mot III homograph 3

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. i møte med;
   i retning (fram til) towards, so as to meet;
   in the direction of (right up to)
   • de kom gående mot oss they came walking towards us
   • kjøre mot byen to drive towards the city
   • snu seg mot venstre to turn to the left
   • arbeide mot et mål to work towards a goal
2. i motsatt retning som;
   motsatt med (II, 4)in the same direction as in the opposite direction to;
   opposite of in the same direction asmed (II, 4)
   • gå mot vinden to walk against the wind
3. (bort til og) i fysisk kontakt med (over to and) in physical contact with
   • bilen støtte mot en fjellvegg the car struck a rock face
   • lene seg mot veggen to lean against the wall
4. rett framfor directly opposite, facing
   • stolene står rett mot hverandre the chairs are directly opposite one another
5. om tid: fram til;
   like før of time: up to;
   just before
   • det lir mot vår spring is drawing near
   • mot slutten av perioden towards the end of the period
6. i forholdet til noen eller noe;
   overfor (4)towards;
   jamfør med (II, 12)with (in a reciprocal relationship) in relation to someone or something;
   towardsoverfor (4);
   compare med (II, 12)with (in a reciprocal relationship)
   • være ondskapsfull mot noen to be malicious towards someone
   • de er snille mot hverandre they are kind to each other
   • oppførselen hans mot meg var uklanderlig his behaviour towards me was impeccable
   • være allergisk mot bjørkepollen to be allergic to birch pollen
7. for å rette på eller forebygge noe to remedy or prevent something
   • et middel mot rust an agent against rust
   • medikamenter mot hodepine medication for headaches
8. for å unngå to avoid, to guard against
   • forsikre seg mot ulykker to insure oneself against accidents
   • advare mot lommetyver to warn against pickpockets
9. i konkurranse med;
   med noen som motstander in competition with;
   with someone as an opponent
   • konkurrere mot noen to compete against someone
   • spille kamp mot et topplag to play a match against a top team
   • partene stod steilt mot hverandre the parties stood firmly opposed to one another
10. med mål om å motarbeide eller bekjempe noe;
    jamfør for (V, 3)in support of with the aim of opposing or combating something;
    compare for (V, 3)in support of
    • være mot noe to be against something
    • stemme mot noe to vote against something
    • forbud mot røyking a ban on smoking
11. i strid med contrary to, in conflict with
    • dette er mot all fornuft this is against all reason
    • dette er mot min vilje this is against my will
12. i forhold til;
    sammenlignet med in relation to;
    compared with
    • mot henne blir du bare barnet compared with her, you're just a child
    • forslaget falt med seks mot ni stemmer the motion was defeated by six votes to nine
    • dette er ikke noe mot hva det kunne ha vært this is nothing compared to what it could have been
13. som vederlag for in return for, in exchange for
    • beløpet refunderes mot kvittering the amount is refunded against a receipt
    • bli satt fri mot kausjon to be released on bail