Betydning av battle På norsk

• 0 an instance of fighting during a war -- slag [ neuter ]

  • The battle lasted four hours. Slaget varte i fire timer.

  • He was wounded in battle. Han ble såret under slaget.

  • the Battle of the Bulge Ardenneroffensiven

• 1 a long-lasting argument or competition -- kamp [ masculine ]

  • the battle for second place in the tournament kampen om andreplassen i turneringen

  • Congress and its battle with the White House Kongressen og dens strid med Det hvite hus

• 2 an effort to stop sth -- kamp [ masculine ]

  • the battle against terrorism kampen mot terrorisme

  • her battle with cancer hennes kamp mot kreften

• 3 to make a great effort to achieve or win -- kjempe

  • He spent years battling against his illness. Han brukte flere år på å kjempe mot sykdommen.

  • to battle in order to overcome discrimination å kjempe for å få bukt med diskrimineringen

• 4 a fight between opposing armies or individuals -- kamp, slag

  • the Battle of Britain

  • The two sides fought a fierce battle.

• 5 to fight -- kjempe

  • Firefighters battled to gain control of the blaze.