rail against in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rail against in the English»Italian Dictionary

to rail against or at injustice, pollution, politician

inveire or scagliarsi contro

Translations for rail against in the Italian»English Dictionary

inveire contro ingiustizia, inquinamento

to rail at or against

Translations for rail against in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rail¹ [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl] N

1. rail (for protection, support):

rail (in fence)

sbarra f

rail (on balcony)

balaustra f

rail (on balcony)

ringhiera f

rail (on bridge, tower)

parapetto m

rail (handrail)

ringhiera f

rail (handrail)

corrimano m

rail (on ship)

parapetto m

rail (on ship)

sponda f

2. rail (for display):

rail (in shop)

espositore m

3. rail (for curtains):

rail

bastone m

rail

bacchetta f

towel rail

portasciugamano

picture rail

= listello usato per fissare i chiodi a cui appendere i quadri

4. rail TRANSP (track):

rail

rotaia f

by rail travel, send

su rotaia, per ferrovia

by rail before n network, traffic, transport

ferroviario

by rail journey, travel

in treno

rail strike

sciopero dei treni

rail ticket

biglietto del treno

II.rails N

rails npl HORSE RAC:

rails

steccato m

to come up on the rails

correre allo steccato

III.rail¹ [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl] VB trans

rail

munire di sbarre, di cancelli

IV.rail¹ [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl]

to go off the rails

uscire dai binari or uscire di carreggiata

rail² [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl] VB intr form

to rail against or at injustice, pollution, politician

inveire or scagliarsi contro

against [Brit əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst, Am əˈɡɛnst] PREP Against is translated by contro when it means physically touching or in opposition to: against the wall = contro il muro; is he for or against independence? = è pro o contro l'indipendenza? the fight against inflation = la lotta contro l'inflazione. - If you have any doubts about how to translate a fixed phrase or expression beginning with against (against the tide, against the clock, against the grain, against all odds etc.), you should consult the appropriate noun entry (tide, grain , odds etc.). - Against often appears in English with certain verbs (turn against, compete against, discriminate against, stand out against etc.): for translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (turn, compete, discriminate II, stand etc.). - Against often appears in English after certain nouns and adjectives (protection against, a match against, a law against, effective against etc.): for translations consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (protection, match , law, effective, etc.). See this entry for particular usages.

1. against (physically):

against

contro

against the wall

contro il muro

2. against (objecting to):

I'm against it

sono contro, contrario

I have nothing against it

non ho niente in contrario

100 votes for and 20 votes against

100 voti a favore e 20 voti contro

to be against the idea

essere contrario all'idea

to be against doing

essere contrario a fare

3. against (counter to, in opposition to):

against

contro

to go, be against tradition, policy

andare, essere contro

the conditions are against us

le condizioni non ci sono favorevoli

the decision went against us

la decisione non ci fu favorevole

the war against sb

la guerra contro qn

the fight against inflation

la lotta all'inflazione

Smith against Jones

Smith contro Jones

to pedal against the wind

pedalare contro vento

4. against (compared to):

the pound fell against the dollar

la sterlina ha subito una caduta nei confronti del or è scesa rispetto al dollaro

the graph shows age against earnings

il grafico mostra i guadagni rispetto all'età

75% this year as against 35% last year

il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso

5. against (in contrast to):

the blue looks pretty against the yellow

il blu sta bene col giallo

against a background of

su uno sfondo di

against the light

(in) controluce

to stand out against houses, trees etc.: sky, sunset

stagliarsi, spiccare contro

6. against (in exchange for):

against

in cambio di, contro

against a voucher from the airline

in cambio di un buono della compagnia aerea

rail³ [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl] N ZOOL

rail

rallo m

rail against in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rail against in the English»Italian Dictionary

rail against VB trans

rail against

scagliarsi contro

Translations for rail against in the Italian»English Dictionary

inveire contro qu/qc

to rail against sb/sth

Translations for rail against in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.against [ə·ˈgenst] PREP

1. against (in opposition to):

against

contro

to be against sth/sb

essere contro qc/qn

against my will

contro la mia volontà

2. against (as protection from):

against

contro

to protect oneself against rain

proteggersi dalla pioggia

3. against (in contact with):

against

contro

to lean against a tree

appoggiarsi a un albero

to run against a wall

finire contro un muro

4. against (in front of):

against the light

in controluce

5. against (in competition with):

against

contro

against time/the clock

contro il tempo

6. against (in comparison with):

the dollar rose/fell against the euro

il dollaro è salito/sceso rispetto all'euro

II.against [ə·ˈgenst] ADV a. POL

against

contro

there were 10 votes against

c'erano 10 voti contro

I.rail [reɪl] N

1. rail:

rail (of fence)

sbarra f

rail (of balcony, stairs)

ringhiera f

2. rail (railway system):

rail

ferrovia f

by rail

per ferrovia

rail ticket

biglietto m ferroviario

3. rail (track):

rail

rotaia f

II.rail [reɪl] VB trans

to rail sth in [or off]

recintare qualcosa con sbarre

against PREP

User Entry

against

nei confronti di

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Is this going to be one of those girl-power things where they rail against the patriarchy?

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Typical conventions are an opportunity for the presumptive nominee to present themselves to the world and for party big-whigs to rail against the opposition.

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I rail against the notion that an injection of protein will reverse memory problems.

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While some in the parliamentary party rail against their leader, others are more resigned to his continuation in office - and the consequences.

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The strong winds of temperance were also blowing though town, and hundreds of citizens turned out to hear speakers rail against the evils of alcohol.

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But lactivists seem to still need something to rail against now that their cause has been fought and won.

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Although some politicians will rail against the practice of paying teams as a waste of public funds, that is not the real problem.

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We rail against it with every fiber of our feminist being.

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He was often known to rail against the competing opinions of others without producing evidence for his position, simply stating that he was right and others were wrong.

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The point of this is not to rail against a fictional character.

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