Gefecht

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (neuter,strong,uncountable) combat, action, enemy contact
2. (countable,neuter,strong) fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle

Geslag

Onsydig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡəˈfɛçt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle High German gevehte, from Old High German gifeht, from Proto-West Germanic *gafeht, from the verb *fehtaną (“to struggle with”). Equivalent to ge- + fechten. Cognate with Dutch gevecht, Old English gefeoht.

Sinne

Er erlitt schwere Verbrennungen , die ihn für Monate außer Gefecht setzten .

He suffered severe burns that incapacitated him for months.