qagainst en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de qagainst en el diccionario inglés»español

I.turn against V. [ingl. am. tərn -, ingl. brit. təːn -] (v + prep + o)

turn against

ponerse en contra de

turn against

volverse en contra de

II.turn against V. [ingl. am. tərn -, ingl. brit. təːn -] (v + o + prep + o)

she tried to turn them against me

intentó ponerlos en mi contra

she turned them against each other

puso a uno en contra del otro

she turned them against each other

los enemistó

I.count against V. [ingl. am. kaʊnt -, ingl. brit. kaʊnt -] (v + prep + o)

count against

perjudicar

his age counted against him

su edad fue un factor negativo or lo perjudicó

II.count against V. [ingl. am. kaʊnt -, ingl. brit. kaʊnt -] (v + o + prep + o)

don't count it against her

no se lo tengas en cuenta

I.against [ingl. am. əˈɡɛnst, ingl. brit. əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst] PREP. against often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come up against, guard against, turn against, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, guard, turn, etc).

1. against (in opposition to):

against

en contra de

against

contra

we voted against the motion

votamos en contra de or contra la moción

she set my own son against me

puso a mi propio hijo contra mí or en contra mía

I'm against capital punishment

estoy en contra de la pena de muerte

if you're not with us, you're against us

si no estás con nosotros, estás contra nosotros or en contra nuestra or en contra de nosotros

two against one

dos contra uno

personally, I've nothing against her

personalmente, no tengo nada contra ella or en contra suya or en contra de ella

have you got something against going by train?

¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?

he succeeded against all expectations

contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró

it's against my principles to eat meat

comer carne va en contra de mis principios

I advised her against driving to work

le aconsejé que no fuera al trabajo en coche

her politics are against her

su postura política no la favorece

2. against (in opposite direction):

against

contra

to swim against the current

nadar contra la corriente

3.1. against (alongside):

against

contra

the table stood against the wall

la mesa estaba contra la pared

they checked the list against the original

cotejaron la lista con el original

he put a cross against my name

puso una cruz al lado de mi nombre

3.2. against (on, onto):

against

contra

to lean against sth

apoyarse contra algo

to bang one's head against the wall

darse con la cabeza contra la pared

4.1. against (in contrast to):

against

contra

it stands out against the dark background

resalta contra el fondo oscuro

4.2. against (in comparison to, in relation to):

our results look poor against theirs

nuestros resultados desmerecen al lado de los suyos or comparados con los suyos

the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar

la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar

5. against (as protection from):

against

contra

it's insured against theft

está asegurado contra robo

it's no good against the cold

no protege contra el frío

6.1. against (in return for) form.:

it can only be issued against payment in full

solo puede expedirse si se abona en su totalidad

6.2. against (in anticipation of):

against liter.

en previsión de

II.against [ingl. am. əˈɡɛnst, ingl. brit. əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst] ADV.

against

en contra

there were 250 votes for and 300 against

hubo 250 votos a favor y 300 en contra

set against V. (v + o + prep + o)

1. set against (cause to quarrel):

set against

poner en contra de

set against

enemistar con

to set father against son

poner al padre en contra del hijo

to set father against son

enemistar al padre con el hijo

2. set against (balance, compare):

the advantages must be set against the disadvantages

hay que contraponer or sopesar los pros y los contras

set against other estimates, your company's offer …

comparada con otros presupuestos, la oferta de su compañía …

these costs can be set against your total income (for tax reasons)

estos gastos pueden deducirse de sus ingresos

these costs can be set against your total income (for tax reasons)

estos gastos desgravan

come up against V. [ingl. am. kəm -, ingl. brit. kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

come up against opposition/prejudice:

come up against

enfrentarse a

come up against

toparse con

come up against

tropezarse con

if they come up against one of the top teams

si se tienen que enfrentar a uno de los primeros equipos

go against V. [ingl. am. ɡoʊ -, ingl. brit. ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

go against instructions/policy person

oponerse a

go against instructions/policy person

ir en contra de

go against instructions/policy person

ir contra

if things go against his wishes

si las cosas no salen como él quiere

the decision went against them

la decisión les fue desfavorable or fue en su contra

guard against V. [ingl. am. ɡɑrd -, ingl. brit. ɡɑːd -] (v + prep + o)

guard against injury/temptation

evitar

guard against risks

protegerse contra

guard against risks

precaverse contra

guard against infection

prevenir

guard against infection

protegerse contra

guard against infection

precaverse contra

we must guard against that happening

tenemos que impedir que ocurra eso

we must guard against that happening

tenemos que cuidarnos de que ocurra eso

hold against V. [ingl. am. hoʊld -, ingl. brit. həʊld -] (v + o + prep + o)

hold against

tomar en cuenta

hold against

tener en cuenta

hold against (bear grudge)

guardar rencor

but I won't hold that against him

no se lo voy a tomar or tener en cuenta

he held it against me for years

me guardó rencor por ello durante muchos años

pit against V. [ingl. am. pɪt -, ingl. brit. pɪt -] (v + o + prep + o)

pit against

enfrentar a

to pit oneself against sb

enfrentarse a alguien

to pit oneself against sb

medir fuerzas con alguien

you'll be pitting your wits against the experts

vas a estar compitiendo con los expertos

they were pitted against a powerful alliance

se veían enfrentados a una poderosa alianza

rub up against V. [ingl. am. rəb -, ingl. brit. rʌb -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. rub up against cat:

rub up against

frotarse contra

rub up against

restregarse contra

2. rub up against (meet):

rub up against coloq.

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qagainst en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de qagainst en el diccionario inglés»español

I.against [əˈgenst] PREP.

1. against (in opposition to):

against

(en) contra (de)

to be against sth/sb

estar en contra de algo/alguien

against what he said

en contra de lo que dijo

against my will

en contra de mi voluntad

2. against (as protection from):

against

contra

to protect oneself against rain

protegerse de la lluvia

3. against (in contact with):

against

contra

to lean against a tree

apoyarse en un árbol

to run against a wall

estrellarse contra una pared

4. against (in front of):

against the light

a contraluz

5. against (in competition with):

against

contra

against time/the clock

contra el tiempo/el reloj

6. against (in comparison with):

the dollar rose/fell against the euro

el dólar subió/bajó respecto al euro

7. against (in exchange for):

payment against invoice

pago m contra recibo

II.against [əˈgenst] ADV. a. POL.

against

en contra

there were 10 votes against

hubo 10 votos en contra

turn against V. trans.

turn against

volverse en contra de

hold against V. trans. always separ.

to hold sth against sb

hacerse una mala idea de alguien por algo

go against V. trans. went, gone -es insep.

1. go against (contradict):

go against

contradecir

2. go against (oppose):

go against

ir en contra de

go against

oponerse a

3. go against (disobey):

go against

desobedecer a

run against V. trans. POL.

run against

ir contra

brush against V. trans.

brush against

rozar

kick against V. trans. insep.

kick against

protestar contra

guard against V. trans. always separ. (protect from)

to guard sth/sb against sth/sb

proteger algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

tell against V. trans. ingl. brit.

to tell against sb/sth

obrar en contra de alguien/algo

rub against V. intr.

to rub against sth

rozar con algo

to rub against sth cat

restregarse contra algo