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against [ingl brit əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst, ingl 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.

Vedi anche: up, turn against, tide, stand, protection, odds, match, law, grain, effective, discriminate, compete, clock, as

I.up [ʌp] AGG 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

2. up (in direction):

the shops are up the road
les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue
she lives up that road there
elle habite dans cette rue
he lives just up the road
il habite juste à côté
the boathouse is further up the river
le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière
his office is up the corridor from mine
son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien
he walked up the road singing
il a remonté la rue en chantant
the car drove up the road
la voiture a remonté la rue
I saw him go up that road there
je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue
she's got water up her nose
elle a de l'eau dans le nez
he put it up his sleeve
il l'a mis dans sa manche

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

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XV.up <part pres upping; pret, part perf upped> [ʌp] VB vb intr colloq

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I.turn against VB [ingl brit təːn -, ingl am tərn -] (turn against [sb/sth])

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II.turn against VB [ingl brit təːn -, ingl am tərn -] (turn [sb] against)

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tide [ingl brit tʌɪd, ingl am taɪd] SOST

2. tide fig:

tide (trend) (of emotion)
vague f
tide (of events)
cours m
a rising tide of sympathy/nationalism
une vague montante de sympathie/nationalisme
the tide of history/events
le cours de l'histoire/des événements
to go/swim with the tide fig
aller/nager dans le sens du courant
to go/swim against the tide fig
aller/nager à contre-courant
the tide has turned
la chance a tourné (du bon côté)
to turn the tide of history
renverser le cours de l'histoire
the tide has turned against him/in his favour
la chance s'est retournée contre lui/a tourné en sa faveur
to stem the tide of pessimism/anarchy
endiguer la vague de pessimisme/d'anarchie

I.stand [ingl brit stand, ingl am stænd] SOST

II.stand <pret, part perf stood> [ingl brit stand, ingl am stænd] VB vb trans

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III.stand <pret, part perf stood> [ingl brit stand, ingl am stænd] VB vb intr

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5. stand (be):

to stand empty house:
rester vide
to stand accused of sth
être accusé de qc
to stand ready
être prêt
as things stand…
étant donné l'état actuel des choses…
I want to know where I stand fig
je voudrais savoir où j'en suis
where do you stand on abortion/capital punishment?
quelle est votre position sur l'avortement/la peine de mort?
nothing stands between me and getting the job
rien ne s'oppose à ce que j'obtienne ce poste
my savings are all that stand between us and poverty
la seule chose qui nous préserve de la misère ce sont mes économies
to stand in sb's way lett
bloquer le passage à qn
to stand in sb's way fig
faire obstacle à qn
to stand in the way of progress fig
faire obstacle au progrès

IV.stand [ingl brit stand, ingl am stænd]

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protection [ingl brit prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n, ingl am prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n] SOST

odds [ingl brit ɒdz, ingl am ɑdz] SOST sost pl

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 ingl 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 [ingl brit matʃ, ingl am mætʃ] SOST

II.match [ingl brit matʃ, ingl am mætʃ] VB vb trans

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III.match [ingl brit matʃ, ingl am mætʃ] VB vb intr

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law [ingl brit lɔː, ingl am lɔ] SOST

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 [ingl brit ɡreɪn, ingl am ɡreɪn] SOST

II.grain [ingl brit ɡreɪn, ingl am ɡreɪn] VB vb trans (stain)

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IV.grain [ingl brit ɡreɪn, ingl am ɡreɪn]

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effective [ingl brit ɪˈfɛktɪv, ingl am əˈfɛktɪv] AGG

discriminate [ingl brit dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt, ingl am dəˈskrɪməˌneɪt] VB vb intr

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I.compete [ingl brit kəmˈpiːt, ingl am kəmˈpit] VB vb intr

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I.clock [ingl brit klɒk, ingl am klɑk] SOST

1. clock (timepiece):

clock (large)
horloge f
clock (small)
pendule f
what time does the clock say?
quelle heure indique l'horloge or la pendule?
to set a clock
mettre une pendule à l'heure
to put the clocks forward/back one hour
avancer/reculer les pendules d'une heure
he does everything by the clock
tout est minuté chez lui
to work/watch sb around the clock
travailler/surveiller qn 24 heures sur 24
to work against the clock
faire une course contre la montre
the biological clock
l'horloge biologique
the twenty-four hour clock
l'horloge de vingt-quatre heures

II.clock [ingl brit klɒk, ingl am klɑk] VB vb trans

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III.clock [ingl brit klɒk, ingl am klɑk]

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I.as [ingl brit az, əz, ingl am æz, əz] CONG

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! MILIT
repos!
two is to four as four is to eight MAT
deux est à quatre ce que quatre est à huit

II.as [ingl brit az, əz, ingl am æz, əz] PREP

2. as (showing function, status):

as
comme
he works as a pilot/engineer
il travaille comme pilote/ingénieur
a job as a teacher
un poste d'enseignant
she has a reputation as a tough businesswoman
elle a la réputation d'être dure en affaires
speaking as his closest friend, I…
en tant que son meilleur ami, je voudrais dire que je…
I like her as a person, but not as an artist
je l'aime bien en tant que personne mais pas en tant qu'artiste
my rights as a parent
mes droits en tant que parent
film as an art form
le cinéma en tant qu'art
as a lexicographer, he has a special interest in words
en tant que lexicographe il s'intéresse tout particulièrement aux mots
with Lauren Bacall as Vivien CINEM, TEATR
avec Lauren Bacall dans le rôle de Vivien

III.as [ingl brit az, əz, ingl am æz, əz] AVV

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

I.tell <pret, part perf told> [ingl brit tɛl, ingl am tɛl] VB vb trans

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1. tell (gen) (give information to):

tell person:
dire
tell manual, instruction, gauge etc:
indiquer, dire
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb person:
dire qc à qn
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb map, instructions:
indiquer qc à qn
to tell sb how to do/what to do
expliquer à qn comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire
she told him what had happened/where to go
elle lui a dit or expliqué ce qui était arrivé/où il fallait aller
he told me how unhappy he was
il m'a dit or il m'a confié combien il était malheureux
to tell the time clock:
indiquer or marquer l'heure
to tell the time person:
lire l'heure
can you tell me the time please?
peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît?
something tells me he won't come
quelque chose me dit qu'il ne viendra pas, j'ai le pressentiment qu'il ne viendra pas
his behaviour tells us a lot about his character
son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité
I can't tell you how happy I am to…
je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis heureux de…
I am pleased to tell you that …
je suis heureux de pouvoir vous dire or annoncer que …
(I'll) tell you what colloq, let's get a video out!
tiens, si on louait une vidéo?
I told you so!, what did I tell you!
je te l'avais bien dit!
you're telling me!
à qui le dis-tu!
don't tell me you've changed your mind!
tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as changé d'avis!
you'll regret this, I can tell you!
permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter!
it's true, I tell you!
puisque je te dis que c'est vrai!
I won't stand for it, I tell you!
je ne le permettrai pas, je te préviens!
stress? tell me about it!
le stress? j'en sais quelque chose!

2. tell (narrate, recount):

tell joke, story
dire, raconter
to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb
dire or raconter qc à qn
to tell sb about or of sth
parler de qc à qn, raconter qc à qn
from what the newspapers tell us, they're likely to lose the election
d'après ce que disent les journaux, ils risquent de perdre les élections
tell me all about it!
racontez-moi tout!
tell me about it! iron
ne m'en parle pas!
tell me more about yourself
parlez-moi encore un peu de vous
I told her the news
je lui ai dit or annoncé la nouvelle
their victims tell a different story
leurs victimes ont une autre version de l'histoire
he's very handsome—or so I've been told
il est très beau—du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit
‘my life as a slave girl, ’ as told to Celia Irving GIORN
‘ma vie d'esclave, ’ propos recueillis par Celia Irving
I could tell you a thing or two about her!
je pourrais vous en dire long sur elle!

II.tell <pret, part perf told> [ingl brit tɛl, ingl am tɛl] VB vb intr

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IV.tell <pret, part perf told> [ingl brit tɛl, ingl am tɛl]

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tell me another colloq!
à d'autres! colloq
to tell sb where to get off or where he gets off colloq
envoyer promener qn, envoyer qn sur les roses colloq
you tell me!
je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis?
to tell it like it is
parler net
to tell the world about sth
raconter qc à tout le monde
don't tell the world about it!
ne le crie pas sur les toits!
more than words can tell
plus qu'on ne peut dire
time (alone) will tell prov
(seul) l'avenir le dira, qui vivra verra
time will tell which of us is right
l'avenir dira qui de nous a raison
to tell one's love disuso, letter
déclarer sa flamme disuso, letter

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I.tell <told, told> [tel] VB vb trans

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1. tell (giving information):

tell
dire
to tell sb about [or of] sth
parler de qc à qn
to tell sb (that) ...
dire à qn que ...
we were told that ...
on nous a dit que ...
we were told by the police that ...
la police nous a dit que ...
to tell sb what happened/where sth is
dire à qn ce qui s'est passé/où se trouve qc
nobody was told why he left
personne n'a su pourquoi il était parti
to tell sb about a change/a meeting
informer qn d'un changement/d'une réunion
don't tell anyone
ne dis à personne
I wasn't told
on ne m'a rien dit
your house tells people a lot about you
votre maison en dit long sur vous
to tell sb the time
donner l'heure à qn
he can tell the time
il sait lire l'heure
to tell sb's fortune
dire la bonne aventure à qn
to tell the future
prédire l'avenir

II.tell <told, told> [tel] VB vb intr

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inglese
He wanted experience at a large foundry, but his youth and foreign origin seemed to tell against him.
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For instance, the public interest may tell against the grant of a mining lease even though the particular interests are the only interests primarily affected.
www.mondaq.com
But the same trends that help the better treatment of people also tell against the crucial building of relationships.
www.eurekastreet.com.au
He bowls too short and his batting sometimes lacks rigour, which may tell against him on the bad days.
www.independent.ie
These kinds of games always have to balance telling the story that the developers want to tell against giving the player some control over that story.
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