battle

battle
bat·tle [ʼbætl̩, Am ʼbæt̬l̩] n
1) mil Kampf m, Gefecht nt, Schlacht f;
to join \battle with sb sich dat mit jdm eine Schlacht liefern;
to have been killed in \battle im Kampf] gefallen sein;
2) (fig: struggle) Kampf m (fig) (against gegen +akk) (for für/um +akk);
\battle of wills Machtkampf m;
\battle of wits geistiger Wettstreit;
\battle of words Wortgefecht nt;
to do \battle kämpfen;
to fight a \battle einen Kampf führen
PHRASES:
to win the \battle but lose the war ein Gefecht gewinnen, aber den Krieg verlieren;
to lose the \battle but win the war ein Gefecht verlieren, aber den Krieg gewinnen;
that is half the \battle damit ist die Sache schon halb gewonnen;
to fight a losing \battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen vi;
(a. fig: fight) kämpfen (a. fig)
to \battle against sth gegen etw akk kämpfen;
to \battle against prejudice gegen Vorurteile ankämpfen;
to \battle for sth um etw akk kämpfen;
to \battle over sth um etw akk kämpfen;
to \battle with sb/sth mit jdm/etw kämpfen vt (Am)
to \battle sth gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen;
to \battle one's way to the top sich akk nach oben [durch]kämpfen [o an die Spitze kämpfen]

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