Sentence examples of "Against" in English

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They're against animal abuse. Sie sind gegen Tierquälerei.
The odds are against us. Die Chancen stehen schlecht für uns.
She leaned against his shoulder. Sie lehnte sich an seine Schulter.
He is prejudiced against her. Er hat ihr gegenüber Vorurteile.
He became a singer against his parents wishes. Er wurde ein Sänger entgegen den Wünschen seiner Eltern.
He did the work against his will. Er tat die Arbeit wider Willen.
That runs against my principles. Das geht gegen meine Prinzipien.
Are you for or against abortions? Bist du für oder gegen Abtreibung?
Mary put her body against Tom. Mary schmiegte sich mit ihrem Körper an Tom.
He has a prejudice against jazz. Er ist Jazz gegenüber voreingenommen.
Against my advice, he fed his dog some raw pork. Entgegen meinem Ratschlag gab er seinem Hund rohes Schweinefleisch zu fressen.
They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war. Sie werden ihre Schwerter zu Pflugscharen und ihre Spieße zu Sicheln machen. Denn es wird kein Volk wider das andere ein Schwert aufheben, und werden hinfort nicht mehr kriegen lernen.
This is against the law. Das verstößt gegen das Gesetz.
Are you for or against abortion? Bist du für oder gegen Abtreibung?
Place the ladder against the wall. Stell die Leiter an die Mauer.
He had a prejudice against women drivers. Er hatte Vorurteile gegenüber Frauen am Steuer.
Against all expectations, the Apollo spacecraft made it safely back to Earth. Entgegen aller Erwartungen kehrte die Apollo Raumfähre sicher zur Erde zurück.
The evidence was against me. Der Beweis war gegen mich.
Are you for or against my plan? Bist du für oder gegen meinen Plan?
Stand the ladder against the wall. Stelle die Leiter an die Mauer.
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