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gegen

  
ge•gen      prep   +acc  
a    (=wider)   against  
X gegen Y        (Sport, Jur)   X versus Y  
für oder gegen      for or against  
gegen seinen Befehl      contrary to or against his orders  
haben Sie ein Mittel gegen Schnupfen?      do you have anything for colds?  
etwas/nichts gegen jdn/etw haben      to have something/nothing against sb/sth  
gegen etw sein      to be against sth, to be opposed to sth  
10 gegen 1 wetten      to bet 10 to 1  
b    (=in Richtung auf)   towards, toward   (US)     
(=nach)  
to  
(=an)  
against  
gegen einen Baum rennen/prallen      to run/crash into a tree  
er pochte gegen das Tor      he hammered on the gate  
etw gegen das Licht halten      to hold sth to or against the light  
gegen Osten etc fahren      to travel eastwards   (Brit)  or eastward   (US)  etc, to travel to(wards) the east etc  
es wird gegen Abend kühler      it grows cooler toward(s) evening  
c    (=ungefähr)   round about, around  
(=nicht mehr als)  
getting on for  
(=nicht später als)  
towards  
gegen 5 Uhr      around 5 o'clock  
d    (=gegenüber)   towards, to  
sie ist immer fair gegen mich gewesen      she's always been fair to me  
e    (=im Austausch für)   for  
gegen bar      for cash  
gegen Bezahlung/Quittung      against payment/a receipt  
f    (=verglichen mit)   compared with, in comparison with
Translation German - English Collins Dictionary  
Collaborative Dictionary     German-English
prep.
against ; towards
n.
AGAINST
exp.
man against man
exp.
to run into sth
exp.
to make oneself heard against sth
exp.
to fight sb ; to tackle sb
exp.
to run against sth ; to storm sth ; to attack sth ; to run into sth ; to fight against sth
exp.
to battle with sth ; to fight sth ; to fight (against) sth
exp.
to investigate sb
exp.
contrary to {or} against his orders
exp.
cash only
exp.
to stir up hatred against sb/sth
exp.
to swim against sth
exp.
to stand out against sb/sth
exp.
charge against person or persons unknown
exp.
obstructing an officer in the performance of his duties
exp.
to fight (against) sb ; to (do) battle with sb
exp.
to move against sth/sb
[Fig.]
exp.
to make airtight/watertight
exp.
soundproofing
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Context"gegen": examples and translations in context
Er ist gefesselt und kann sich gegen seine Herrin nicht wehren. He is tied up and cannot defend himself against his mistress.
Über allem und gegen alle hielt er fest an seiner Wahrheit. He held his truth above all things and against all men.
Die Frage ist, ob ich gegen so was versichert bin. I wonder if I'm covered for this sort of thing.
Und das war alles, was man gegen Hörschäden tun konnte. And that was the best you could do for hearing loss.
Ich war noch aufgebracht gegen ihn weil der Wagen verloren war. I was still pretty upset with him about losing the car.
Er prallte wieder gegen die Tür, die jedoch kaum nachgab. He collided with the door again, which slightly gave in.
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