rail against in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.rail [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl] N

III.to rail against, to rail at VB intr form

IV.rail [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl]

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See also towel rail, picture rail

against [Brit əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst, Am əˈɡɛnst] PREP Against is translated by contre when it means physically touching or in opposition to: against the wall = contre le mur; he's against independence = il est contre l'indépendance; the fight against inflation = la lutte contre l'inflation.
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, , clock, 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 against, compete, discriminate, 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.). For particular usages see below.

See also up, turn against, tide, stand, protection, odds, match, law, grain, effective, discriminate, compete, clock, as

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

up here/there
là-haut
up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill
sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline
up in the tree/the clouds
dans l'arbre/les nuages
up at the top of the house
tout en haut de la maison
up on top of the mountain
au sommet de la montagne
up in London
à Londres
up to/in Scotland
en Écosse
up to Aberdeen
à Aberdeen
up North
au nord
four floors up from here
quatre étages au-dessus
I live two floors up
j'habite au deuxième étage
he lives ten floors up from her
il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle
on the second shelf up
sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas
I'm on my way up
je monte
I'll be right up
je monte tout de suite
he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor
il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage
it needs to be a bit further up (picture etc)
il faut le mettre un peu plus haut
all the way up
jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

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XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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I.turn against VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn against [sb/sth])

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II.turn against VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn [sb] against)

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tide [Brit tʌɪd, Am taɪd] N

I.stand [Brit stand, Am stænd] N

II.stand <pret, pp stood> [Brit stand, Am stænd] VB trans

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III.stand <pret, pp stood> [Brit stand, Am stænd] VB intr

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IV.stand [Brit stand, Am stænd]

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protection [Brit prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n, Am prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n] N

odds [Brit ɒdz, Am ɑdz] N npl

2. odds (chance, likelihood):

odds
chances fpl
the odds are against/in favour of sth
qc est improbable/probable
the odds are against it
il y a peu de chances
the odds against/in favour of sth happening
les chances que qc n'arrive pas/arrive
the odds on sth happening are even
il y a une chance sur deux que qc arrive
the odds are against us/in our favour
la chance n'est pas/est de notre côté
the odds are in favour of her doing
elle a de fortes chances de faire
the odds are that she'll do
il y a de fortes chances qu'elle fasse
to fight against the odds
lutter contre l'adversité
to win against the odds
gagner contre toute attente
to shorten/lengthen the odds on sth
rendre qc plus/moins probable
to shorten the odds on sb doing
augmenter les chances que qn fasse
it makes no odds Brit
ça n'a pas d'importance
to pay over the odds for sth
payer le prix fort pour qc
to be at odds (in dispute)
être en conflit
to be at odds (contradictory, inconsistent)
être en contradiction

I.match [Brit matʃ, Am mætʃ] N

II.match [Brit matʃ, Am mætʃ] VB trans

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III.match [Brit matʃ, Am mætʃ] VB intr

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1. law U (body of rules):

law
loi f
to obey/break the law
respecter/enfreindre la loi
to be against the law
être contraire à la loi form
to be against the law
être interdit
it is against the law to do
il est interdit de faire
the law is on our side
nous avons la loi pour nous
to be above the law
être au-dessus des lois
to remain within the law
rester dans les limites de la légalité
the law of the land
la législation du pays
the law as it stands
la législation en vigueur
under Italian law
d'après la loi italienne
by law
conformément à la loi
it's required by law
c'est obligatoire légalement
the bill became law yesterday
le projet de loi a été adopté hier
divine law
la loi divine
his word is law
sa parole fait loi

I.grain [Brit ɡreɪn, Am ɡreɪn] N

II.grain [Brit ɡreɪn, Am ɡreɪn] VB trans (stain)

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IV.grain [Brit ɡreɪn, Am ɡreɪn]

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effective [Brit ɪˈfɛktɪv, Am əˈfɛktɪv] ADJ

discriminate [Brit dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt, Am dəˈskrɪməˌneɪt] VB intr

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I.compete [Brit kəmˈpiːt, Am kəmˈpit] VB intr

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I.clock [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk] N

II.clock [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk] VB trans

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III.clock [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk]

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I.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as
comme
as you can see, I am very busy
comme vous le voyez, je suis très occupé
as you know
comme vous le savez
as usual
comme d'habitude
as is usual in such cases
comme c'est l'usage en pareil cas
do as I say
fais ce que je te dis
as I see it
à mon avis
as I understand it
autant que je puisse en juger
he likes reading, as I do
il aime la lecture, (tout) comme moi
loving Paris as I do, I couldn't bear to live anywhere else
j'aime tellement Paris que je ne pourrais pas vivre ailleurs
knowing you as I do, it didn't surprise me
je te connais tellement bien que ça ne m'a pas étonné
the street as it looked in the 1930s
la rue telle qu'elle était dans les années 30
as often happens
comme c'est souvent le cas
just as he dislikes the theatre, so too does he dislike opera
il déteste l'opéra tout autant que le théâtre
as he lived, so did he die
il est mort comme il a vécu
he lives abroad, as does his sister
il vit à l'étranger, tout comme sa sœur
clad as he was only in a towel, he did not want to answer the door
comme il n'était vêtu que d'une serviette, il ne voulait pas aller ouvrir la porte
leave it as it is
laisse-le tel quel
I'm overworked as it is
je suis déjà assez débordé comme ça
we're in enough trouble as it is
nous avons déjà assez d'ennuis comme ça
‘as is’ COMM
‘en l'état’
I bought the apartment as it was
j'ai acheté l'appartement tel quel
as one man to another
d'homme à homme
as with so many people in the 1960s , she…
comme beaucoup de personnes dans les années 60, elle…
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized
comme beaucoup de choses dans ce pays, le système a besoin d'être modernisé
as it were
pour ainsi dire
as you were! MIL
repos!
two is to four as four is to eight MATH
deux est à quatre ce que quatre est à huit

II.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] PREP

III.as [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

as… as…
aussi… que…
he is as intelligent as you
il est aussi intelligent que toi
he is not as or so intelligent as you
il n'est pas aussi intelligent que toi
he's just as intelligent as you
il est tout aussi intelligent que toi
she can't walk as fast as she used to
elle ne peut plus marcher aussi vite qu'avant
as fast as you can
aussi vite que possible
as strong as an ox
fort comme un bœuf
he's twice as strong as me
il est deux fois plus fort que moi
it's not as good as all that
ce n'est pas si bien que ça
I paid as much as she did
j'ai payé autant qu'elle
as much as possible
autant que possible
as little as possible
le moins possible
as soon as possible
dès que possible
not nearly as much as
beaucoup moins que
not as often
moins souvent
their profits are down by as much as 30%
leurs bénéfices ont connu une baisse de 30%, ni plus ni moins
the population may increase by as much as 20%
l'augmentation de la population risque d'atteindre 20%
as many as 10, 000 people attended the demonstration
il n'y avait pas moins de 10 000 personnes à la manifestation
by day as well as by night
de jour comme de nuit
she can play the piano as well as her sister
elle joue du piano aussi bien que sa sœur
they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris
ils ont une maison à Nice ainsi qu'un appartement à Paris
as well as being a poet, he is a novelist
il est poète et romancier

rail against in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rail against in the English»French Dictionary

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II.against [əˈgenst] ADV a. POL

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They noted the writers used the opportunity to pay tribute to the art of animation and rail against network interference in their show.
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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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The point of this is not to rail against a fictional character.
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He began to use writing invitations to rail against the violent turn the nation had taken.
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Rather than rail against a system that unfairly privileges certain women over others, they railed against a woman who had unfairly benefited from it.
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I mean they're the most glaring kind of hypocrite, denouncing their enemies as not just wrong but evil, while committing the sins they rail against.
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Yet they have continued to rail against "middle-class welfare" and government waste.
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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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It's all very well to rail against the unfairness of contraception being a woman's problem, but it just is.
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We rail against breakdowns in ethical conduct in our business and social institutions.
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