gentemot

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Swedish

Etymology

gent +‎ emot

Preposition

gentemot

  1. towards, against (in relation to)
    • 1974, Regeringsformen (Instrument of Government, SFS 1974:152) chapter 2
      Varje medborgare är gentemot det allmänna tillförsäkrad yttrandefrihet ...
      Every citizen is with regard to the public granted freedom of expression ...
    ett professionellt förhållningssätt gentemot klienter eller patienter
    a professional approach towards clients or patients
  2. compared to, vis-à-vis, against
    observationsapparaternas hastighet gentemot etern
    the speed of the observing apparatus relative to the aether
    Gentemot första halvåret 1929 betyder denna nedgång en minskning av ca 39 %
    Compared to the first six months of 1929 this decrease means a reduction by some 39 percent
    euron försvagades gentemot dollarn
    the euro weakened against the dollar

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