Sentence examples of "counted against" in English

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His nationality counted against him. Sa nationalité jouait contre lui.
A poor school record will count against you when you look for a job. Un mauvais parcours scolaire jouera contre toi quand tu chercheras un travail.
He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him. Il a dirigé pendant cinq ans. Dans la sixième année, un autre roi, qui était plus fort que lui, lui a fait la guerre.
His advice counted for little. Ses conseils ne comptèrent guère.
He pressed me against the wall. Il me pressa contre le mur.
The towel counted for nothing. La serviette ne compta pour rien.
I bear no grudge against you. Je n'ai pas de rancune contre toi.
Mary was wondering whether she counted for Tom as a mere word or as a real person. Mary se demandait si elle comptait pour Tom comme un simple mot ou comme une vraie personne.
Probably she tried to set you against her friends. Elle a probablement essayé de vous monter contre ses amis.
He can be counted on. On peut compter sur lui.
In signing the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796, our second President John Adams wrote, "The United States has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Muslims." En signant le traité de Tripoli en 1796, notre second Président John Adams écrivit : "Les États-Unis n'ont en eux-mêmes aucun caractère d'inimitié à l'encontre des lois, de la religion ou de la tranquillité des Musulmans.
It can be counted on the fingers of one hand Ça se compte sur les doigts d'une main
For my part, I have nothing to say against the new proposal. Pour ma part, je n'ai rien à dire contre la nouvelle proposition.
His life is a neverending race against time. Sa vie est une course contre-la-montre permanente.
They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals. Ils sont trop occupés à se battre entre eux pour s'occuper d'idéaux communs.
What he did was against humanity. Ses actes étaient dirigés contre l'humanité.
The United States has officially ended economic sanctions against Burma. Les États-Unis d'Amérique ont officiellement mis un terme aux sanctions économiques à l'encontre de la Birmanie.
He is neither for nor against the plan. Il n'est ni pour ni contre ce plan.
Place the ladder against the wall. Mettez l'échelle contre le mur.
It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow. Il est difficile de vraiment se tenir à contre-courant.
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