play against
играть против
Our school will play against the champions next week.
Наша школа будет играть против чемпионов на следующей неделе.
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preposition · A2 · very often · UK/US
against
against
Meaning of against
English
in opposition to
Русский
выражает несогласие или противодействие: быть против чего-то
Pronunciation
British English
/əˈɡenst/
American English
/əˈɡenst/
against with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом against
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10 сочетаний
Быть против
Opposing someone or somethingvote against
голосовать против
Several residents plan to vote against the new parking lot.
Несколько жителей собираются проголосовать против новой автостоянки.
- be againstбыть против
- against my willпротив моей воли
Вопреки правилам и обстоятельствам
Against rules and oddsagainst the law
противозаконно
Parking in front of a fire hydrant is against the law.
Парковаться перед пожарным гидрантом противозаконно.
вопреки всему
Against all odds, the tiny seedling survived the frost.
Вопреки всему крошечный росток пережил заморозки.
- against the rulesпротив правил
Против ветра, у стены, защита
Wind, walls and protectionlean against the wall
прислониться к стене
You can lean against the wall while you wait.
Пока ждёшь, можешь прислониться к стене.
against the wind
против ветра
We cycled home against the wind.
Мы ехали домой на велосипедах против ветра.
- protect againstзащитить от
against usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
They were against the new rule.
Они были против нового правила.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Many people were against the plan.
Многие были против этого плана.
against synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between against, opposed to, and versus
O
🇬🇧English
opposed to
More formal; describes someone's opinion: I'm opposed to it.
A1often
ENMany people are opposed to the new law.
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V
🇬🇧English
versus
Used for sides in a game or legal case.
A1often
ENSmith versus Jones will begin at noon.
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Questions about this word
What does against mean?
in opposition to
How do you pronounce against?
against is pronounced [əˈɡenst].
How is against used in a sentence?
Они были против нового правила. Translation: They were against the new rule.
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