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1 against the grain
against the graincontra a natureza, ao revés.————————against the graincontra a própria convicção, com aversão. -
2 against documents
against documentsmediante apresentação de documentos. -
3 against morals
against moralscontra os bons costumes. -
4 against my will
against my willcontra minha vontade. -
5 against payment
against paymentcontra pagamento à vista. -
6 against the light
against the lightcontra a luz. -
7 against the stream
against the streamcontra a correnteza. -
8 against your arrival
against your arrivalna expectativa da sua chegada. -
9 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (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.) contra3) (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.) contra* * *a.gainst[əg'enst] prep 1 contra, contrário. I am against war / sou contra a guerra. that is against him / isto depõe contra ele. 2 em oposição a, oposto a. 3 defronte, diante. 4 em contraste com, em comparação com. 5 em contato com, junto a. 6 em preparação para, em previsão de. 7 em defesa de. against documents mediante apresentação de documentos. against morals contra os bons costumes. against the grain contra a própria convicção, com aversão. against your arrival na expectativa da sua chegada. against the stream contra a correnteza. to dry against the fire secar ao fogo. to fight against lutar contra. to knock against colidir com. to run up against encontrar por acaso. I ran up against my friend / encontrei por acaso meu amigo. -
10 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (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.) contra3) (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.) contra -
11 against
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12 against\ all\ odds
English-Brazilian Portuguese dictionary > against\ all\ odds
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13 to bear against
to bear againstagredir, atacar. he bore against me/ele me agrediu. -
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 go/swin against the stream
to go/swin against the streamir contra o que a maioria acha. he goes against the stream / fig ele nada contra a corrente.English-Portuguese dictionary > to go/swin against the stream
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16 to run up against
to run up againstencontrar por acaso. I ran up against my friend/encontrei por acaso meu amigo. -
17 to side against somebody
to side against somebodyficar contra alguém. they sided against me / eles juntaram forças contra mim. -
18 to work against time
to work against timetrabalhar contra o relógio.————————to work against timetrabalhar sob controle de tempo. -
19 go against
1) (to oppose or refuse to act on: A child should never go against his parents' wishes.) contrariar2) (to be unacceptable to: This goes against my conscience.) estar contra -
20 go against the grain
(to be against a person's wishes, feelings etc: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies.) ser contra o feitio de
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