in the teeth of

English

Preposition

in the teeth of

in spite of; in direct opposition to
- 1922, Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood, Chapter XXVII:
  Having crossed the Caribbean in the teeth of contrary winds, it was not until the early days of April that the French fleet hove in sight of Cartagena [...]

Translations

agree or correspond; to be in harmony

Arabic: عَلَى اَلرُّغْم مِن (ʕalā r-ruḡm min)
Egyptian Arabic: بالرغم من (ber-raḡm men)
Italian: in barba a
Russian: против (protiv) (ветра (vetra)) (prótiv (vétra)), напереко́р (ru) (naperekór), вопреки́ (ru) (voprekí)

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