battle

battle
'bætl
1. noun
(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) batalla

2. verb
(to fight.) luchar, batirse, combatir
- battleship
battle1 n
1. batalla
the battle of Hastings was in 1066 la batalla de Hastings tuvo lugar en el año 1066
2. lucha
the battle for power la lucha por el poder
battle2 vb luchar / pelear
the firefighters battled to control the fire los bomberos lucharon para controlar el incendio
El gerundio de battle se escribe battling
battle
tr['bætəl]
noun
1 batalla, combate nombre masculino
2 figurative use lucha
the battle for the party leadership has begun la lucha por el liderazgo del partido ya ha empezado
intransitive verb
1 pelearse, batirse
they battled for weeks se pelearon durante semanas
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in battle dress en uniforme de campaña
that's half the battle figurative use ya hay medio camino andado
to battle against something figurative use luchar contra algo
he battled against the illness for years luchó contra la enfermedad durante años
to battle for something/somebody luchar por algo/alguien
he's battling for human rights lucha por los derechos humanos
to battle one's way through abrirse camino a empujones
he had to battle his way through the crowd tuvo que abrirse camino entre la multitud a empujones
to battle over something disputar algo a golpes
to do battle for luchar por
to do battle with librar batalla con
to fight a battle luchar
to fight a losing battle figurative use luchar por una causa perdida
battle of wits duelo de ingenio
a battle of wills una lucha de voluntades
battle cry grito de guerra
battle ['bæt̬əl] vi, -tled ; -tling : luchar, pelear
battle n
: batalla f, lucha f, pelea f
battle
n.
acción (Militar) s.f.
batalla s.f.
pelea s.f.
pugna s.f.
v.
batallar v.
luchar v.
'bætḷ
I
count & mass noun
1) (Mil) batalla f

to do battle — luchar; (before n)

battle cry — grito m de guerra

2) (struggle) lucha f

a battle of wits — una lucha de ingenio

that's half the battle (won) — eso ya es un gran paso adelante

to fight a losing battle — luchar por una causa perdida


II
1.
intransitive verb (struggle) luchar

2.
vt (oppose) (AmE) combatir
Phrasal Verbs:
['bætl]
1. 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 por el control de) (to control 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

- fight a losing battle
- win the battle but lose the war
2. VI
1) (Mil)

the two armies battled all day — los dos ejércitos se batieron durante todo el día

2) (fig) luchar (against contra) (for por) (to do por hacer)

to battle against the wind — luchar contra el viento

to battle for breath — esforzarse por respirar

3.
VT (esp US) luchar contra, librar batalla contra
4.
CPD

battle array N

in battle array — en formación or en orden de batalla

battle bus N(Brit) (in election campaign) autobús m de campaña

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 Ntrastorno 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

* * *
['bætḷ]
I
count & mass noun
1) (Mil) batalla f

to do battle — luchar; (before n)

battle cry — grito m de guerra

2) (struggle) lucha f

a battle of wits — una lucha de ingenio

that's half the battle (won) — eso ya es un gran paso adelante

to fight a losing battle — luchar por una causa perdida


II
1.
intransitive verb (struggle) luchar

2.
vt (oppose) (AmE) combatir
Phrasal Verbs:

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