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against (in a contrary direction to) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | contrariopreposition |
against (in exchange for) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | in cambio dipreposition |
against preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst] | contropreposition |
against all odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) preposition | contro ogni previsionepreposition |
against the clock (in a time-restricted manner) preposition | contro il tempopreposition |
bang one's head against a brick wall (to waste effort on a futile project) verb | |
crime against humanity (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against, a body of people) noun | crimine contro l'umanitànoun |
hope against hope (to keep hoping even when the odds are against) verb [UK: həʊp ə.ˈɡenst həʊp] [US: hoʊp ə.ˈɡenst hoʊp] | |
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] | corsa contro il temponoun |