UP AGAINST

Meaning of UP AGAINST in English

{prep. phr.} Blocked or threatened by. * /When she applied to medical school, the black woman wondered whether she was up against barriers of sex and race prejudice./

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

UP AGAINST — phrasal confronted with ; face-to-face with
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UP AGAINST — phrasal : confronted with : face-to-face with realized that they were up against a major difficulty — Nevil Shute really …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP AGAINST — face to face; destined to -
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UP AGAINST — : confronted with : face-to-face with the problem we are up against
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP AGAINST — confronted with : face-to-face with <the problem we are up against >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UP AGAINST — close to or touching. ↘ informal confronted with. → up
Concise Oxford English vocab
UP AGAINST — see up
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP AGAINST — see up
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UP AGAINST — {prep. phr.} Blocked or threatened by. * /When she applied to medical school, the black woman wondered whether she was …
Slang English vocab
UP AGAINST — • ↑ be up against
Longman Activator English vocab
UP AGAINST — competing against, trying to defeat """Who were you up against?"" ""Gaetan Boucher, the Champion."""
English Idioms vocab
UP AGAINST — competing against, trying to "Who were you up against?" "Gaetan Boucher, the Champion."
English Idioms vocabulary
UP AGAINST — prep. phr. Blocked or threatened by. When she applied to medical school, the black woman wondered whether she was up …
American Idioms English vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — /up/ , adv., prep., adj., n., v., upped, upping . adv. 1. to, toward, or in a more elevated position: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — preposition 1. directly opposite stood against the crowd and shouted for order Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, over against, toward, vis-à-vis …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
AGAINST — adv. 25B6; preposition a number of delegates were against the motion : OPPOSED TO, in opposition to, hostile to, averse …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGAINST — against.ogg əʹge(ı)nst prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGAINST — against предл.1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - бороться против …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. нареч. 1) а) вверх по, по направлению к; из глубины на поверхность б) мор. вверх по течению; против ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UP — 1. нареч. 1) а) вверх по, по направлению к; из глубины на поверхность б) мор. вверх по течению; против (течения, ветра и т. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against In a direct …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UP — 1. _adv. 1> указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AGAINST — _prep. 1> указывает на противоположное направление или положение против; against the hair - против волокна или шерсти; _перен. против шерсти; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
UP — 1. adv. 1. указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AGAINST — prep. 1. указывает на противоположное направление или положение против; against the hair - против волокна или шерсти; перен. против шерсти; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AGAINST — _prep. указывает на 1> противоположное направление или положение против; he went against the wind он шёл против ветра; against the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AGAINST — против against her will — против её воли (элемент состава изнасилования); taking against the will — завладение имуществом против воли потерпевшего (элемент …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
AGAINST — 1) общ. против (указывает на несогласие с чем-либо) to advise against - не советовать, не рекомендовать, to appeal against - опротестовывать, обжаловать, to …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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