Battle

Bat·tle  (btl)

A town of southeast England northwest of Hastings, near the site of the Battle of Hastings (1066). William the Conqueror built Battle Abbey to commemorate his victory here. Population: 4,987.

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bat·tle  (btl)

n.

1.

a. An encounter between opposing forces: an important battle in the Pacific campaign.

b. Armed fighting; combat: wounded in battle.

2. A match between two combatants: trial by battle.

3.

a. A protracted controversy or struggle: won the battle of the budget.

b. An intense competition: a battle of wits.

v. bat·tled, bat·tling, bat·tles

v.intr.

To engage in or as if in battle.

v.tr.

To fight against: battled the enemy; battled cancer.

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[Middle English batel, from Old French bataille, from Vulgar Latin *battlia, from Late Latin battulia, fighting and fencing exercises, from Latin battuere, to beat.]

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battler n.

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battle [ˈbæt^əl]

n

1. (Military) a fight between large armed forces; military or naval engagement; combat

2. conflict; contention; struggle his battle for recognition

(Military)

do, give, or join battle to start fighting

vb

1. (when intr, often foll by against, for, or with) to fight in or as if in military combat; contend (with) she battled against cancer

2. to struggle in order to achieve something or arrive somewhere he battled through the crowd

3. (intr) Austral to scrape a living, esp by doing odd jobs

[from Old French bataile, from Late Latin battālia exercises performed by soldiers, from battuere to beat]

battler  n

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Battle [ˈbæt^əl]

n

(Placename) a town in SE England, in East Sussex: site of the Battle of Hastings (1066); medieval abbey. Pop.: 5234 (1991)

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Battle²

n

(Biographies / Battle, Kathleen (1948 F, US, MUSIC: coloratura soprano) Kathleen. born 1948, US opera singer: a coloratura soprano, she made her professional debut in 1972 and sang with New York City's Metropolitan Opera (1977-94)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	battle - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" engagement, fight, conflict military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" Armageddon - any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon" pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place naval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleets armed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forces war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" dogfight - an aerial engagement between fighter planes assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" struggle attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) scramble, scuffle - an unceremonious and disorganized struggle joust, tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
	3.	battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" conflict, struggle class struggle, class war, class warfare - conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes) insurrection, revolt, uprising, rising, rebellion - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another counterinsurgency, pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency group action - action taken by a group of people strife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension tug-of-war - any hard struggle between equally matched groups turf war - a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors" fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" feud - a bitter quarrel between two parties warfare, war - an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
Verb	1.	battle - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" combat fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" dogfight - engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane wrestle - combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

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battle

noun

1. fight, war, attack, action, struggle, conflict, clash, set-to (informal), encounter, combat, scrap (informal), engagement, warfare, fray, duel, skirmish, head-to-head, tussle, scuffle, fracas, scrimmage, sparring match, bagarre (French), melee or mêlée a gun battle between police and drug traffickers
fight accord, peace, agreement, truce, armistice, concord, entente, suspension of hostilities

2. conflict, campaign, struggle, debate, clash, dispute, contest, controversy, disagreement, crusade, strife, head-to-head, agitation a renewed political battle over their attitude to Europe

3. campaign, war, drive, movement, push, struggle the battle against crime

verb

1. wrestle, war, fight, argue, struggle, dispute, contest, combat, contend, feud, grapple, agitate, clamour, scuffle, lock horns Many people battled with police.

2. struggle, work, fight, labour, strain, strive, go for it (informal), toil, make every effort, go all out (informal), bend over backwards (informal), go for broke (slang), bust a gut (informal), give it your best shot (informal), break your neck (informal), exert yourself, make an all-out effort (informal), work like a Trojan, knock yourself out (informal), do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.

Famous battles

Aboukir Bay or Abukir Bay 1798
Actium 31 B.C.
Agincourt 1415
Alamo 1836
Arnhem 1944
Atlantic, Austerlitz 1805
Balaklava or Balaclava 1854
Bannockburn 1314
Barnet 1471
Bautzen 1813
Belleau Wood 1918
Blenheim 1704
Borodino 1812
Bosworth Field 1485
Boyne 1690
Britain, Bulge, Bull Run, Bunker Hill, Cannae 216 B.C.
Crécy 1346
Culloden 1746
Dien Bien Phu 1954
Edgehill 1642
El Alamein 1942
Falkirk 1298; 1746
Flodden 1513
Gettysburg 1863
Guadalcanal 1942-3
Hastings 1066
Hohenlinden, Imphal 1944
Inkerman 1854
Issus 333 B.C.
Jemappes 1792
Jena 1806
Killiecrankie 1689
Kursk 1943
Ladysmith 1899-1900
Le Cateau, Leipzig 1813
Lepanto 1571
Leyte Gulf 1944
Little Bighorn 1876
Lützen 1632
Manassas 1861; 1862
Mantinea or Mantineia, Marathon 490 B.C.
Marengo 1800
Marston Moor 1644
Missionary Ridge 1863
Navarino 425 B.C.
Omdurman 1898
Passchendaele 1917
Philippi 42 B.C.
Plains of Abraham 1759
Plassey 1757
Plataea 479 B.C.
Poltava 1709
Prestonpans 1745
Pydna 168 B.C.
Quatre Bras 1815
Ramillies 1706
Roncesvalles 778
Sadowa or Sadová 1866
Saint-Mihiel 1918
Salamis 480 B.C.
Sedgemoor 1685
Sempach 1386
Shiloh, Shipka Pass 1877-78
Somme 1916; 1918
Stalingrad, Stamford Bridge 1066
Stirling Bridge, Tannenberg 1410; 1914
Tewkesbury 1471
Thermopylae 480 B.C.
Tobruk 1941; 1942
Trafalgar 1805
Trenton 1776
Verdun 1916
Vitoria 1813
Wagram 1809
Waterloo 1815
Ypres 1914; 1915; 1917; 1918
Zama 202 B.C.

Translations

battle [ˈbætl]

A. N

1. (Mil) → batalla f
to do battle → librar batalla (with con) to fight a battle → luchar
the battle was fought in 1346 → la batalla se libró en 1346
to join battle (frm) → trabar batalla

2. (fig) → lucha f (for control of, to control por el control de por controlar) to do battle for → luchar por
a battle of wills → un duelo de voluntades
a battle of wits → un duelo de ingenio
that's half the battle → (con eso)ya hay medio camino andado
the battle lines are drawn (fig) → todo está listo para la batalla
to fight a losing battle → luchar por una causa perdida
to win the battle but lose the war → ganar la batalla pero perder la guerra

B. VI

1. (Mil) the two armies battled all day → los dos ejércitos se batieron durante todo el día

2. (fig) → luchar (against, for, to do contra por por hacer) to battle against the wind → luchar contra el viento
to battle for breath → esforzarse por respirar

C. VT (esp US) → luchar contra, librar batalla contra

D. CPD battle array N in battle array → en formación or en orden de batalla
battle cruiser N → crucero m de batalla
battle cry N (Mil) → grito m de combate (fig) → lema m, consigna f
battle dress N → traje m de campaña
battle fatigue N trastorno mental postraumático provocado por el combate militar
battle fleet N → flota f de guerra
battle order N = battle array battle royal N → batalla f campal
battle zone N → zona f de batalla

battle on VI + ADV → seguir luchando

battle out VT + ADV to battle it out → enfrentarse

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battle [ˈbæt^əl]

n

(= fight) → bataille f, combat m
the Battle of Hastings → la bataille de Hastings
to die in battle → mourir au combat
it was a battle (fig) (= hard work) → il a fallu se battre
It was a battle, but we managed in the end → Il a fallu se battre, mais on a fini par y arriver.
that's half the battle (fig) → c'est déjà bien, c'est à moitié gagné
to fight a losing battle (fig) → mener un combat perdu d'avance
it's a losing battle (fig) → c'est perdu d'avance
to do battle (lit, fig) → se battre
to do battle with sb (lit, fig) → se battre contre qn
to lose the battle but win the war (fig) → perdre une bataille, mais pas la guerre
to win the battle but lose the war (fig) → gagner une bataille mais perdre la guerre battle lines

(fig) (= conflict) → bataille f
a legal battle → une bataille juridique
the battle between the sexes → la guerre des sexes battle of wills, battle of wits

vi

(= fight) → se battre, lutter
to battle with sb → se battre avec qn, se battre contre qn

to battle for sth (= struggle) → se battre pour qch
to battle to do sth (= try hard) → lutter pour faire qch

(= compete) → se disputer
to battle for sth [competitors, rivals] → se disputer qch
to battle it out [contestants] → s'affronter
battle-axe (British) battleaxe [ˈbæt^əlæks] (British) battle-ax (US) n

(= woman) → virago f

(= weapon) → hache f d'armes
battle bus n (British) (in election campaign) → bus m de campagne
battle cruiser battlecruiser [ˈbæt^əlkruːzə^r] n → croiseur m cuirassé
battle cry battle-cry n

(= rallying cry) → cri m de guerre

(= shout) → cri m de guerre
battle dress n → tenue f de campagne, tenue f d'assaut
battle fatigue n psychose due au traumatisme de la guerre

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battle

n (lit) → Schlacht f; (fig) → Kampf m; to give/offer/refuse battle → sich zum Kampf or zur Schlacht stellen/bereit erklären/den Kampf or die Schlacht verweigern; to fight a battle → eine Schlacht schlagen (also fig), → einen Kampf führen; I don’t need you to fight my battles for me → ich kann mich schon alleine durchsetzen; to do battle for somebody/something → sich für jdn/etw schlagen, sich für jdn/etw einsetzen; to win the battle but lose the war (fig) → die Schlacht gewinnen, aber den Krieg verlieren; killed in battle → (im Kampf) gefallen; battle of wits → Machtkampf m; battle of words → Wortgefecht nt; battle of wills → geistiger Wettstreit; to have a battle of wits → sich geistig messen; we are fighting the same battle → wir ziehen am selben Strang; that’s half the battle → damit ist schon viel gewonnen; getting an interview is only half the battle → damit, dass man ein Interview bekommt, ist es noch nicht getan; battle of the giants → Kampf m → der Giganten; battle of the sexes → Geschlechterkampf m

vi → sich schlagen; (fig also) → kämpfen, streiten; to battle for breath → um Atem ringen; to battle through a book etc → sich durch ein Buch etc (durch)kämpfen

vt (fig) to battle one’s way through difficulties/four qualifying matches → sich (durch Schwierigkeiten)/durch vier Qualifikationsspiele durchschlagen

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battle:

battle-axe, (US) battle-ax

n (= weapon) → Streitaxt f; (inf: = woman) → Drachen m (inf)

battle cruiser

n → Schlachtkreuzer m

battle cry

n → Schlachtruf m

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battle:

battledress

n → Kampfanzug m

battle fatigue

n → Kriegsmüdigkeit f

battlefield

n → Schlachtfeld nt

battle fleet

n → Schlachtflotte f

battleground

n → Schlachtfeld nt

battle lines

pl → Kampflinien pl; the battle are drawn (fig) → die Fronten sind abgesteckt

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battle:

battle order

n → Schlachtordnung f

battle plan

n (lit, fig) → Schlachtplan m

battle royal

n (fig: = quarrel) → heftige Auseinandersetzung

battle-scarred

adj (lit) person, country → vom Krieg gezeichnet; (fig) furniture → schwer mitgenommen, ramponiert (inf); (inf) person → schwer mitgenommen, angeschlagen

battleship

n → Kriegs- or Schlachtschiff nt; battles (= game) → Schiffeversenken nt

battle song

n → Kampf- or Kriegslied nt

battle zone

n → Kriegs- or Kampfgebiet nt

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battle [ˈbætl]

1. n (Mil) → battaglia, combattimento (fig) → lotta, battaglia
killed in battle → ucciso in combattimento
I had quite a battle to get permission → ho dovuto lottare per ottenere il permesso
a battle of wits → una gara d'ingegno
that's half the battle (fam) → è già una mezza vittoria
to fight a losing battle (fig) → battersi per una causa persa

2. vi (fig) to battle (for) → lottare (per), combattere (per)
he battled to retain his self-control → dovette fare uno sforzo per controllarsi
to battle against the wind → lottare con or contro il vento

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battle

n battle [ˈbӕtl]

a fight between opposing armies or individuals the last battle of the war. veldslag مَعْرَكَـه битка boj, bitva slag; kamp die Schlacht μάχη batalla lahing نبرد taistelu bataille קְרַב लड़ाई bitka csata pertempuran orrusta battaglia 戦い 전투 kova, mūšis kauja; cīņa pertempuran veldslag kamp, slag bitwa batalha bătălie, luptă сражение bitka bitka bitka strid, drabbning, []slag การสู้รบ çarpışma, muharebe 戰役 бій لڑائی trận đánh 战役

v

to fight. veg, stryd voer يُقاتِل، يُحارِب бия се bojovat, zápasit slås; kæmpe kämpfen μάχομαι luchar, batirse, combatir lahingut pidama, võitlema جنگیدن taistella (se) battre לְהִלָחֵם लड़ना boriti se harcol bertempur berjast combattere 戦う 싸우다 kovoti, kautis cīnīties bertempur strijden kjempe walczyć combater a (se) lupta сражаться bojovať boriti se boriti se strida สู้รบ çarpışmak, muharebe etmek 戰鬥 битися لڑنا chiến đấu 战斗

n battlefield

the place where a battle is, or was, fought dead bodies covered the battlefield. slagveld ساحَةُ قِتال، ميْدان مَعْرَكه бойно поле bojiště slagmark das Schlachtfeld πεδίο μάχης campo de batalla lahinguväli میدان نبرد taistelukenttä champ de bataille שְׂדֶה קְרַב रणभूमि bojno polje csatatér medan pertempuran orrustu-/vígvöllur campo di battaglia 戦場 전쟁터 kovos laukas kaujas lauks kawasam pertempuran slagveld slagmark, valplass pole walki campo de batalha câmp de luptă поле боя bojisko bojno polje bojište slagfält สนามรบ savaş alanı 戰場 поле бою لڑائی کا میدان chiến trường 战场

n battleship

a heavily armed and armoured warship. slagskip بارِجَ، سَفينَه حَرْبيَّه тежко въоръжен брониран кораб bitevní loď krigsskib das Schlachtschiff θωρηκτό acorazado lahingulaev ناو جنگی taistelualus cuirassé אָנִייָת מִלְחָמָה @@@אוֹנִייַת מִלְחָמָה$$$ युद्धपोत bojni brod csatahajó kapal perang orrustuskip corazzata 戦艦 전함 šarvuotlaivis, linijinis laivas līnijkuģis kapal perang slagschip slagskip pancernik couraçado cuirasat линейный корабль bojová loď oklepnica bojni brod slagskepp เรือรบเหล็กขนาดใหญ่ savaş gemisi 戰艦 лінійний корабель, лінкор جنگی جہاز chiến hạm 战舰

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Battle → معركة bitva slag Schlacht μάχη batalla taistelu bataille bitka battaglia 戦闘 전투 veldslag kamp bitwa batalha битва slag การสู้รบ muharebe trận đánh 战役