Usage examples of "against" in English with translation to Portuguese

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Don't lean against the wall. Não se apoie no muro.

Her mind was barricaded against the new idea. A mente dela estava fechada para a nova ideia.

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face Quem cospe para o céu, na cara lhe cai

The little bird couldn't defend itself against the eagle. O passarinho não pôde se defender da águia.

Don't discriminate against people based on nationality, gender, or occupation. Não discrimine as pessoas baseando-se em sua nacionalidade, sexo ou profissão.

One of the fan blades broke loose and shattered against the wall. Uma das pás do ventilador se soltou e despedaçou-se na parede.

You seem to be prejudiced against ideas that come from foreign countries. Pareces preconceituoso em relação às ideias que vêm do estrangeiro.

The violence by religious and nationalist ideals of a nation against another led to the creation of a new term to describe the cold desire for total extinction of a group of people, based on criteria of color, ethnicity, or religion. A violência gerada pelos ideais nacionalistas e religiosos de uma nação em relação à outra levou à criação de um novo termo que descrevesse o frio desejo de aniquilação total de um grupo de pessoas, baseando-se em critérios de cor, etnia ou religião.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Pai nosso, que estais no céu, santificado seja o Vosso nome. Venha a nós o Vosso reino. Seja feita a Vossa vontade, assim na terra como no céu. O pão nosso de cada dia nos dai hoje, perdoai as nossas ofensas, assim como nós perdoamos a quem nos tem ofendido, e não nos deixeis cair em tentação, mas livrai-nos do mal.

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