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1 battle
n. strid, drabbning--------v. kämpa, slåss* * *['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) strid, drabbning, []slag2. verb(to fight.) strida- battleship -
2 warpaint
noun (paint applied to the face etc by the people of some primitive societies before going into battle.) krigsmålning -
3 arm
n. arm--------v. (be) väpna, förse med vapen; beväpna sig* * *I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) arm2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) armstöd, karm•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) beväpna2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) rusta•- armed- arms
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4 clash
n. smäll, skräll; sammanstötning--------v. slå ihop med en skräll; kollidera* * *[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) skräll, brak, rassel2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) []brytning, []krock, konflikt3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) sammandrabbning, strid4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) kollision, krock2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) skrälla2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) drabba (braka) samman3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) komma ihop sig om4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) kollidera, krocka5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) skära sig -
5 retreat
n. reträtt; tillflykt; enslig plats--------v. dra sig tillbaka; retirera* * *[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) retirera2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) dra sig tillbaka2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) reträtt2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) reträttsignal3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) tillflykt, fristad -
6 pitch
n. kast; (fotbolls) plan; (sl.) (försäljnings) snack; (mus.) (ton) höjd; lutning; grad; nivå; (fartygs) stampning; falla (omkull); slå läger; (om flygplan) kränga; antalet symboler i ett tum (data)--------v. resa, sätta upp; kasta; tjära, täcka med tjära* * *I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) slå upp, resa2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kasta, slänga3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) falla, tumla4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) kränga, stampa5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) lägga2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) plan2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tonhöjd, tonläge, tonfall3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grad4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) torgplats, plats för gatuförsäljning5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast, kastlängd6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) krängning, stampning•- - pitched- pitcher
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- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) beck- pitch-dark -
7 action
n. handling; gärning; verksamhet; aktion, strid* * *['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) handling, aktion2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) rörelser, rörlighet3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) åtal, stämning4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) handling5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) strid•- out of action -
8 armistice
n. vapenstillestånd, vapenvila* * *((an agreement) stopping fighting (in a war, battle etc): An armistice was declared.) vapenvila, vapenstillestånd -
9 battlefield
n. slagfält* * *noun (the place where a battle is, or was, fought: dead bodies covered the battlefield.) slagfält -
10 bloodshed
n. blodsutgjutelse* * *noun (deaths or shedding of blood: There was much bloodshed in the battle.) blodspillan -
11 casualty
n. döda och sårade, förolyckade, offer i krig; olycksfall* * *['kæʒuəlti]plural - casualties; noun(a person who is wounded or killed in a battle, accident etc: There were hundreds of casualties when the factory went on fire.) olycks-, krigsoffer, skadad, sårad -
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13 comrade
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14 conflict
n. konflikt, sammanstötning, strid--------v. strida, vara oförenlig* * *1. ['konflikt] noun1) ((a) disagreement: There was considerable conflict about which plan should be accepted.) konflikt2) (a fight or battle.) strid, konflikt2. [kən'flikt] verb(to contradict each other; to disagree: The two accounts of what had happened conflicted (with each other).) gå isär, stå i strid med -
15 defeat
n. nederlag, förlust, besegrande--------v. besegra, slå; slå tillbaka* * *[di'fi:t] 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) besegra, slå2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) nederlag, förlust- defeated- defeatism
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16 engagement
n. förbindelse; förlovning* * *noun the engagement of three new assistants; When shall we announce our engagement?; Have you any engagements tomorrow?; a naval engagement (= battle); ( also adjective) an engagement ring.) anställning, förlovning, engagemang, åtagande, drabbning -
17 eve
n. Eva (namn)* * *[i:v]1) (the day or evening before a festival: Christmas Eve; New Year's Eve.) helgdagsafton2) (the time just before an event: on the eve of (the) battle.) tiden omedelbart före3) (evening.) afton, kväll -
18 field
adj. fält---------n. område; åker; hage, äng; datafältet i ett dokument avsett för en särskild del av information (data); sportplats; höra till utelaget; (fys.) (magnet) fält; slagfält; fackämne; tillbakavisa (en fråga)* * *[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) äng, hage2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) plats, plan3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) fält4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) område, gebit, fack5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) fält6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) slagfält, fält-2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) fånga och skicka tillbaka- fieldwork -
19 glory
n. ryktbarhet; ära; härlighet; salighet; prakt--------v. sätta sin ära i något; jubla över något* * *['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) ära2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) prydnad, stolthet3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) härlighet, prakt, glans2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) glädja sig åt- glorify- glorification
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20 gore
n. levrat blod; kil (i plagg eller segel)--------v. genomborra, stånga* * *[ɡo:] 1. noun(blood (especially when it is thick and solid): After the battle, the knight was covered in gore.) levrat blod2. verb((of an animal) to pierce with its horns, tusks etc: The bull gored the farmer to death.) stånga, genomborra- gory
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