den Kampf abbrechen

to break off/stop a fight

Türkçe: kavgayı kesmek

Noun

Kampf m.

Verb

abbrechen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Boxer brach den Kampf wegen einer Verletzung ab.

How it is used

Means 'to break off/stop a fight.' Neutral register. Use when boxers stop a match or when ending a heated argument. Implies a conscious decision to stop.

Other verbs that go with Kampf

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen Kampf führento fight a battle/struggle
• den Kampf gewinnento win the fight/battle
• den Kampf verlierento lose the fight/battle
• einem Kampf ausweichento avoid a fight/conflict
• den Kampf aufnehmento take up/accept a fight or challenge
• den Kampf einstellento cease/discontinue a fight

All collocations with Kampf

Other collocations built on abbrechen

• das Studium abbrechento drop out of university
• die Suche einstellen / abbrechento stop or abandon a search