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battle of wills

Dutch translation: ...werd een persoonlijke vendetta, een strijd/gevecht

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English term or phrase:battle of wills
Dutch translation:...werd een persoonlijke vendetta, een strijd/gevecht
Entered by: Evert DELOOF-SYS

13:05 Nov 12, 2001
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / subtitling
English term or phrase: battle of wills
His pursuit of Teamster Jimmy Hoffa became a personal vendetta, a battle of wills between the two men.
Sandra
...werd een persoonlijke vendetta, een strijd/gevecht
Explanation:
tussen twee mannen die in wilskracht niet voor elkaar onderdoen.

Je kunt dit bezwaarlijk met 'strijd van de wil(skracht)' (of iets dergelijks) vertalen.

HTH
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 19:01
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Bedankt, Evert. Nu is het me toch gelukt om punten te geven. Groetjes, Sandra.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1krachtmeting
Nellie Voss
5Guerra de voluntades
Abel Badillo
5wil tegen wil
Shayna Barby (X)
5een concurrentiestrijd
Carlina Marani (X)
4I am sorry I did not see the pair of languages
Abel Badillo
4...werd een persoonlijke vendetta, een strijd/gevecht
Evert DELOOF-SYS
4morele krachtmeting
ShirleyV


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Guerra de voluntades


Explanation:
Tambien pudiera ser batalla de voluntades.


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Abel Badillo
United States
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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I am sorry I did not see the pair of languages


Explanation:
Silly!

Abel Badillo
United States
Local time: 12:01
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wil tegen wil


Explanation:
Het ging wil tegen wil tussen de twee mannen.

Van Dale geeft letterlijk "battle of wills" - "het ging wil tegen wil"

Shayna Barby (X)
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
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...werd een persoonlijke vendetta, een strijd/gevecht


Explanation:
tussen twee mannen die in wilskracht niet voor elkaar onderdoen.

Je kunt dit bezwaarlijk met 'strijd van de wil(skracht)' (of iets dergelijks) vertalen.

HTH

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 19:01
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Bedankt, Evert. Nu is het me toch gelukt om punten te geven. Groetjes, Sandra.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
een concurrentiestrijd


Explanation:
It's the two men against each other.

Battle might be a little too much.

Wil tegen wil, is really oldfashioned dutch.

Carlina Marani (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in ItalianItalian
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
krachtmeting


Explanation:
Krachtmeting, een meting van krachten, dat past mooi in de context volgens mij.

Nellie Voss
Netherlands
Local time: 19:01
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Koos Vanderwilt: Ik vind dit de moosite
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
morele krachtmeting


Explanation:
Geen verdere uitleg nodig, denk ik.

ShirleyV
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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