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Focail chosúla: pit against · select against · react against · set off against · go against · check against · count against · match against · pitch against · kick against

set against

1 (v + prep) put in conflict with TRANSITIVEcuir in aghaidh c m ucuir in éadan c m uit sets neighbours against neighbours cuireann sé comharsana in aghaidh a chéile, cuireann sé comharsana in árach a chéile 2 (v + prep) view in context of TRANSITIVEcuir i gcomparáid le c m uprices have to be set against income levels ní mór praghsanna a chur i gcomparáid le leibhéil ioncaim 3 (v + prep) FIN offset against tax TRANSITIVEfritháirigh in aghaidhwork expenses can be set against tax is féidir costais oibre a fhritháireamh in aghaidh cánach → féach set

Iontrálacha Gaolmhara

Frásaí agus Samplaí Úsáide faoi iontrálacha eile

backcloth »

the story is set against a backcloth of war tá cogadh mar chúlra ag an scéal
dead set »

she's dead set against it tá sí glan ina choinne, tá sí go hiomlán ina éadan, tá sí suite ina aghaidh
face »

to set your face against sth cur in aghaidh ruda, cos a chur i dtaca in aghaidh ruda, cos a chur i bhfeac in aghaidh rudathe government has set its face against tax increases tá an rialtas meáite ar chur in aghaidh arduithe cánach, tá cos i bhfeac ag an rialtas i gcoinne arduithe cánach
set »

to be (dead) set against sthhe's dead set against going to university tá sé glan i gcoinne dul ar an ollscoil, tá sé go mór in aghaidh gabháil chuig an ollscoil, tá sé go daingean in éadan dul chun na hollscoile
set-off »

as a set-off against the long meeting, he bought me lunch mar chúiteamh ar an gcruinniú fada, cheannaigh sé lón dom
set off against »

these faults should be set off against her good qualities ba cheart na lochtanna seo a mheas le taobh na mbuanna atá aici, ba cheart na buanna atá aici a áireamh chomh maith leis na lochtanna seo

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Brabhsáil an t-innéacs

sessile oak
session
session clerk
set
set about
set against
set apart
set aside
set back
set designer
set down