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against
/əˈgenst/ prepositionTranslation
NOT AGREE › disagreeing with a plan or activity
karşı olma
Andrew wants to change offices but I'm against it. There were 70 votes for the new proposal and 30 against.1170COMPETE › competing with or opposing someone or something
karşı yarışma
Liverpool is playing against AC Milan. the fight against racism1170TOUCH › touching something
dayanan, yaslanan
Push the bed against the wall.1726PROTECT › protecting you from something bad
bir şeye karşı koruyan, sakınan
Fresh fruit in the diet may protect against cancer.1991OPPOSITE DIRECTION › in the opposite direction to the way something is moving
karşı taraftan, karşısında
I was cycling against the wind.1723 against the law/the rules › forbidden by a law or by rules
yasalara/kurallara aykırı, yasaklanmış
It's against the law to leave young children alone in the house.2104 against sb's advice/wishes, etc › If you do something against someone's advice, wishes, etc, you do it although they have said you should not or must not.
birinin tavsiye/istek/arzularına karşın, bunların aksine
He flew there against his doctor's advice.1845 have sth against sb/sth › to have a reason not to like someone or something
bir şeye, kişiye karşı olma ya da sevmemek için bir sebebi olmak
I've got nothing against him personally, I just don't think he's the right man for the job.1170(Definition of against preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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