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(ə-gĕnst') pronunciation
prep.
  1. In a direction or course opposite to: row against the current.
  2. So as to come into forcible contact with: waves dashing against the shore.
  3. In contact with so as to rest or press on: leaned against the tree.
  4. In hostile opposition or resistance to: struggle against fate.
  5. Contrary to; opposed to: against my better judgment.
  6. In competition with: race against the record holder.
  7. In contrast or comparison with the setting or background of: dark colors against a fair skin.
  8. In preparation for; in anticipation of: food stored against winter.
  9. As a defense or safeguard from: protection against the cold.
  10. To the account or debt of: drew a check against my bank balance.
  11. Directly opposite to; facing.

[Middle English, alteration of againes, from Old English ongeagn.]


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IN BRIEF: In opposition to.

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - imod, mod

idioms:

  • against the clock    kapløb med tiden
  • against the grain    mod årerne
  • against time    om kap med uret
  • as against    over for, i sammenligning med
  • be against something    være imod noget, have noget imod noget

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegen(over), uit voorzorg, in ruil voor

Français (French)
prep. - contre, en opposition à, à l'encontre de

idioms:

  • against the clock    (être/faire) la course contre la montre, (travailler) contre la montre
  • against the grain    dans le sens contraire de la fibre, à l'encontre de la nature
  • against time    (faire) la course contre la montre, (travailler) contre la montre
  • as against    contre, en comparaison de, contrairement à
  • be against something    être contre qch

Deutsch (German)
prep. - gegen, wider, an, entgegen

idioms:

  • against the clock    gegen die Uhr
  • against the grain    gegen den Strich
  • against time    gegen die Uhr
  • as against    gegenüber
  • be against something    gegen etwas sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - εναντίον, κατά, πάνω/ ακουμπώντας εις, αντίθετα, κόντρα σε, σε αντίθεση με, σε σύγκριση με, με φόντο, έναντι (λογαριασμού), για το ενδεχόμενο

idioms:

  • against the clock    ενάντια στο χρόνο, με αντίπαλο το ρολόι
  • against the grain    παρά τη θέληση, κόντρα στα γούστα, ενάντια στη φυσική προδιάθεση
  • against time    με αντίπαλο το ρολόι, με πιεστικές προθεσμίες
  • as against    σε σύγκριση με, ως προς
  • be against something    εναντιώνομαι σε
  • come up against    έρχομαι αντιμέτωπος με, πέφτω πάνω σε

Italiano (Italian)
contro, a contatto con, in contrasto con, a paragone di, per

idioms:

  • against the grain    malvolentieri
  • against time    contro il tempo
  • as against    di fronte a, rispetto a
  • be against it    essere contrario
  • be up against it    essere al verde, essere in difficoltà

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - contrário, defronte, diante, contra

idioms:

  • against the clock    contra o relógio
  • against the grain    contra a própria convicção, com aversão
  • against time    contra o tempo
  • as against    em oposição a
  • be against it    ser contra
  • be up against it    em dificuldades financeiras, em apuros
  • go against    ir contra
  • set against    predispor(-se) contra
  • take against    ir contra
  • up against    face a face com

Русский (Russian)
против, около, на фоне, напротив, в противоположную сторону

idioms:

  • against the clock    спешить быть вовремя
  • against the grain    против натуры, естества
  • against time    стремление завершить работу в рамках отведенных сроков
  • as against    по сравнению
  • be against it    быть против чего-либо
  • be up against it    в трудном положении
  • go against    противоречить (принципам и пр.), давать нежелательные результаты
  • set against    быть категорически против, противопоставлять
  • take against    невзлюбить (часто беспричинно)
  • up against    (находиться, примыкать) вплотную к чему-л., лицом к лицу с чем-л.

Español (Spanish)
prep. - contra, en contra de, a cambio de

idioms:

  • against the clock    contrarreloj
  • against the grain    a contrapelo
  • against time    apremiado por el tiempo, contrarreloj
  • as against    frente a, en contraste con
  • be against something    estar en contra de algo

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - mot, i avvaktan på

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
相反, 逆着, 反对

idioms:

  • against the clock    与时间赛跑
  • against the grain    格格不入
  • against time    争分夺秒地, 尽快地
  • as against    比...
  • be against something    反对某事

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 相反, 逆著, 反對

idioms:

  • against the clock    與時間賽跑
  • against the grain    格格不入
  • against time    分秒必爭地, 儘快地
  • as against    比...
  • be against something    反對某事

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~에 반대하여, ~과 교환하여, ~을 배경으로, ~에 대비하여, ~과 충돌하여

idioms:

  • as against    ~에 비교하여
  • be against something    어떤 것에 반대하다

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 反対して, 対抗して, 逆らって, …にぶつかって, 背景として, 寄りかかって, 寄せて, 備えて

idioms:

  • against all the odds    困難に立ち向かって
  • against nature    不自然な, 奇跡的な
  • against one's better judgement    うっかりと
  • against the clock    大急ぎで, 記録更新をめざして, 時間をかせいで
  • against the grain    性分に反して
  • against the run of    ~の流れにさからって
  • against time    時間と競争で
  • as against    比べて
  • be against it    反対する
  • be up against it    困窮して
  • come up against    …にぶつかる
  • go against    反抗する, 反する, 不利になる
  • go against the grain    性分に反して, 不本意で
  • over against    真向こうに, 対照して
  • run up against    …にぶつかる, 偶然出くわす, 遭遇する, 出くわす
  • set against    比べる, 対抗させる
  • take against    反抗する
  • up against    近接して, …にぶつかって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) ضد, مقابل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮נגד, מול, לקראת, מפני, על-, נשען על-, ליד-, כלפי-‬


 
 

 

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