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1 battle
['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) orrusta2. verb(to fight.) berjast- battleship -
2 pitched battle
(a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand: They fought a pitched battle.) uppstillt orrusta -
3 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) handleggur2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) armur•- 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.) vopna2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) vopnast•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
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4 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) árekstur, skellur2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) ágreiningur3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) átök4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) átök2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) lenda saman, rekast á2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) takast á, berjast3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) lenda saman, rífast4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) rekast á5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) eiga ekki saman -
5 retreat
[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.) hörfa2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) draga sig í hlé2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) undanhald2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) merki um undanhald3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) athvarf -
6 action
['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.) athöfn, verk2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) hreyfing3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) málshöfðun4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) atburðarás5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) orrusta•- out of action -
7 armistice
((an agreement) stopping fighting (in a war, battle etc): An armistice was declared.) vopnahlé -
8 battlefield
noun (the place where a battle is, or was, fought: dead bodies covered the battlefield.) orrustu-/vígvöllur -
9 bloodshed
noun (deaths or shedding of blood: There was much bloodshed in the battle.) blóðsúthelling -
10 bloody
1) (stained with blood: a bloody shirt; His clothes were torn and bloody.) blóðugur2) (bleeding: a bloody nose.) blæðandi3) (murderous and cruel: a bloody battle.) blóðugur, blóði drifinn; mannskæður4) (used in slang vulgarly for emphasis: That bloody car ran over my foot!) bölvaður -
11 casualty
['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.) slysatilfelli, maður sem slasast; fallnir (í orrustu) -
12 charger
noun (formerly, a horse used in battle.) stríðshestur -
13 comrade
['komrid, ]( American[) -ræd](a close companion: his comrades in battle.) félagi; samherji -
14 conflict
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15 decimate
['desimeit]((of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number: The population was decimated by the plague.) fækka stórlega -
16 decisive
1) (final; putting an end to a contest, dispute etc: The battle was decisive.) afgerandi2) (showing decision and firmness: He's very decisive.) ákveðinn, einbeittur•- decisively -
17 defeat
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18 engage
[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) ráða2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) panta3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) taka upp tíma/athygli4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) í bardaga5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) setja í gír•- engaged- engagement
- engaging -
19 engagement
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.) ráðning; trúlofun; bardagi; stefnumót -
20 eve
[i:v]1) (the day or evening before a festival: Christmas Eve; New Year's Eve.) vaka; aðfangadagur2) (the time just before an event: on the eve of (the) battle.) rétt fyrir3) (evening.) kvöld
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