| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| feud vi | (have a feud) | tvista vitr |
| | | strida vitr |
| | | ligga i fejd vbal uttr |
| | The two tribes were constantly feuding. |
| fight vi | (military: engage in battle) | kämpa vitr |
| | | strida vitr |
| | | kriga vitr |
| | | slåss vitr |
| | They started fighting at dawn and the battle lasted all day. |
| | De började strida vid gryningen och striden varade hela dagen. |
| clash vi | (military: fight) | drabba samman vitr |
| | | strida vitr |
| | The Russian and German armies clashed at the Battle of Tannenberg. |
| joust vi | figurative (compete) | tampas vitr |
| | | kämpa vitr |
| | | strida vitr |
| | The two were jousting for the lead role. |
| fight vi | (engage in physical combat) | slåss vitr |
| | | kämpa vitr |
| | | strida vitr |
| | The two fought with knives for ten minutes. |
| | De två slogs med knivar i tio minuter. |
| struggle vi | (society) | kämpa vitr |
| | (bildlig) | strida vitr |
| | The minorities have struggled for equal rights. |
| | Minoriteterna har kämpat för att få lika rättigheter. |
| war vi | (fight) | strida vitr |
| | | kriga vitr |
| | The two families have been warring for decades. |
| battle sb/sth vtr | (fight: person, group) | strida⇒ vtr |
| | | kämpa⇒ vtr |
| | They battled the enemy for two weeks. |
| war vi | figurative (be in conflict) (bildlig) | strida vitr |
| | (bildlig) | kriga vitr |
| | The trade unions and management have been warring over pay for many months. |
| battle vi | (engage in combat) | strida vitr |
| | | kämpa vitr |
| | They battled there for two weeks and destroyed much of the city. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| belie sth vtr | (give a false impression of) | motsäga⇒ vtr |
| | | strida mot, strida emot vtr partikel oskj |
| | Clive's youthful looks belie his years of experience as a teacher. |
| belie sth vtr | (contradict) | motbevisa⇒ vtr |
| | | motsäga⇒ vtr |
| | | strida mot, strida emot vtr partikel oskj |
| | Ron's calm facial expression belies his jittery hands. |
| champion sth vtr | (idea, cause: support) (arbeta hårt för) | kämpa för ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildligt, slåss för) | strida för ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (omodernt) | fäkta för ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Today there is a lecture by someone who champions the idea of sustainable living. |
| combat sth vtr | figurative (fight against) (vardagligt) | strida mot vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | kämpa mot vtr partikel oskj |
| | (formell) | motkämpa⇒ vtr |
| | We are combating opposition from a hostile press. |
| contend for sth vi + prep | (compete, vie) | tävla om ngt vitr + prep |
| | | strida om ngt vitr + prep |
| | | rivalisera över ngt vitr + prep |
| | They were contending for the World Heavyweight Championship. |
| contend with sth vi + prep | (struggle against) | kämpa mot ngt vitr + prep |
| | | strida mot ngt vitr + prep |
| | Scott found it impossible to contend with the blizzard. |
| contend against sb vi + prep | formal (oppose, esp. legally) (bildlig) | strida mot ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | slåss mot ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| contravene sth vtr | (go against) (bildlig: bryta mot) | strida mot ngt vtr + prep |
| | | bryta mot ngt vtr + prep |
| | The workers' opinions contravened those of their boss. |
| feud over vi + prep | (over sthg) | tvista om ngt, tvista över ngt vitr + prep |
| | | strida över ngt vitr + prep |
| | | ligga i fejd över ngt vbal uttr |
| | France and the Holy Roman Empire feuded over Alsace for a thousand years. |
| fight sb vtr | (sb: fend off) | slåss mot vtr + prep |
| | | bekämpa⇒ vtr |
| | | avvärja⇒ vtr |
| | | strida mot, kämpa mot vtr + prep |
| | He had to fight the attacker with a stick. |
| | Han var tvungen att slåss mot anfallaren med en pinne. |
| fight sb/sth vtr | (try to defeat) | strida mot, kämpa mot vtr + prep |
| | | ta upp kampen mot vbal uttr |
| | She fought the government and won. |
| | Hon stred mot (or: kämpade mot) regeringen och vann. |
| fight sb vtr | (military: to battle against sb) | kämpa mot, strida mot vtr + prep |
| | | kriga med vtr + prep |
| | They fought the enemy bravely. |
| fight for sth vi + prep | (struggle, defend oneself) | kämpa för, strida för vitr + prep |
| | | slåss för vitr + prep |
| | | försvara⇒ vtr |
| | | stå upp för vbal uttr |
| | You have to fight for your rights. |
| go against sth/sb vtr phrasal insep | (be in opposition to) | gå emot ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | strida mot ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | To go against the mob takes courage. |