come up against in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV 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
quassù
up there
lassù
up on the wardrobe, the hill
in cima all'armadio, alla collina
up on the top shelf
sullo scaffale più in alto
up in the tree
in cima all'albero
up in the clouds
tra le nuvole
up at the top of the house
su in cima alla casa
up on top of the mountain
sulla cima della montagna
up in London
(su) a Londra
up to or in Scotland
(su) in Scozia
up to Aberdeen
(su) ad Aberdeen
up North
(su) a Nord
four floors up from here
quattro piani più su
I live two floors up
abito due piani di sopra
he lives ten floors up from her
abita dieci piani sopra di lei
on the second shelf up
sul secondo scaffale dal basso
I'm on my way up
sto salendo
I'll be right up
salgo subito
he's on his way up to see you, to the fifth floor
sta salendo su da te, al quinto piano
it needs to be a bit further up picture:
dovrebbe stare un po' più su
all the way up
fino in cima

9. up:

up to
fino a
up to here
fino a qui
up to there
fino là
I was up to my knees in water
l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia
up to 20 people, 50 dollars
fino a 20 persone, 50 dollari
up to 500 people arrive every day
ogni giorno arrivano fino a 500 persone
reductions of up to 50%
sconti fino al 50%
tax on profits of up to £150, 000
tasse sui guadagni fino a 150.000 sterline
to work for up to 12 hours a day
lavorare fino a 12 ore al giorno
a hotel for up to 500 people
un albergo che può ospitare fino a 500 persone
up to 1964
fino al 1964
up to 10.30 pm
fino alle 10.30 di sera
up to now
fino ad adesso
up to chapter two
fino al capitolo due
I'm not up to it (not capable)
non sono in grado di farlo
I'm not up to it (not well enough)
non me la sento di farlo
I'm not up to going to London, going back to work
non me la sento di andare a Londra, di tornare al lavoro
I'm not up to writing a book
non mi sento all'altezza di scrivere un libro
the play wasn't up to much
lo spettacolo non è stato un granché
that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard
quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello
it's up to you, him to do (expressing responsibility)
spetta a te, a lui fare or sta a te, a lui fare
“shall I leave?” - “it's up to you!”
“devo andare via?” - “vedi un po' tu!”
if it were up to me, him
se dipendesse da me, da lui
what is he up to?
cosa sta facendo?
what are those children up to?
cosa stanno combinando quei bambini?
they're up to something
stanno combinando qualcosa

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

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VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

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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.

I.come <pt came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

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II.come <pt came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

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1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:
venire
come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:
arrivare
the letter came on Monday
la lettera arrivò lunedì
your turn will come
verrà il tuo turno
to come after sb (follow)
venire or seguire dopo qn
to come after sb (chase)
inseguire qn
come after me
seguimi, vienimi dietro
to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane
venire in or prendere
I came on foot, by bike
sono venuto a piedi, in bici
to come down, up stairs
scendere, salire
to come down, up street
seguire or percorrere
to come down from Scotland, from Alaska
venire dalla Scozia, dall'Alaska
to come from airport, hospital
(pro)venire da
to come into house, room
entrare in
the train came into the station
il treno entrò in stazione
to come past car, person:
passare
to come through person: town centre, tunnel
attraversare
to come through water, object: window etc.
entrare da
to come to school, telephone
venire a
to come to the door
venire ad aprire (la porta)
to come to the surface
venire or (ri)salire in superficie
to come to the company as apprentice, consultant
entrare nella compagnia come
to come to do
venire a fare
to come running
venire correndo or di corsa
to come limping down the street
percorrere la strada zoppicando
to come crashing to the ground structure:
crollare or schiantarsi al suolo
the light came streaming through the window into the room
la luce entrava dalla finestra inondando la stanza
lunch is ready, come and get it!
il pranzo è pronto, (venite) a tavola!
when the time comes
quando viene or verrà il momento
the time has come to do
è venuto or arrivato il momento di fare
I'm coming!
sto arrivando! arrivo!
come to Mummy
vieni dalla mamma
to come and go
andare e venire
you can come and go as you please
sei libero di andare e venire come ti pare
fashions come and go
le mode vanno e vengono
come next week, year
la prossima settimana, il prossimo anno
come Christmas, summer
a Natale, in estate or quando verrà Natale, l'estate
there may come a time or day when you regret it
un giorno potresti pentirtene
for some time to come
per qualche tempo
there's still the meal, speech to come
c'è ancora il pranzo, il discorso

III.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

IV.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N inf (sperm)

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also botch-up">
also flub-up">

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

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come up against in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for come up against in the English»Italian Dictionary

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II.against [ə·ˈgenst] ADV a. POL

come <came, come, coming> [kʌm] VB intr

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IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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But his opponents were not those a novice would normally come up against.
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When you come up against something like this, it's challenging.
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If we come up against club teams it might be difficult... but there is more to it than the winning.
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You'll come up against a challenge in the world.
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He's a scrummaging tighthead who enjoys the scrum and knows everything about every opponent that he's going to come up against.
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He said he's come up against the app "very often" in investigations.
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Due to their superior strength, reflexes, and training, they overpower all the attendees who come up against them, but just barely.
en.wikipedia.org
What types of challenges do you come up against when scoring music for ads?
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What if you're not, though, and come up against a poison threat and have no defence?
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Of course, we've come up against each other as managers before.
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