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Kampf

fight

noun KAMPF Common

Also means

struggle

Usage Note

Kampf covers everything from a literal fight to an abstract struggle, as in Kampf gegen die Armut ('fight against poverty'). It takes an umlaut plural, Kämpfe, and pairs with the verb kämpfen. The compound Wahlkampf means 'election campaign'.

Examples

"Der Kampf war hart und lang."

Natural Translation

The fight was hard and long.

Literal Translation

The fight was hard and long.

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