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| geen bezwaar hebben tegen overg. uitdr. | (akkoord zijn met) | have no objection to, have no objection against v expr |
| in het geweer komen tegen overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (zich verzetten tegen) | fight against vi + prep |
| | | oppose vtr |
| in opstand komen tegen overg. uitdr. | (protesteren tegen) | rise against, protest against, rebel against, revolt against vi + prep |
| in opstand komen tegen overg. uitdr. | (niet meer pikken) | rise against, protest against, rebel against, revolt against vi + prep |
| in verzet komen tegen overg. uitdr. | (protesteren tegen) | protest against, rebel against, revolt against vi + prep |
| | | rise up against vi phrasal + prep |
| in verzet komen tegen overg. uitdr. | (niet meer pikken) | protest against, rebel against, revolt against vi + prep |
| | | rise up against vi phrasal + prep |
| indruisen tegen ww+vz | (niet overeenstemmen met) | go against vi + prep |
| | | conflict with vi + prep |
| ingaan tegen ww+vz | (protesteren tegen) | react against vi + prep |
| middel tegen nw het+vz | (medicijn) | remedy against n + prep |
| opboksen tegen ww+vz | figuurlijk (vechten tegen) | compete against vi + prep |
| pleiten tegen ww+vz | (getuigen tegen) | argue against vi + prep |
| | | plead against vi + prep |
| protesteren tegen ww+vz | (zijn ongenoegen uiten over) | protest against vi + prep |
| | | protest vtr |
| race tegen de klok nw de | figuurlijk (er is maar zeer weinig tijd) (figurative) | race against the clock n |
| spelen tegen ww+vz | (m.b.t. sport: wedstrijd) | play against vi + prep |
| staan tegen ww+vz | (zich bevinden tegen) | stand against vi + prep |
| staan tegen ww+vz | (sport: spelen tegen) | play against vi + prep |
| standhouden tegen ww+vz | (niet bezwijken tegen) | hold out against vi phrasal + prep |
| | | withstand vtr |
| strijden tegen ww+vz | (gevecht leveren tegen) | fight against vi + prep |
| | | fight vtr |
| tegen alle verwachtingen in bw | (zeer onverwachts) | against all odds, against all expectations adv |
| tegen betaling bw | (tegen geldelijke vergoeding) | against payment, against a fee, against a surcharge adv |
| tegen de stroom in bw | (stroomopwaarts) | upstream, against the current, against the tide adv |
| tegen de stroom in bw | figuurlijk (tegen de heersende opinie) (figurative) | upstream, against the current, against the tide adv |
| tegen zich in het harnas jagen overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (tot vijand maken) (UK) | antagonise vtr |
| | (US) | antagonize vtr |
| | (figurative) | put someone's back up, get someone's back up v expr |
| | | turn someone against you v expr |
| tegen zijn overg. uitdr. | (geen voorstander zijn) | be against vi + prep |
| | | object to vi + prep |
| tegen zijn zin in bw | (zonder zin te hebben) | against his will adv |
| waartegen bw | (betrekkelijk: tegen wat) | against which adv |
| Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel |
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advise against,
advise [sb] against (doing) [sth] vtr phrasal | (warn against doing) | afraden overg.ww |
| | I'd advise you against sailing today; the weather is turning nasty. |
| come up against vtr phrasal 3-part | (encounter: opposition, obstacle) | stuiten op ww + vz |
| | | te maken krijgen met frase |
| come up against [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (compete with) | tegen komen te staan frase |
| compete against vtr phrasal insep | (rival) | wedijveren met ww + vz |
| | | rivaliseren onoverg.ww |
| demonstrate against vtr phrasal insep | (protest publicly about) | demonstreren tegen, protesteren tegen ww + vz |
| go against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (not comply with) | ergens tegen ingaan woordgr |
| | If you go against his wishes, he will make things difficult for you. |
| go against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be in opposition to) | ergens tegen ingaan woordgr |
| | To go against the mob takes courage. |
| guard against [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (prevent) | zich beschermen tegen, zich hoeden voor wk.ww + vz |
| | Wear a sunhat to guard against sunburn. |
| | Draag een hoed om je te beschermen tegen de zon. |
| hold out against [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (continue to resist) | weigeren toe te geven aan frase |
| | | standhouden tegen ww+vz |
| | The remote mountain village held out against the foreign armies. I'm holding out against joining Facebook. |
| | Het afgelegen dorpje in de bergen weigerde toe te geven aan de buitenlandse legers. |
| kick against vtr phrasal insep | (rebel against or resist) (figuurlijk) | schoppen tegen ww + vz |
| march against vtr phrasal insep | (demonstrate, protest about) | protesteren tegen, demonstreren tegen ww + vz |
| | The protesters went to Washington to march against increased taxes. |
| rise against [sth] or [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (resist, protest against) | in opstand komen tegen frase |
| | The slaves plan to rise against their masters. |
| speak out against [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (state one's opposition to) | zich uitspreken tegen wk.ww + vz |
| | Many people speak out against domestic violence. |
| stand up against [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (oppose actively) | in verzet komen tegen, in opstand komen tegen frase |
| | We must stand up against racism. |
| stand up against [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (withstand: wear, stress) | standhouden tegen ww + vz |
| | | doorstaan overg.ww |
| | Concrete construction is used in the tropics because it will stand up against hurricanes and insects. |
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| advise against doing [sth] vi + prep | (warn not to) | ontraden overg.ww |
| | I'd advise against that course of action. |
| battle against [sth] vi + prep | figurative (strenuously oppose) (figuurlijk) | strijden tegen ww + vz |
| | | bevechten, bestrijden overg.ww |
| | He battled in vain against the factory closures. |
| battle against [sb] vi + prep | figurative (strenuously oppose) (figuurlijk) | strijden tegen, vechten tegen ww + vz |
| | Ed Miliband battled against his brother David for leadership of the Labour party. |
| bear false witness (against [sb]) v expr | (Bible: lie about [sb]) | vals getuigen bw + ww |
| buck against [sth] vi + prep | figurative (reject, oppose) | dwarsliggen onoverg.ww |
| | Congress bucked against the president's proposal. |
| butt up against [sth] v expr | (be adjacent to) | aangrenzen onoverg.ww |
| | The decorative moulding butts up against the door. |
| count against [sb] vi + prep | (be detrimental) | pleiten tegen ww + vz |
| | His criminal record will count against him when he starts applying for jobs. |
| dead against phrase | slang (totally opposed to) | fel tegen bn + vz |
| | I wanted to go to Art School, but my parents were dead against it. |
| discriminate against [sb] vi + prep | (show prejudice against) | discrimineren onoverg.ww |
| | It is illegal to discriminate against someone because of his or her age. |
| fight against [sth] vi + prep | (contend) | aanvechten overg.ww |
| | | opkomen tegen ww+vz |
| | He fought against the new regulations. |
| fulminate against [sth/sb] vi + prep | (denounce, criticize strongly) | fulmineren tegen, uitvaren tegen ww + vz |
| guard against [sth/sb] vi + prep | (be cautious) | zich hoeden voor, zich hoeden tegen wk.ww+vz |
| | | voorzichtig zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| | | oppassen voor ww+vz |
| | The travel agent had warned Beth to guard against pickpockets when she traveled abroad. |
| hold [sth] against [sb] v expr | (resent [sb] for [sth]) | kwalijk nemen woordgr. |
| | | verwijten overg. ww |
| | They still hold my past mistakes against me. |
immunize [sb] against [sth],
also UK: immunise [sb] against [sth] vtr + prep | (vaccinate [sb] against [sth]) | inenten, vaccineren overg.ww |
| | Children in the U.S. are all immunized against polio. |
| inveigh against [sth] vi + prep | formal (attack or criticize [sb] verbally) | uitvaren, tieren tegen iets ww + vz |
| | | protesteren tegen iets ww + vz |
| | The priest inveighed against premarital sex. |
labor against [sth] (US),
labour against [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (work to prevent) | werken voor ww+vz |
| | | zich inspannen voor wk.ww+vz |
| | We must continue to labor against this discrimination. |
| nestle against [sb/sth] vi + prep | (get cosy) (informeel) | schurken tegen ww+vz |
| | | zich nestelen tegen wk.ww+vz |
| | The baby bird nestled against his mother. |
| nestle [sth] against [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (body part: press closely) | tegen iemand aankruipen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | | tegen zich aandrukken onoverg.uitdr. |
| | Ben nestled his chin against his girlfriend's shoulder. |
| pitted against [sb] adj + prep | (in competition with) | opgezet tegen bn + vz |
| | | concurrerend met bn+vz |
| | | uitgespeeld tegen bn+vz |
| press charges (against [sb]) v expr | (make formal accusation) | een aanklacht indienen nw de + ww |
| race against time n | (urgent task) (figuurlijk) | race tegen de klok nw de |
| | We're in a race against time: the deadline's close of business today! |
rail,
rail (against) vi | (criticise harshly) | schelden, schimpen onoverg.ww |
| | | uitvaren onoverg. ww |
| reinoculate [sb] against [sth]⇒ vtr | (vaccinate again) | opnieuw inenten, opnieuw vaccineren bw + overg. ww |
| revolt (against [sth]) vi | (rise up, rebel, protest) | in opstand komen frase |
| | | rebelleren onoverg. ww |
| | Many of the peasants who revolted after the introduction of the poll tax in 1381 were put to death. |
set [sth] in [sth],
set [sth] against [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (locate, place: story) (verhaal) | laten afspelen overg.uitdr. |
| | | plaatsen in ww+vz |
| | Helena set her story against the backdrop of the Second World War. |
| | The novel is set in 19th-century Paris. |
take a stand against [sth/sb],
make a stand against [sth/sb] v expr | (maintain opinion against opposition) | stelling nemen tegen iets nw + ww |
| | Are you going to take a stand against the government's crackdown on the press? |
| trespass against [sb/sth] vi + prep | Biblical, formal (sin, transgress) | zondigen tegen ww + vz |
| | | een overtreding begaan tegen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | You have trespassed against the rules of the church. |
| up against adv + prep | (in competition with) | tegen vz |
| | Tomorrow you'll be up against the toughest team in the league. |
| up against adv + prep | (difficulty: confronted by) | tegenover vz |
| | We're up against some serious problems, but I think we can finish the job anyway. |
vaccinate [sb],
vaccinate [sb] against [sth],
vaccinate [sth],
vaccinate [sth] against [sth]⇒ vtr | (inoculate) | vaccineren, inenten overg. ww |
| vaccinate [sb/sth] against [sth] vtr + prep | (inoculate against disease) | inenten tegen ww + vz |
| | Parents need to vaccinate their children against the measles. |
| warn [sb] against [sth] vtr + prep | (caution) | iemand waarschuwen, attenderen overg.ww |
| | | iemand wijzen op ww+vz |
| | He warned his son against that kind of behaviour. |