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"against" in Dutch

tegen
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “against” is tegen.

Examples of "against" in use

There are 38 examples of the Dutch word for "against" being used:
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against which waartegen
I’ll be back by nine. Ik ben tegen negen uur terug.
I ran into Tom yesterday. Gisteren kwam ik Tom toevallig tegen.
By chance, I met her in the street. Ik kwam haar toevallig op straat tegen.
setback tegenslag
Tom was very nice to me. Tom was erg aardig tegen mij.
Be polite to everyone. Wees tegen iedereen beleefd.
Be polite to your parents. Wees beleefd tegen je ouders.
What exactly did you tell Tom? Wat zei je precies tegen Tom?
the first national action against distraction at the wheel de eerste nationale actie tegen afleiding achter het stuur

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"against" Practice (38)
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Lesson words
against,
contraindication,
setback
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Lesson phrases
A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
A protest against the return of Afghans.,
A second one was struck against the wall,
A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
against which,
Amnesty launches global campaign against torture.,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
Be polite to everyone.,
Be polite to your parents.,
Brazil trembled for seventy minutes against Croatia.,
But in the corner, sat in the dawn of the morning whilst leaning against the wall; the poor little girl, with pale cheeks and smiling mouth,
By chance, I met her in the street.,
By the morning the wild ducks flew up and looked at their new companion.,
conspiracy against the state,
Do you have an objection to Skype?,
He sought shelter from the rain.,
I ran into Tom yesterday.,
I’ll be back by nine.,
I’m against corruption.
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