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I . against [əˈgen(t)st] PREP

II . against [əˈgen(t)st] ADV

against
proti
only 14 voted against
le 14 jih je glasovalo proti
against
zoper, proti, ob, za
against
za
speak against trans
ugovarjati
dash against trans
treščiti ob

offend against (sth.) VB

User Entry
offend against (sth.)
prekršiti
offend against (sth.)
razžaliti, užaliti

Usage examples with against

to kick against sb
upreti se komu
to sail against the wind
pluti proti vetru
her word against mine
njena beseda proti moji
only 14 voted against
le 14 jih je glasovalo proti
against one's better judgment
čeprav bi bilo bolje drugače ...
to press charges against
vložiti tožbo zoper
revolt against the government
upor proti vladi
stand against the wall
naslanjati se na steno
to hope against hope [that] ...
vsemu navkljub upati, [da] ...
the odds are stacked against sb
imeti smolo
against the clock
v tekmi s časom
crimes against humanity
zločini proti človeštvu
protection against fire/theft
zavarovanje proti požaru/kraji
against sb's will
proti volji koga
us against them inf
mi proti njim
secure against theft
zavarovan pred tatvino
to work against the clock
bitka s časom
to use sth against sb
uporabiti kaj proti komu
to bring charges against sb
vložiti tožbo zoper koga

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He bears a grudge against the coach, for reasons that do not become clear until late in the play.
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She is against a policy of forced regime change.
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Hunter is able to take a stand against the accusations leveled against him by the parents at the meeting.
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Like other ghost crabs, they produce sound and vibration by rapping their larger claws against the ground.
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The twentieth century saw the introduction of several successful vaccines, including those against diphtheria, measles, mumps, and rubella.
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The scientist then designs a controlled experiment which will allow him to test the hypothesis against the real world.
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They used the non-indigenous plant to make syrups against croup.
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Extracts of flowers are used against heart diseases, leucorrhoea, and menorrhagia, and act as antiduretic in polyuria and antitoxin.
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He was one of the first senators to make a stand against slavery.
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Wanting to stand up to sedition he only succeeded in rousing the people against him and was forced to flee.
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