German word

Abstiegskampf

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈapʃtiːksˌkampf/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbattle to avoid relegation

Example

Unsere Mannschaft befindet sich im Abstiegskampf.

Our team is in a battle to avoid relegation.

Illustration for Abstiegskampf (battle to avoid relegation)

More examples

Wir reden oft über den Abstiegskampf, weil die Saison sehr knapp ist.

We often talk about the relegation battle because the season is so tightly contested.

Core concept

A team fighting through a tense league season with relegation looming and survival still at stake.

Common phrases

  • sich aus dem Abstiegskampf befreien

    free oneself from the relegation battle

  • den Abstiegskampf austragen

    fight the relegation battle

  • über den Abstiegskampf reden

    talk about the relegation battle

Similar words

Abstiegsgefahr: A serious risk that a team will be relegated.
Abstieg: Dropping from a league to a lower division.
Rettung: Efforts to prevent a team from being relegated.

Definition in German

Bezeichnung für die Phase, in der Mannschaften um den Verbleib in ihrer Liga kämpfen und Abstiegsgefahr besteht.

Word origin

Abstiegskampf is a compound of Abstieg, a descent or relegation formed from absteigen, and Kampf, meaning fight or struggle.

Usage tips

  • Abstiegskampf is masculine, so standard forms include der Abstiegskampf and im Abstiegskampf; its plural is Abstiegskämpfe.

Opposites

Related words

  • Abstiegsgefahrdanger of relegationnoun
  • Abstiegssaisonrelegation seasonnoun

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