kæmpe på liv og død

English translation: a life-or-death struggle

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Danish term or phrase:kæmpe på liv og død
English translation:a life-or-death struggle
Entered by: Christine Andersen

14:37 Oct 9, 2008
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Same as ' kæmpe til døden'?
Danish term or phrase: kæmpe på liv og død
Not quite sure if this actually means 'fight to the death' or 'fight for their lives'.

De har overværet kannibaler kæmpe på liv og død over en stjålen gris.

The text is an interview for a magazine aricle. I guess it's the former but I'm not 100% sure Thanks for any help.
Jandrew
United Kingdom
a life-or-death struggle
Explanation:
Ikke helt det samme - man dør af at ´fight to the death´, men med held kan man slippe fra en ´life-or-death struggle´ med livet i behold!

:-)

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-10-09 14:44:35 GMT)
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You can also be lucky enough to live to fight another day if you are fighting for your life...
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Christine Andersen
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4 +3a life-or-death struggle
Christine Andersen
3fight for life and death
Jande


  

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a life-or-death struggle


Explanation:
Ikke helt det samme - man dør af at ´fight to the death´, men med held kan man slippe fra en ´life-or-death struggle´ med livet i behold!

:-)

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-10-09 14:44:35 GMT)
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You can also be lucky enough to live to fight another day if you are fighting for your life...

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 11:06
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Asker: Thanks for the help all.


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agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
12 mins

agree  valhalla55: There are rather more Google hits for life-AND-death struggle.
13 mins
  -> Well, among the first 10 for ´life or death´ were Timesonline and among the first 10 for ´life and death´ were guardianonline and chinadaily. take your pick :-D Logically, one combatant fights to the death AND one gets away, I suppose.

agree  Christina Kjaergaard
1 hr
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fight for life and death


Explanation:
They have observed cannibals fight for life and death over a stolen pig



Jande
Australia
Local time: 21:06
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