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taistelu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • action noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  • agony noun Extreme physical pain or mental suffering.
  • battle noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  • combat noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.

Senses

taistelu is used for these senses in English:

  • action (military) Combat.
  • agon (countable) A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
  • agony (Dated) Violent contest or striving.
  • combat A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
  • fight An occasion of fighting.
  • fight A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
  • struggle (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.

action — full definition

  1. noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  2. noun Exciting or fast-paced activity, especially in a film or story.
  3. noun A formal legal proceeding; a lawsuit.
  4. noun The mechanism of a device, such as a firearm or musical instrument, that makes it work.

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