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up against

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
up against prep	(in competition with)	compitiendo con loc prep
		viéndose las caras con loc prep
		enfrentado a loc prep
	Tomorrow you'll be up against the toughest team in the league.
	Mañana vas a estar compitiendo con el equipo más duro de la liga.
up against prep	(difficulty: confronted by)	enfrentado a loc prep
	We're up against some serious problems, but I think we can finish the job anyway.
	Estamos enfrentando serios problemas, pero creo que podremos terminar el trabajo de todos modos.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
come up against [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep	(encounter: opposition, obstacle)	toparse con v prnl + prep
		encontrarse con v prnl + prep
		vérselas con v prnl + prep
	The work is behind schedule because we came up against some unexpected problems.
	El trabajo viene atrasado porque nos topamos con algunos problemas inesperados.
come up against [sb] vi phrasal + prep	(compete with [sb])	competir contra, competir con vtr + prep
	Davies will come up against last year's champion in the semi-final of the competition.
	David competirá contra el campeón del año pasado en la semifinal de la competición.
rise up against [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep	figurative (revolt, protest)	alzarse contra, levantarse contra v prnl + prep
		sublevarse contra v prnl + prep
	The oppressed people will rise up against their autocratic government.
	El pueblo oprimido se alzará contra el Gobierno autocrático.
run up against [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep	(face: challenges)	enfrentar⇒, afrontar⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
	The explorers ran up against some serious problems when the weather suddenly worsened.
	Los exploradores enfrentaron varios problemas cuando el clima empeoró de repente.
stand up against [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (oppose actively)	luchar contra vi + prep
		alzarse contra v prnl + prep
	We must stand up against racism.
	Debemos luchar contra el racismo.
stand up against [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(withstand: wear, stress)	resistir⇒ vtr
	Concrete construction is used in the tropics because it will stand up against hurricanes and insects.
	Las construcciones de hormigón se usan en el trópico porque resisten mejor los huracanes y los insectos.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
brush up against [sth/sb] v expr	(touch) (sin intención)	rozar⇒ vtr
	I brushed up against him just as he was leaving.
	Lo rocé cuando estaba saliendo.
butt up against [sth] v expr	(be adjacent to)	lindar con vi + prep
	The decorative moulding butts up against the door.
	Las molduras decorativas lindan con la puerta.
nuzzle⇒ vtr	(snuggle up)	acurrucarse⇒ v prnl
	The little boy nuzzled against his mother's neck.
be up against it v expr	(be having difficulty)	estar en apuros loc verb
		estar en problemas loc verb
weigh [sth/sb] up against [sth/sb] v expr	(compare, contrast)	comparar con vtr + prep
		contrastar con vtr + prep
	Lucy weighed up the job she had been offered in New York against the one in Paris.
	Lucy comparó el trabajo que le habían ofrecido en Nueva York con el que le ofrecieron en París.

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