vent contraire

Ramez, soyez forts, même avec le vent contraire !
Row, be strong, even against a headwind!
Le bateau avançait lentement par fort vent contraire.
The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.
Face un fort vent contraire.
You'll be in a massive headwind.
C'est la raison pour laquelle cette résolution est très importante, même si nous avons dû faire face à un vent contraire assez fort en provenance de l'autre côté de cette Assemblée.
That is why this resolution is very important, even if we have faced quite a strong headwind from the other side of this Chamber.
Entre temps, les disciples sont sur le lac et, avec leur frêle embarcation, ils s'efforcent en vain de tenir tête au vent contraire.
In the meantime, the disciples are on the lake and with their poor little boat are endeavouring in vain to stand up to a contrary wind.
Compte tenu de tout ceci et vu le climat qui régnait, nous pouvons être heureux d'être parvenus à ce que le monde ne fasse pas marche arrière. Malgré le puissant vent contraire provenant des États-Unis et de certains autres pays.
On the whole and considering the climate, we should count ourselves lucky that we managed to persuade the world not to go in for any backtracking, despite the strong opposition from the United States and some other countries.
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