"slåss mot väderkvarnar" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Forms: slåss mot väderkvarnar [present], slogs mot väderkvarnar [preterite], slagits mot väderkvarnar [supine], slåss mot väderkvarnar [imperative]
Etymology: Literally "fight against windmills." Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|slåss mot väderkvarnar|preterite|slogs mot väderkvarnar|supine|slagits mot väderkvarnar|imperative|slåss mot väderkvarnar|head=slåss mot väderkvarnar}} slåss mot väderkvarnar (present slåss mot väderkvarnar, preterite slogs mot väderkvarnar, supine slagits mot väderkvarnar, imperative slåss mot väderkvarnar)
  1. (idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (fight imagined enemies) Tags: idiomatic
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "slagits mot väderkvarnar",
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      "form": "slåss mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slogs mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slagits mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slåss mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
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        "Swedish terms with redundant head parameter",
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      ],
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}

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