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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]
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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 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And when they were gathered there was much talk, for some would give battle at once and some delay until Fingal, the King of Morven, should come to aid them. Prince Andrew during the battle had been in attendance on the Austrian General Schmidt, who was killed in the action. Though popularly ascribed to Homer, its real author is said by Suidas to have been Pigres, a Carian, brother of Artemisia, `wife of Mausonis', who distinguished herself at the battle of Salamis. |
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