en strid

strid as an adjective

strid in a sentence

• en strid om principer
  a dispute about principles
• frågan vållade strid inom regeringen
  the issue caused conflict in the government
• strider rasar i gränsområdet
  fighting is raging in the border area
• En blodig strid utkämpades mellan rebeller och regeringsstyrkor under morgontimmarna
  A bloody battle was fought between rebels and government forces in the morning hours ("utkämpa (out-fight, roughly – see kämpa) en strid" is idiomatic for "fight a battle")
• stupa i strid
  fall in battle
• gå/dra ut i strid
  go into battle
• i stridens hetta
  in the heat of battle ("in the battle's heat")
• en akademisk strid rasade mellan de två skolorna
  an academic battle raged between the two schools of thought
• en strid ström
  a rapid stream
• hugade spekulanter anmälde sig i en strid ström
  interested buyers arrived in a rapid flow

Expressions

• stå i strid med
  in opposition to

Words built with strid

• stridsåtgärd offensive action, industrial action (strike etc.)
• valstrid election fight (contest)
• stridsmedel weapons

Questions

Similar words

fajtkamptävlingfejdbataljdrabbningtvist

Origin

From Old Norse stríðr.

Nearby common words

strid is number 1,210 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 1,206respekt respect
• 1,207privat private
• 1,208tak roof, ceiling
• 1,209dött died
• 1,211program programme, program (US)
• 1,212vis way
• 1,213pågå be going on
• 1,214låda box