against
preposition
1 preposition indicating contact, impactin aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne it was lying against the wall bhí sé ina luí in éadan an bhalla, bhí sé ina luí leis an mballahe banged his head against the door bhuail sé a cheann in aghaidh an dorais, bhuail sé a cheann faoin doras 2 preposition indicating oppositionin aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne the war against slavery an cogadh in éadan na sclábhaíochtathe argument against publishing it an argóint i gcoinne a fhoilsithethey were protesting against the visit bhí siad ag léirsiú in aghaidh na cuairtethey warned us against going chuir siad fainic orainn gan dulTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 preposition contrary toin aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne that's against the law tá sé sin in aghaidh an dlíshe did it against her will in éadan a tola a rinne sí éagainst medical advice i gcoinne chomhairle na ndochtúirí 4 preposition in competition within aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne it's Cork against Kerry in the final beidh Corcaigh in aghaidh Chiarraí sa chluiche ceannaisthey all play against each other imríonn siad uilig in éadan a chéile 5 preposition directed towardsin aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne violence against women foréigean i gcoinne na mbananger against the government fearg leis an rialtas 6 preposition with aim of preventing, overcomingin aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne the fight against cancer an troid in aghaidh na hailseshe battled against the system throid sí i gcoinne an chórais 7 preposition offering protection fromin aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne a vaccination against measles vacsaíniú in aghaidh na bruitíníhe had insurance against floods bhí árachas aige in aghaidh tuilteshe closed her coat against the wind dhún sí a cóta ar an ngaoth 8 preposition indicating adverse outcomein aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne he gave evidence against me thug sé fianaise i m'aghaidh, thug sé fianaise i mo choinneshe made an allegation against them rinne sí líomhain ina n-éadanher age went against her chuaigh a haois ina haghaidh 9 preposition in relation toin aghaidh le taobh i gcomparáid le the euro was firm against the dollar bhí an euro láidir in aghaidh an dollairplot the increase against time breac an méadú in aghaidh an ama 10 preposition in contrast tole hais le taobh in aghaidh the green is nice against the blue tá an glas go hálainn le hais an ghoirmhe must be judged against his principles ní mór a phrionsabail a chur san áireamh agus é á mheasI could see it against the light chonaic mé é idir mé agus léas 11 preposition running counter toin aghaidh in éadan i gcoinne against the current in éadan an tsruthathat would be against his instincts bheadh sé sin in aghaidh a nádúirthat's against my own interests ní chun mo leasa é sin, tagann sé sin salach ar mo leas féin 12 preposition in provision fordo prep le haghaidh i gcomhair faoi choinne they saved turf against the winter shábháil siad móin le haghaidh an gheimhridh 13 preposition in exchange fori leith they lent me money against my ring thug siad airgead ar iasacht dom i leith m'fháinne
adverb
14 adverb in vote etcina aghaidhina éadanina choinnethe majority was against bhí an tromlach ina choinne