| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| anti adj | (against) | tegen bw |
| | We're for the war, but they're anti. |
| averse to sth adj + prep | (opposed to) | afwijzend bn |
| | | tegen bn |
| | If you're not averse to waiting, I'll be finished soon. |
| up against adv + prep | (in competition with) | tegen vz |
| | Tomorrow you'll be up against the toughest team in the league. |
| against prep | (contacting) | tegen voorz. |
| | Lean the ladder against the wall when you're not using it. |
| upside prep | US, slang (on the side of) | tegen de zijkant bw |
| | | tegen vz |
| | My dad smacked me upside the head. |
| against prep | (sport: opposing) | tegen voorz. |
| | My team is playing against the national champions. |
| into prep | (against) | tegen, op voorz. |
| | His car ran into a tree. |
| against prep | (to the detriment of) | tegen voorz. |
| | Mark's errors counted against him in the final scoring. |
| against prep | (in defence of) (bij beschermen) | tegen voorz. |
| | (bij behoeden) | voor voorz. |
| | The army exists to protect against invasion. |
| near prep | (close in time) | tegen bw |
| | They scored a point near the end of the game. |
| to prep | (compared with) | tegen, tegenover vz |
| | Manchester United won the match, four to two. |
| to prep | (ratio) | tegen vz |
| | The proposal was defeated by seven votes to two. |
| Samengestelde woorden: |
| be against sth/sb vi + prep | (oppose) | tegen iets zijn woordgr |
| | Many Americans are against the war. |
appeal,
appeal sth vtr | (law: apply for review) | in beroep gaan ww |
| | | beroep aantekenen tegen ww |
| | The murderer appealed his forty-year sentence. |
| battle against sth vi + prep | figurative (strenuously oppose) (figuurlijk) | strijden tegen ww + vz |
| | | bevechten, bestrijden overg.ww |
| | He battled in vain against the factory closures. |
| box vtr | (sport) | boksen tegen ww |
| | Frazier boxed Ali for the heavyweight title. |
| buck vtr | (go against) | ingaan tegen ww + vz |
| bump vtr | (hit lightly) | botsen tegen ww + vz |
| compare vi | (be as good as) | op kunnen tegen, even goed zijn als |
| | | vergelijkbaar zijn |
| | This food does not compare to dinner at a good restaurant. |
| counter adj | (opposing) (in samenstellingen) | contra-, tegen- |
| | His counter move resulted in his winning the game. |
| cure n | figurative (solution to problem) (figuurlijk) | remedie nw de |
| | | middel tegen nw het |
| | | oplossing nw de |
| | The government is searching for a cure to their budget problems. |
| equal to sth prep | (good enough for) | opgewassen tegen bn + vz |
| | | aankunnen overg.ww |
| | He is strong, and is equal to the task. |
fight,
fight sb or sth vtr | (struggle against, try to defeat) | het opnemen tegen, in een strijd verwikkeld zijn met ww voorz. |
| | She fought the government and won. |
fight,
fight sb vtr | informal (boxing: oppose) (boksen) | kampen met, het opnemen tegen, in de ring staan met ww voorz. |
| | Lewis is going to fight Holyfield tonight. |
fight,
fight sb vtr | informal (wrestle: oppose) (worstelen) | kampen met, het opnemen tegen ww voorz. |
| | He fights his opponents with great style. |
fight,
fight sth vtr | figurative (combat, resist) (ziekte) | vechten tegen, vechten met ww voorz. |
| | (ziekte) | worstelen met ww voorz. |
| | He fought cancer for seven years before succumbing. |
| fight vi | informal (sport: box) | het opnemen tegen ww voorz. |
| | | een wedstrijd boksen |
| | They're going to fight for the heavyweight championship. |
| fight against sth vi + prep | (contend) | aanvechten overg.ww |
| | | opkomen tegen ww+vz |
| | He fought against the new regulations. |
| fling vtr | (self at sb) | zich werpen tegen/op wk.ww + vz |
| guard against sth/sb vi + prep | (be cautious) | zich hoeden voor, zich hoeden tegen wk.ww+vz |
| | | voorzichtig zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| | | oppassen voor ww+vz |
| | The travel agent had warned Beth to guard against pickpockets when she traveled abroad. |
| head adj | (maritime: from in front of) | wind tegen nw de |
| | | kopwind nw de |
| | The strong head winds slowed the sailing vessel. |
| hiss at sb vi + prep | (make jeering whisper) (persoon) | tegen iemand sissen ww + vz |
| | Jane was so mad that she spent the entire movie hissing at me. |
| impact vtr | (strike) | raken overg.ww |
| | | botsen tegen onoverg.ww |
| | The pile driver impacts the girder with great force. |
| latter adj | (near the end) | tegen het einde |
| | The mystery wasn't solved until the latter part of the book. |
| | In her latter years, my grandmother began to lose her hearing. |
| match n | (person, team equal in skill, etc.) | niet onderdoen voor elkaar |
| | | tegen elkaar opgewassen zijn |
| | | gelijkwaardig zijn onoverg. ww |
| | The two teams are a good match, and it should be an exciting game. |
| | Deze twee teams doen niet voor elkaar onder, het zal een spannende wedstrijd worden. |
| offset sth vtr | (counterbalance) | compenseren overg.ww |
| | | opwegen tegen overg.ww |
| | | goedmaken overg.ww |
| | | tenietdoen overg.ww |
| paid adj | (for which payment must be made) | betaald bn |
| | | tegen betaling bn |
| | You can watch movies on demand, but it's a paid service. |
patronize sb,
also UK: patronise sb vtr | (treat sb condescendingly) | neerbuigend doen tegen ww + vz |
| | | betuttelen overg. ww |
| | Henry thinks he's so much better than Imogen; he's always patronising her. |
| play vtr | (compete against) | het tegen iem. opnemen |
| | | spelen tegen |
| | No one wants to play him because he never loses. |
press,
press sth vtr | (embrace, hold close) | tegen zich/haar aandrukken wk.ww |
| | He pressed his lover to his chest. |
| soft adj | (loan: not secured) | lening tegen lage rente |
| | This bank specializes in high-risk, soft loans. |
strike,
strike sth or sb vtr | (crash into) | raken overg.ww |
| | | botsen tegen ww+vz |
| | The car struck the guardrail. |
| tell sth to sb vtr + prep | (recount sth to sb) | iets tegen iemand vertellen woordgr |
| | He told the story to his daughter. |
| touch vtr | (be in contact with) | raken overg. ww |
| | | staan tegen, liggen tegen ww+vz. |
| | The table touches the wall. |
| touch vtr | (bring into contact) | raken overg. ww |
| | | staan tegen, liggen tegen ww+vz. |
| | Move the sofa back so it touches the wall. |
| touch vi | (be in contact) | tegen elkaar komen, elkaar raken onoverg. ww |
| | The two tables touched. |