(med hånd eller våben) blow - He was attacked but took the blows without fighting back

(med hånd eller våben) knock - She got a knock on the head and passed out

(med hånden) cuff - She gave him a friendly cuff on the shoulder

(med knyttet hånd) punch - He was angry and gave him a punch

(med flad hånd) slap - She gave her son a slap because he was naughty

(med fx pisk) slash - The slash of the whip hurt badly

(sidelæns slag) swipe - He took a swipe with the cricket bat

(~stød) impact - The car was destroyed at the impact

(rytmisk) beat - The beat of the drum pleased him

(af klokke osv.) stroke - The stroke of the bell was loud in the night

[Militær] battle - Many battles were fought during that war

(klædningsstykke) cape - He was wearing a long cape

(klædningsstykke) tippet - She wore a nice tippet

(om f.eks. kortspil) game - They played a game of cards while they were waiting

[Figurativ] blow - His son's illness was a hard blow

give nogen frit slag » give somebody carte blanche - They gave him carte blanche to close the deal

stor i slaget » too big for one's boots - He is getting too big for his boots

slagets gang » [Figurativ] the progress of events - He decided to watch the progress of events at a distance

se også puls

afbøde et ~ cushion a blow

afværge et ~ / ~ene ward off a blow / the blows [with one's arms]

der er frit ~ it's up for grabs

et ~ i hovedet [be killed by] a blow to the head

et hårdt ~ EX: The integrity of sport has been dealt a heavy blow. | It must have been a heavy blow to him.

komme med et ~ på tasken make a guesstimate

lede ~ets gang direct operations

med ét ~ at a stroke; in one stroke (begge: fig)

mildne et ~ soften a blow (psykisk)

springe et ~ over EX: His heart missed a beat.

et voldsomt ~ a powerful blow (konkret og fig)

være som et ~ i ansigtet be like a slap in the face