against

against
prep. tegen; tegenover; aanleunend tegen
against
[ əgenst, əgeenst]
〈plaats of richting; ook figuurlijk〉tegentegen … aan/in, in strijd met
〈vergelijking〉tegenoverin tegenstelling met
met het oog opvoor
〈geldwezen〉voortegen 〈in het bijzonder van wisselkoersen〉
voorbeelden:
1   a race against the clock een wedloop tegen de klok
     against the current tegen de stroom in
     evidence against John bewijs(materiaal) tegen John
     the odds are against John de kansen zijn in Johns nadeel
     vaccination against the measles inenting tegen de mazelen
     houses against a blue sky huizen die afsteken tegen een blauwe hemel
     fall against the table tegen de tafel aan vallen
     〈elliptisch gebruikt〉 votes for and against stemmen vóór en tegen
2   as against tegenover
3   save against old age sparen voor de oude dag
41 franks against one dollar een wisselkoers van 41 frank voor een dollar

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