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1. împotriva, în contra (cu gen.); contrar (cu dat.);

against his will împotriva voinţei lui;

against the hair în răspăr (şi fig.);

against the grain împotriva firii sau voinţei (cuiva);

as against faţă de, în comparaţie cu;

to be up against (it) a se afla în faţa unei probleme, a întâmpina dificultăţi;

to be dead against war a fi potrivnic / duşmanul războiului;

to talk against time a) a ţine / a duce cu vorba / a întârzia pe cineva pentru a câştiga timp; b) (despre un orator în parlament) a nu respecta timpul de vorbire (în scopul obstrucţiei);

to run against time a căuta să depăşeşti un record (stabilit anterior);

to work against time a căuta să termini lucrul la timpul fixat;

(tehn.) against the sun în sens invers acelor unui ceasornic.

2. de; lângă; pe; peste;

he rested against a tree s-a rezemat de un copac (ca să se odihnească);

the bed stood against the wall patul era aşezat la perete;

the picture hangs against the wall tabloul atârnă de perete;

against a base of violet pe un fond violet;

he ran his head against a beam se lovi cu capul de o grindă;

to run against a rock a se lovi / a se izbi de o stâncă;

to run (up) against smb. a da peste cineva, a da de cineva, a se întâlni întâmplător cu cineva.

3. (şi over) dincolo de, vizavi de; în faţa (cu gen.);

the isle was over against the river mouth insula era aşezată în faţa gurii râului.

4. (temporal) spre, către;

against the end of the week spre sfârşitul săptămânii.

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Formaldehyde acts as an antibacterial agent against gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.

(Methenamine Hippurate, NCI Thesaurus)

And the woman, leaning against the bunk, raging and impotent, watched herself weighed out in yellow dust and nuggets in the scales erected on the grub-box.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

Meropenem acts against aerobes and anaerobes including Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterococcus, Clostridium sp..

(Meropenem, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, mesothelioma tumor lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine may stimulate the host immune system to mount a specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against mesothelioma tumor cells, resulting in tumor cell lysis.

(Mesothelioma Tumor Lysate-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Probiotic Lactobacillus strains have been shown to protect against gastrointestinal and urogenital infections, to moderate diarrheal episodes, and to increase CD4 T-lymphocyte counts.

(Micronutrient-Fortified Probiotic Yogurt, NCI Thesaurus)

Micronomicin is an analog of gentamicin and has broad-spectrum activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

(Micronomicin, NCI Thesaurus)

A natural plant alkyloid with activity against human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) 1 and 2.

(Michellamine B, NCI Thesaurus)

They began to drop off, to be brushed off against the sharp edge of the scuttle, to be knocked off by the legs which were now kicking powerfully.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against human CD74 with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Milatuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance that contains the element selenium (a nutrient that protects cells against damage) and is found in certain plants such as garlic and broccoli.

(Methylselenocysteine, NCI Dictionary)

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