t. + prep.tornare a svantaggio di; pesare contro. -
38 ■ find against
■ find againstv. i. + prep. -
39 ■ plump against
■ plump againstv. i. + prep.andare a sbattere, urtare contro. -
40 ■ slam against
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