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

Noun

1. a fight between large armed forces

2. conflict or struggle

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

1. to fight in or as if in military combat: shop stewards battling to improve conditions at work

2. to struggle: she battled through the crowd [Latin battuere to beat]

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) biffo Austral. (slang) engagement, warfare, fray, duel, skirmish, head-to-head, tussle, scuffle, fracas, scrimmage, sparring match, bagarre (French) melee or mêlée, boilover Austral. << OPPOSITE peace

noun 2. conflict, campaign, struggle, debate, clash, dispute, contest, controversy, disagreement, crusade, strife, head-to-head, agitation

noun 3. campaign, drive, movement, push, struggle

verb 4. wrestle, war, fight, argue, dispute, contest, combat, contend, feud, grapple, agitate, clamour, scuffle, lock horns

verb 5. struggle, work, 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)

Translations

battle [ˈbætl] n → batalla;

(fig) → lucha

vi → luchar;

that's half the battle (col) → ya hay medio camino andado;

to fight a losing battle (fig) → luchar por una causa perdida

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battle [ˈbætl] n → bataille f, combat m

vi → se battre, lutter;

that's half the battle (fig) → c'est déjà bien;

it's a or we're fighting a losing battle (fig) → c'est perdu d'avance, c'est peine perdue

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battle [ˈbætl] n (Mil) → Schlacht f (fig); Kampf m

vi → kämpfen;

that's half the battle → damit ist schon viel gewonnen;

it's a losing battle, we're fighting a losing battle (fig) → es ist ein aussichtsloser Kampf

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battle [ˈbætl] n → battaglia

vi → battagliare, lottare;

to fight a losing battle (fig) → battersi per una causa persa;

that's half the battle (col) → è già una mezza vittoria

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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 전장 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 taistelulaiva 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