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Traduções para tell against no dicionário inglês»francês

against [Brit əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst, americ əˈɡɛnst] PREP Against is translated by contre when it means physically touching or in opposition to: against the wall = contre le mur; he's against independence = il est contre l'indépendance; the fight against inflation = la lutte contre l'inflation.
If you have any doubts about how to translate a fixed phrase or expression beginning with against (against the tide, against the clock, against the grain, against all odds etc.) you should consult the appropriate noun entry (tide, , clock, grain, odds etc.).
against often appears in English with certain verbs (turn against, compete against, discriminate against, stand out against etc.). For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (turn against, compete, discriminate, stand etc.).
against often appears in English after certain nouns and adjectives (protection against, a match against, a law against, effective against etc.). For translations consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (protection, match, law, effective etc.). For particular usages see below.

Veja também: up, turn against, tide, stand, protection, odds, match, law, grain, effective, discriminate, compete, clock, as

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

2. up (in direction):

XIV.up <Part pres upping; Pret imperf, Part perf upped> [ʌp] VERBO trans (increase)

XV.up <Part pres upping; Pret imperf, Part perf upped> [ʌp] VERBO intr coloq

I.turn against VERBO [Brit təːn -, americ tərn -] (turn against [sb/sth])

2. tide fig:

II.stand <Pret imperf, Part perf stood> [Brit stand, americ stænd] VERBO trans

III.stand <Pret imperf, Part perf stood> [Brit stand, americ stænd] VERBO intr

5. stand (be):

to stand in sb's way literal

protection [Brit prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n, americ prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n] SUBST

odds [Brit ɒdz, americ ɑdz] SUBST subst pl

2. odds (chance, likelihood):

1. law U (body of rules):

loi f
être contraire à la loi formal

effective [Brit ɪˈfɛktɪv, americ əˈfɛktɪv] ADJ

discriminate [Brit dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt, americ dəˈskrɪməˌneɪt] VERBO intr

1. clock (timepiece):

I.as [Brit az, əz, americ æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as I see it
as you were! MILITAR

II.as [Brit az, əz, americ æz, əz] PREP

2. as (showing function, status):

with Lauren Bacall as Vivien CINEMA, TEATR

III.as [Brit az, əz, americ æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

I.tell <Pret imperf, Part perf told> [Brit tɛl, americ tɛl] VERBO trans

1. tell (gen) (give information to):

2. tell (narrate, recount):

tell me about it! irón

II.tell <Pret imperf, Part perf told> [Brit tɛl, americ tɛl] VERBO intr

tell me another coloq!
à d'autres! coloq
to tell one's love antiq, lit
déclarer sa flamme antiq, lit

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Traduções para tell against no dicionário inglês»francês

1. tell (giving information):

to tell sb (that) ...
dire à qn que ...
on nous a dit que ...
inglês americano

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês
He wanted experience at a large foundry, but his youth and foreign origin seemed to tell against him.
en.wikipedia.org
For instance, the public interest may tell against the grant of a mining lease even though the particular interests are the only interests primarily affected.
www.mondaq.com
But the same trends that help the better treatment of people also tell against the crucial building of relationships.
www.eurekastreet.com.au
He bowls too short and his batting sometimes lacks rigour, which may tell against him on the bad days.
www.independent.ie
These kinds of games always have to balance telling the story that the developers want to tell against giving the player some control over that story.
www.polygon.com

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