Слово англійською: against

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Переклад against українською: всупереч, від, до, навпроти

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against

preposition, /əˈɡeɪnst/
/əˈɡenst/, /əˈɡeɪnst/
For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example count against somebody is in the phrasal verb section at count.
  1. opposing or disagreeing with somebody/something
    • the fight against terrorism
    • We're playing against the league champions next week.
    • We were rowing against the current.
    • That's against the law.
    • Employees can't be forced to join a union against their will.
    • Are you for or against the death penalty?
    • She is against seeing (= does not want to see) him.
    • I'd advise you against doing that.
  2. not to the advantage or favour of somebody/something
    • The evidence is against him.
    • Her age is against her.
    compare for
  3. close to, touching or hitting somebody/something
    • Put the piano there, against the wall.
    • The rain beat against the windows.
  4. in order to prevent something from happening or to reduce the damage caused by something
    • an injection against rabies
    • They took precautions against fire.
    • Are we insured against theft?
    • He gritted his teeth against the pain.
  5. with something in the background, as a contrast
    • His red clothes stood out clearly against the snow.
    • (figurative) The love story unfolds against a background of civil war.
  6. used when you are comparing two things
    • You must weigh the benefits against the cost.
    • Check your receipts against the statement.
    • What's the rate of exchange against the dollar?
  7. if you include money or costs against an amount that is owed, you use it to reduce the amount
    • The accountant said I could offset all my travel costs against tax.
  8. if you borrow money against property that you own, you use the value of the property as a guarantee that you will repay the money
    • They had borrowed a lot of money against the value of the house.
    9. Word OriginMiddle English: from again + -s (adverbial genitive) + -t probably by association with superlatives (as in amongst).
Idioms
as against something
  1. in contrast with something
    • They got 27 per cent of the vote as against 32 per cent at the last election.
the cards/odds are stacked against you
  1. you are unlikely to succeed because the conditions are not good for you
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