fighting spirit

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌfaɪ.tɪŋ ˈspɪɹ.ɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌfaɪ.t̬ɪŋ ˈspɪɹ.ət/

Noun

fighting spirit (countable and uncountable, plural fighting spirits)

1. (idiomatic) One's willpower or ability to continue partaking in difficult activities or to continue fighting against insurmountable odds.

Translations

ability to keep going despite the odds

Afar: qeebi Chinese: Mandarin: 鬥志／斗志 (zh) (dòuzhì) Finnish: taistelutahto (fi), tsemppi, taisteluhenki sg French: esprit combattant m, gnaque (fr) f Georgian: ბრძოლის ჟინი (brʒolis žini) German: Kampfgeist (de) m Greek: αγωνιστικότητα (el) f (agonistikótita) Hebrew: רוח קרב f (rúakh kráv) Japanese: 闘志 (ja) (とうし, tōshi), 戦意 (ja) (せんい, sen'i) Romanian: spirit de luptă n Swedish: kämpaglöd (sv) c, kämparanda (sv) c, jävlar anamma (sv) sg or c