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against (close to) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | perto depreposition |
against (in a contrary direction to) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | contrapreposition |
against (in contrast or comparison with) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | em relação apreposition |
against (in exchange for) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | porpreposition |
against (in front of; before a background) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | defrontepreposition diante depreposition |
against all odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) preposition | contra todas as expectativaspreposition |
against the clock (in a time-restricted manner) preposition | contra o relógiopreposition |
against the grain (contrary to what is expected) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn] | contra a correntepreposition contra a marépreposition |
against the grain (unwillingly, reluctantly) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn] | a contragostopreposition |
crime against humanity (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against, a body of people) noun | crime contra a humanidadenoun |
go against the grain (to defy convention) verb | |
race against time (situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline) noun [UK: reɪs ə.ˈɡenst ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈreɪs ə.ˈɡenst ˈtaɪm] | corrida contra o temponoun |