Sentence examples of "against" in English with translation "gegen"

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Everything militated against his success. Alles spricht gegen seinen Erfolg.
The evidence was against me. Der Beweis war gegen mich.
This is against the law. Das verstößt gegen das Gesetz.
I'm against the marriage. Ich bin gegen diese Ehe.
Hamilton protested against British rule. Hamilton protestierte gegen die britische Herrschaft.
Catholics are against birth control. Katholiken sind gegen Geburtenkontrolle.
My idea went against his. Meine Idee ging gegen seine.
They're against animal abuse. Sie sind gegen Tierquälerei.
I'm against the bill. Ich bin gegen den Gesetzesentwurf.
I am against this project. Ich bin gegen dieses Projekt.
The students revolted against authority. Die Studenten lehnten sich gegen die Obrigkeit auf.
He fought against racial discrimination. Er kämpfte gegen die Rassendiskriminierung.
I'm against the war. Ich bin gegen den Krieg.
They fought against the enemy. Sie kämpften gegen den Feind.
The throng protested against abortion. Die Menge protestierte gegen Abtreibung.
That runs against my principles. Das geht gegen meine Prinzipien.
He leaned against the wall. Er lehnte sich gegen die Wand.
The refugees struggled against hunger. Die Flüchtlinge kämpften gegen den Hunger.
He was leaning against the rail. Er lehnte sich gegen das Geländer.
A majority voted against the bill. Die Mehrheit stimmte gegen den Gesetzentwurf.
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