 | English  | German | |
 | dead {adj} [against] | 327 taub [gegen] | |
| deviate {adj} [against nature] | 60 widernatürlich | |
| engin. math. plotted {adj} {past-p} [against, versus sth.] | 51 aufgetragen [gegen etw.] | |
| electr. suppressed {adj} [against noise or interference] | 27 funkentstört | |
| telecom. secure {adj} [against eavesdropping] | 6 abhörsicher | |
| sb. roughhouses sb./sth. [engages in violence against sb./sth.] | jd. misshandelt jdn./etw. | |
| Verbs |
| to match sb./sth. [with / against] | 3591 jdn./etw. vergleichen [mit] | |
| to dispute sth. [argue against] | 2056 etw.Akk. bestreiten [leugnen] | |
| to wrong sb. [discriminate against] | 316 jdn. benachteiligen | |
| to adventure sth. [attempt against odds, expose to danger or loss] | 221 etw.Akk. riskieren | |
| to rant [against sb./sth.] | 146 geifern [gegen jdn./etw.] | |
| to dash [against sth.] [collide] | 107 prallen [auf etw.] | |
| sports to penalize sth. [in soccer, an infraction against the rules] | 40 etw. ahnden [geh.] [z. B. im Fußball einen Verstoß gegen die Spielregeln bestrafen] | |
| to calcitrate [archaic] [kick against, rebel] | 9 aufbegehren | |
| hort. to shield sth. [against direct sunlight] | 9 etw. schattieren [gegen zu starke Sonneneinstrahlung schützen, abschirmen] | |
| to blackball sb./sth. [vote against sb./sth.] | gegen jdn./etw. stimmen | |
| law to injunct sb. [to issue an injunction against sb.] | eine einstweilige Verfügung gegen jdn. erlassen | |
| to interfere [go against another idea, concept] | sichDat. / einander widersprechen [im Widerspruch stehen] | |
| to jaywalk [Am.] [to cross a street against a traffic light] | bei Rot über die Straße gehen | |
| to prejudice sb. [be prejudiced against] | gegenüber jdm. voreingenommen sein | |
| to stand [in a certain place] [also fig., e.g. stand against something] | sich stellen [auch fig., z. B. sich gegen etwas stellen] | |
| Nouns |
| fin. deposit [against damage] | 1394 Kaution {f} | |
| fin. hedge [against financial loss] | 1265 Absicherung {f} | |
| plot [against] [assault] | 156 Anschlag {m} [auf] [Verschwörung, Attentat etc.] | |
| sin [against] | 78 Frevel {m} [geh.] [gegen] | |
| screen [against insects] | 54 Fliegengitter {n} | |
| screen [shield against observation] | 30 Trennwand {f} | |
| pol. initiative [for / against a public cause] | 22 Volksbegehren {n} | |
| mil. naut. [WWI and WWII, esp. in U-boat terminology, a war cruise or combat patrol against the enemy] | 21 Feindfahrt {f} [1. und 2. WK Marinejargon] | |
| games sports gamesmanship [way of increasing one's chances of success against an opponent by making him lose confidence] | 20 [Versuch, durch Verunsicherung des Gegners zu gewinnen, ohne gegen die Regeln zu verstoßen] | |
| percussion [striking of one solid object against another] | 20 Stoß {m} [eines Gegenstands auf einen anderen] | |
| argument [fact for or against sth.] | 19 Beweismittel {n} | |
| agitation [against sb. / sth.] | 14 Aufhetzerei {f} | |
| pol. initiative [for / against a public cause] | 13 Initiative {f} [schweiz.] | |
| control [fighting against] | 12 Bekämpfung {f} | |
| hist. relig. spec. grievance [against the church prior to the Reformation] | 8 Gravamen {n} | |
| hist. law pol. [intervention against a single state led by the central government to enforce imperial law in German empires] | 7 Reichsexekution {f} | |
| repellent [e.g. against tick infestation] | 7 Vergrämungsmittel {n} [Repellent, z. B. zur Zeckenabwehr] | |
| salmon [sl.] [person or vehicle that is moving against the flow] | 7 [Person oder Fahrzeug, die/das sich zu einem Menschen- oder Fahrzeugstrom entgegengesetzt bewegt] | |
| hist. relig. spec. [1165 oaths by Frederick Babarossa and most princes at Würzburg to support (anti-)Pope Paschal III against Alexander III] | Würzburger Eide {pl} | |
| law [Act on the Protection against Hazardous Substances] | Gesetz {n} zum Schutz vor gefährlichen Stoffen <ChemG> [Chemikaliengesetz] | |
| [action brought against the Bundestag or Bundesrat by a Land or political party] | Organklage {f} | |
| [action brought against the Bundestag or Bundesrat by a Land or political party] | Organstreitverfahren {n} | |
| hist. law [claim against unlawfully seized property] [Canon law] | Spolienklage {f} | |
| hist. [confederation of protestant cities and countries against Charles V] | Schmalkaldischer Bund {m} | |
| relig. [disciplinary proceedings against a minister] | Amtszucht {f} | |
| hist. pol. [mock serenade as political demonstration against a person] | Katzenmusik {f} | |
| [offense against a sovereign; or, more generally, any slight or insult that wounds someone's dignity.] | Majestätsbeleidigung {f} | |
| pol. [person using traditional Swiss cowbells in protests against COVID-19 public safety measures] | Freiheitstrychler {m} [schweiz.] | |
| myth. [protective charm against wolves] | Wolfssegen {m} [auch Wolfsegen] [regional] | |
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