duel

du·el  (dl, dy-)

n.

1. A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.

2. A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas.

v. du·eled or du·elled, du·el·ing or du·el·ling, du·els

v.tr.

1. To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.

2. To oppose actively and forcefully.

v.intr.

To engage in or as if in formal combat.

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[Middle English duelle, from Medieval Latin duellum, from Latin, war, archaic variant of bellum.]

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duel·er, duel·ist n.

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duel

Noun

a formal fight between two people using guns, swords, or other weapons to settle a quarrel

Verb

[duelling, duelled] or US [dueling, dueled]

to fight in a duel [Latin duellum, poetical variant of bellum war]

duellist n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor affaire d'honneur 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"
	2.	duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
Verb	1.	duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" 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"

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duel

noun 1. single combat, affair of honour

noun 2. contest, fight, competition, clash, encounter, engagement, rivalry

verb 3. fight, struggle, clash, compete, contest, contend, vie with, lock horns

Translations

duel [ˈdjuəl] n → duelo

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duel [ˈdjuəl] n → duel m

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duel [ˈdjuəl] n → Duell nt

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duel [ˈdjuəl] n → duello

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duel

n duel [ˈdjuəl]

1 a fight (with swords or pistols) between two people over a matter of honour etc. tweegeveg مُبارَزَه дуел souboj duel das Duell μονομαχία duelo kahevõitlus دوئل kaksintaistelu duel דוּ קְרָב द्वंद युद्ध dvoboj párbaj pertarungan einvígi duello 決闘 결투 dvikova duelis pertarungan tweegevecht duell pojedynek duelo duel дуэль súboj dvoboj dvoboj duell การดวลกัน düello 決鬥 дуель دو آدمیوں کے بیچ وقار کے لۓ معرکہ cuộc đấu súng hoặc đấu kiếm 决斗

2 any contest between two people or two sides a duel for first place. tweegeveg مُنافَسَه състезание boj duel; tvekamp der Kampf μονομαχία duelo heitlus هماورد kamppailu duel דוּ קְרָב दो पक्षों के बीच कोई मुकाबला natjecanje párbaj pertandingan einvígi; úrslitaleikur lotta 果し合い 싸움, 대결 dvikova, kova divkauja pertandingan strijd (tve)kamp, duell, konkurranse pojedynek, rywalizacja duelo duel поединок; состязание boj dvoboj duel kamp, strid การต่อสู้ระหว่าง 2 คน düello 鬥爭，爭奪 поєдинок دو آدمیوں یا جماعتوں کے درمیان معرکہ cuộc đấu giữa hai người hoặc hai bên 斗争，争夺

v – past tense, past participle ˈduelled –

to fight a duel. duelleer يَتَبارَز дуелирам се utkat se v souboji duellere sich duellieren μονομαχώ batirse en duelo kahevõitlust pidama دوئل کردن käydä kaksintaistelu se battre en duel לְהִלָחֵם בְּדוּ קְרָב द्वंद युद्ध करना boriti se u dvoboju párbajozik melakukan duel heyja einvígi duellare, battersi in duello 決闘する 결투하다, 대결하다 kautis dvikovoje duelēties pertarungan dua pihak duelleren duellere pojedynkować się bater-se em duelo a se bate în duel драться на дуэли biť sa v súboji dvobojevati se podeliti megdan duellera แข่งขันระหว่าง 2 คน düello etmek 決鬥 битися на дуелі معرکہ میں لڑنا đọ súng hoặc đọ kiếm tay đôi 决斗