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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 [ˈdjuːəl]

n

1. (Historical Terms) a prearranged combat with deadly weapons between two people following a formal procedure in the presence of seconds and traditionally fought until one party was wounded or killed, usually to settle a quarrel involving a point of honour

2. a contest or conflict between two persons or parties

vb duels, duelling, duelled US, duels dueling, dueled (intr)

1. (Historical Terms) to fight in a duel

2. to contest closely

[from Medieval Latin duellum, from Latin, poetical variant of bellum war; associated by folk etymology with Latin duo two]

dueller , 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, fight, battle, confrontation, head-to-head, affair of honour He killed a man in a duel.

2. contest, fight, competition, clash, encounter, engagement, rivalry, head-to-head sporadic artillery duels

verb

fight, struggle, clash, compete, contest, contend, vie with, lock horns We duelled for two years.

Translations

duel [ˈdjʊəl]

A. N → duelo m
to fight a duel → batirse en duelo

B. VI → batirse en duelo

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duel [ˈdjuːəl] n → duel m
a duel between → un duel entre

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duel

n (lit, fig) → Duell nt; duel of wits → geistiger Wettstreit

vi → sich duellieren; (German students) → eine Mensur schlagen; duelling (Brit) or dueling (US) pistols → Duellierpistolen pl

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duel [ˈdjʊəl]

1. n → duello

2. vi → battersi in duello

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duel [ˈdjʊəl]

1. n → duello

2. vi → battersi in 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 kaksintaistelu duel דוּ קְרָב दो पक्षों के बीच कोई मुकाबला natjecanje párbaj pertandingan einvígi; úrslitaleikur lotta 果し合い 2파전 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 taistella 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 결투를 하다 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