Oct 30, 2016 17:00
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Russian term
бороться со стихией
Russian to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Service on sailing ships
Матросам корабля приходилось не только вести бой с противником, но и бороться со стихией.
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Not only did sailors have to confront the enemy but they also had to stand against the raging see
Not only did sailors have to confront the enemy but they also had to stand against the raging see
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eduard_
: I like the raging sea, and maybe fight not confront i.e. они не просто противостояли противнику, а вели бой
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fight the elements
the sailors had fight/battle the elements
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had TO fight the elements
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had TO fight the elements
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rns
: ‘fight both the enemy and the elements’ -- I like how the complements fit the same verb.
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Sofia Gutkin
: Yes, I thought of "battle the elements"
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Thank you.
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Rachel Douglas
: With "battle."
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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struggle against the elements
Quite a common expression.
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Photographer captures one penguin's struggle against the elements to ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Photographer-captures-one-penguins-...
1 Jan 2014 - Heart-warming photographs show one penguin family's struggle against the elements to raise their chick. Photographer David Tipling charts ...
The struggle against the elements - YouTube
Video for "struggle against the elements"
▶ 1:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chwmwa0o4Hg
31 Oct 2012 - Uploaded by OneVideoFull
Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently ...
The struggle against the elements CarCrashAndFail - YouTube
Video for "struggle against the elements"
▶ 1:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCHNc7uFJwg
2 Oct 2013 - Uploaded by CarCrashAndFail1
The struggle against the elements CarCrashAndFail. CarCrashAndFail1. SubscribeSubscribedUnsubscribe ...
File:Participant in the Struggle Against the Elements of the Amur.jpg ...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/.../File:Participant_in_the_St...
25 Nov 2014 - English: Medal "Participant in the Struggle Against the Elements of the Amur". Award of the Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation ...
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Igor Andreev
Native in Russian
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Ukrainian to Russian, English to Ukrainian
withstand the severe weather conditions
как альтернатива борьбе )
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El oso
: That would imply passivity and powerlessness on the part of the sailors, which is definitely not the case here.
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;)Вы дествительно считаете, что можно бороться со стихией и побороть ее? можно только выстоять перед ее натиском, если повезет.
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Discussion
Oк, пусть каждый остается при своем мнении
Матросам корабля приходилось не только вести бой с противником, но и противостоять стихиям.
Вот Вам и причина моего варианта ответа
https://goo.gl/0l7KcF
Можно бороться и проиграть, а можно бороться и выстоять, мой вариант относится как раз к последнему случаю.
Не знаю о какой пассивности Вы говорите.
Посмотрите примеры использования слова:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/withstand
По крайней мере половина примеров подразумевает активное сопротивление, остальные связаны, в основном, с неживыми предметами