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strid homograph 1

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

conflict, dispute · battle, combat · struggle, hard slog

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt stríð Old Norse stríð

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. kamp (I, 1)battle, krig (1)war battlekamp (I, 1), warkrig (1)
    • dra i strid to go into battle
    • falle i strid to fall in combat
  2. konflikt, uenighet conflict, disagreement
    • yppe til strid to pick a fight
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som kulturstrida conflict over cultural values, ordstrida war of words, språkstrida language conflict
  3. hard styrkeprøve;
    kamp (I, 4)a struggle
    a hard trial of strength;
    a strugglekamp (I, 4)
    • bli merket av livets strid to bear the scars of life's battles
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som kappestridcompetition, contest, rivalry
  4. hardt strev;
    slit (I, 1)drudgery, plage (I)nuisance · affliction · ailment;
    jamfør stri (I)a slog
    hard toil;
    drudgeryslit (I, 1), an afflictionplage (I);
    compare stri (I)a slog
    • det ble en strid for å bli ferdig til fastsatt tid it was a struggle to finish by the appointed time
  5. mangel på samsvar;
    uoverensstemmelsea discrepancy
    a lack of correspondence;
    a discrepancyuoverensstemmelse
    • utsagnet står i strid med allment godtatt lære the statement conflicts with generally accepted doctrine

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

stridens eple det striden dreier seg om the thing the dispute is about Eng. phrasea bone of contention
  • stridens eple er hvor det nye sykehuset skal plasseres the bone of contention is where the new hospital is to be located