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Meanings of go against in English

Portuguese
transgredir
Spanish
vulnerar
Catalan
trencar

Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.

    transgredir
    Spanish
    in en contra

    Resist.

          in en contra
          Usage of go against in English
          1
          That said; there's a slight tendency to go against the general trend.
          The South African
          2
          But she said she couldn't go against the men in her house.
          Reuters
          3
          So, this combination is going to help go against Cisco, he said.
          Reuters
          4
          We have removed the images which go against everything we believe in.
          The South African
          5
          Indeed, many go against the official advice not to pay the ransom.
          The Irish Times
          6
          Godric, if you but say yes, no one will go against it.
          Vittorio, the vampire
          7
          Should the judgment go against him, Pistorius has the right to appeal.
          The Guardian
          8
          It is a lot easier to have decisions to go against us.
          The Guardian
          9
          Salah's injury was not the only decisive moment to go against Liverpool.
          The Guardian
          10
          We constantly go against him in camp, and he sniffs out things.
          Reuters
          11
          The initial ruling is expected by both sides to go against Chevron.
          Reuters
          12
          Their instincts of self-preservation go against the best interests of their people.
          After the Rain : how the West lost the East
          13
          One cannot go against the wish of four millions of enlightened consciences.
          New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginn...
          14
          It would really go against his character to do something like that.
          White night
          15
          We will not go against these heathens unless the bishop leads us.
          A Thane of Wessex: Being a Story of the Great Viking Raids into ...
          16
          In such cases, of course, judgment must go against him by default.
          Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
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