gegen
prep · /ˈɡe.ɡən/ ·Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Cognate with Dutch tegen, English against, Icelandic gegn.
Translation
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against
Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen.
The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Das Auto fuhr gegen die Mauer.
The car crashed into the wall.
Meine Wahlunlust kommt von meiner Abneigung gegen Politik.
My apathy for voting comes from my distaste for politics.
- against source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
- toward (i.e. in the direction of)
- approximately, around
- in exchange for
- facing
- compare to
- for