[Idiom] as over against

[sitifan]

For what are seventy or eighty years as over against eternal life?
https://books.google.com.tw/books?i...page&q="as over against eternal life"&f=false

What does the phrase "as over against" mean?

 

[Rover_KE]

See if you can find the original French version of this book. It appears to be a mistranslation by Helen Needham.

 

[sitifan]

HAS philosophy, as over against science, a permanent place in our intellectual life, a unique field all its own?
http://125.22.40.134:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/246/1/Philosophy Over Against Science.pdf
What does the phrase "as over against" mean?

 

[emsr2d2]

If the same person did both translations, I suspect she unfortunately thinks that "as over against" is correct English. It's not. As Rover said, let's see the original French version and see what we make of it. (Some of us speak enough French to help.)

 

[sitifan]

The definition of over against in the dictionary is opposite to. Other definition of over against is contrasting with.
https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/over-against

I guess "as over against" has similar meanings.

 

[5jj]

I guess "as over against" has similar meanings.

It simply sounds wrong to me, though it is used: https://ludwig.guru/s/as+over+against

 

[emsr2d2]

I've never heard it and I don't like it!

 

[probus]

I've never heard it and I don't like it!

Being much older than you, I have heard it. But I agree with you: I don't like it. I too would like to see the French original.

 

[sitifan]

I don't know the French title of the book.
https://www.amazon.com/Books-Rene-Pache/s?rh=n:283155,p_27:Rene+Pache

 

[5jj]

I too would like to see the French original.

Several of the uses of the word I found were clearly from native speakers.

 

[Tdol]

I'd just use against.

 

[emsr2d2]

I've heard (and probably used) "as against".

 

[Rover_KE]

Note to students and learners: you never need to use 'as over against'. Forget it.

Even native English-speakers will wonder what you're on about. :-?

 

[Tdol]

I've heard (and probably used) "as against".

So have I, but the simplest form seems the clearest to me.