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"against" in Dutch

tegen
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The Dutch translation for “against” is tegen.

Examples of "against" in use

There are 37 examples of the Dutch word for "against" being used:
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contraindication tegenaanwijzing
By the morning the wild ducks flew up and looked at their new companion. Tegen de morgen vlogen de wilde eenden op en bekeken haar nieuwe kameraad eens.
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other: En dat deden zij; maar de andere eenden in de rondte bekeken ze en zeiden tegen elkaar:
Yanni is lying to me. Yanni liegt tegen mij.
I’m against corruption. Ik ben tegen corruptie.
conspiracy against the state samenzwering tegen de staat
He sought shelter from the rain. Hij zocht beschutting tegen de regen.
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen. het kreeg zulk een lust om in het water te zwemmen, dat het zich niet kon weerhouden, dit tegen de kip te zeggen.
A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger. Een schuilkelder is een kelder om de bevolking te beschermen tegen een luchtaanval en andere soorten van gevaar.
The trees provide shelter from the sun. De bomen bieden beschutting tegen de zon.

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"against" Practice (38)
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contraindication,
setback
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A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
A protest against the return of Afghans.,
A second one was struck against the wall,
A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
against which,
Amnesty launches global campaign against torture.,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
Be polite to everyone.,
Be polite to your parents.,
Brazil trembled for seventy minutes against Croatia.,
But in the corner, sat in the dawn of the morning whilst leaning against the wall; the poor little girl, with pale cheeks and smiling mouth,
By chance, I met her in the street.,
By the morning the wild ducks flew up and looked at their new companion.,
conspiracy against the state,
Do you have an objection to Skype?,
He sought shelter from the rain.,
I ran into Tom yesterday.,
I’ll be back by nine.,
I’m against corruption.
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