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strida

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See also: stríða

Esperanto

Etymology

From stridi +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrida/
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Hyphenation: stri‧da

Adjective

strida (accusative singular stridan, plural stridaj, accusative plural stridajn)

  1. shrill, strident

Italian

Noun

strida f

  1. plural of strido

Verb

strida

  1. inflection of stridere:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse stríða, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną

Pronunciation

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Adjective

strida

  1. inflection of strid:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Verb

strida (present strider, preterite stred, supine stridit, imperative strid)

  1. to battle
    strida mot fienden
    battle against the enemy
    1. to fight
      Soldaterna stred sida vid sida
      The soldiers fought side by side
      De stred för lika rättigheter
      They fought for equal rights (kämpa is more common)
  2. (with mot (“against”)) to go against; to be against, to be contrary to, etc.
    Det strider mot lagen
    It is against the law
    Det strider mot allt sunt förnuft
    It is contrary to all common sense
    Skulpturen strider mot god smak
    The sculpture is contrary to good taste

Usage notes

See the usage notes for strid. Fight is usually a more idiomatic translation, but the meaning is closer to battle. This makes strida uncommon and dramatic sounding for fist fights, for example, similar to battle. For fist fights, see slåss.

Conjugation

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1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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