Translations for „tell against“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

tell against VB trans Brit form

tell against

свиде́тельствовать про́тив

tell against

говори́ть не в по́льзу кого́-ли́бо/чего́-ли́бо

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English

He bowls too short and his batting sometimes lacks rigour, which may tell against him on the bad days.

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These kinds of games always have to balance telling the story that the developers want to tell against giving the player some control over that story.

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For instance, the public interest may tell against the grant of a mining lease even though the particular interests are the only interests primarily affected.

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But the same trends that help the better treatment of people also tell against the crucial building of relationships.

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He wanted experience at a large foundry, but his youth and foreign origin seemed to tell against him.

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