kamppailu — meaning in English

English meaning

• agony noun Extreme physical pain or mental suffering.
• combat noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
• fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
• wrestle verb To grapple with an opponent, trying to throw or pin them down, often as a sport.

Senses

kamppailu is used for these senses in English:

• agony (Dated) Violent contest or striving.
• combat A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
• fight (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
• wrestle (figurative) A situation in which people compete with each other; a contest, a struggle.
• wrestle A fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.
• wrestle (uncountable, also, figurative) The action of contending or struggling.

combat — full definition

1. noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
2. verb To actively fight against or work to reduce something harmful.

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