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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| vechten onoverg.ww | (strijden, bestrijden) | fight⇒ vi |
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| tussle vi | (fight, scuffle) | vechten onoverg. ww |
| | (informeel) | bakkeleien, knokken onoverg. ww |
| | The girls tussled until a teacher broke them up. |
| brawl vi | (fight) | vechten, knokken onoverg. ww |
| | (informeel) | matten onoverg. ww |
| | | op de vuist gaan frase |
| | Fans from opposite sides brawled after the match. |
| scuffle vi | (fight, struggle) (informeel) | knokken, bakkeleien onoverg. ww |
| | | vechten onoverg. ww |
| | (informeel) | matten onoverg. ww |
| | The boys scuffled on the playground until a teacher stopped them. |
| combat sth vtr | figurative (fight against) (figuurlijk) | strijden, vechten onoverg.ww |
| | | worstelen onoverg.ww |
| | | bestrijden overg.ww |
| | We are combating opposition from a hostile press. |
| fight vi | (military: engage in battle) | vechten, strijden ww overg. |
| | They started fighting at dawn and the battle lasted all day. |
| fight vi | (engage in physical combat) | vechten ww onoverg. |
| | The two fought with knives for ten minutes. |
| battle vi | (engage in combat) | vechten onoverg.ww |
| | They battled there for two weeks and destroyed much of the city. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| fight vi | (strive vigorously) | vechten, strijden ww onoverg. |
| | They fought to prevent the school from being closed. |
| scrap vi | informal (fight) | ruziën, vechten onoverg.ww |
| | The teacher caught Neil and Tim scrapping. |
| Samengestelde woorden: |
| battle vtr | figurative (gain by fighting) | strijden voor, vechten voor ww + vz |
| | He battled his father for the right to stay out later on Saturday nights. |
| battle against sb vi + prep | figurative (strenuously oppose) (figuurlijk) | strijden tegen, vechten tegen ww + vz |
| | Ed Miliband battled against his brother David for leadership of the Labour party. |
beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) (figuurlijk) | vechten tegen de bierkaai uitdr. |
| | I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
| do battle with sth v expr | (struggle or fight against) (figuurlijk) | vechten tegen, strijden tegen ww + vz |
| | He did battle with lung cancer for years before succumbing. |
fight,
fight sb vtr | (engage in physical combat or struggle with) | vechten met ww voorz. |
| | (ouderwets) | bevechten, bekampen ww overg. |
| | He had to fight the attacker with a stick. |
fight,
fight sth vtr | figurative (combat, resist) (ziekte) | vechten tegen, vechten met ww voorz. |
| | (ziekte) | worstelen met ww voorz. |
| | He fought cancer for seven years before succumbing. |
| fight for sth vi + prep | (struggle, defend oneself) | vechten voor, opkomen voor ww+vz |
| | You have to fight for your rights. |
| fight for sth vtr phrasal insep | (war: defend) | vechten voor ww + vz |
| | My grandfather fought for his country in World War II. |
| fight for sth vtr phrasal insep | (struggle to attain) | vechten voor, strijden voor ww + vz |
| | Black Americans had to fight for the right to vote. |
| fight over vtr phrasal insep | literal (have a physical struggle for) | vechten om ww + vz |
| | The players fought over the loose ball. |
| fight over sth vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (argue, quarrel) | ruziën over ww + vz |
| | | ruzie maken over onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | vechten over ww+vz |
| | Let's not fight over who does the dishes tonight! |
| fight with sb vi + prep | (physically: with sb) | vechten met ww + vz |
| | The boxers fought with each other to win a prize. |
| have a fight with v expr | (physically: with sb) | vechten met ww + vz |
| vie for sth vi + prep | (compete for sth) | vechten om, strijden om ww + vz |
| | Tomorrow you young athletes will vie for a blue ribbon. |
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