against

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Inglese

Preposizione

against

  1. contro, in opposizione a qualcuno o qualcosa
  2. contro, in direzione contraria a
  3. contro, di fronte a, verso
  4. in cambio di
    • he gave me his apple against my pear - mi ha dato la sua mela in cambio della mia pera

Pronuncia

  • IPA: /əˈɡɛnst/ o /əˈɡeɪnst/

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Etimologia / Derivazione

derivato da again, oppure insieme ad esso dalla comune radica agen

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