UrsprungFrom Old Norse stríðr.
- rapid, swift, rich (of a stream or rain)
“hugade spekulanter anmälde sig i en strid ström” — interested buyers arrived in a rapid flow
- common-genderbattle
“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
- common-gendercombat
“Han är skicklig i strid” — He is skilled at combat
- common-genderfight
“Jag ger mig inte utan strid” — I won't give up without a fight ("without battle")
“ta strid för lika rättigheter” — stand up / fight (depending on if preexisting or not – "take (enter into) battle") for equal rights
“De tog strid mot företaget” — They fought / took action ("took (entered into) battle") against the company
- common-gendergoing against; in violation of, in conflict with, in breach of, contrary to, etc.
“Verksamheten har bedrivits i strid med gällande regler” — The business has been conducted in violation of existing rules [rules that are in effect]
“Han har handlat i strid med god advokatsed” — He has acted in breach of professional ethics for a lawyer
“Jag anser att domen står i strid med sunt förnuft” — I consider the judgement to be contrary to common sense ("I consider that the judgement is contrary to common sense") ("stå (stand) i strid" is an idiomatic collocation)
- form-of, imperativeimperative of strida
Formerstrid(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · stridare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · stridast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · stritt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · stridare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · stridast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · strida(indefinite, plural, positive) · stridare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · stridast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · stride(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · stridare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · stridast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · stride(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · stridare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · stridaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · strida(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · stridare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · stridaste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative) · strid(indefinite, nominative, singular) · strids(genitive, indefinite, singular)