Kampf — meaning in English

English meaning

• action noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
• 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.
• fray verb To wear away at the edges through rubbing, so that threads separate.
• scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
• struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.

Senses

Kampf is used for these senses in English:

• action (military) Combat.
• battle (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
• battle (military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
• combat A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
• fight An occasion of fighting.
• fight (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
• fight A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
• fray (countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.

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.

battle — full definition

1. noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
2. noun A prolonged, difficult struggle or contest of any kind.
3. verb To fight or struggle against someone or something.

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