Battle in spanish
pronunciation: bɑtɑjɑ part of speech: noun
battle1 = batalla, lucha, combate.
Example: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.more:
» battle-axe = hacha de guerra, hacha de combate, hacha de armas, alabarda.
Example: The museum houses a full selection of battle-ready battle-axes, spanning from the medieval period through the Renaissance.» battle-axe = arpía, harpía, bruja, vieja bruja.
Example: Matalin is such a battle-axe and I often wonder what binds her and Carville together in their marriage.» battle call = llamada de guerra, llamada de batalla, llamada de combate.
Example: The discussion takes a special look at how music was used in battle calls, military maneuvers and managing daily life in the military.» battle cruiser = crucero de combate, crucero de batalla, buque de combate, buque de batalla.
Example: These battle cruisers achieved greater speed -- about 25 knots -- by limiting the thickness of their armour.» battle cry = grito de guerra, grito de combate, grito de batalla.
Example: The title of her paper is 'Let's get rid of it: a reference librarian's battle cry'.» battlefield = campo de batalla.
Example: William Simpson (1823-189 9), a Glaswegian, was in effect the first war correspondent who sent back battlefield drawings of the Crimean War.» battle for survival = lucha por la supervivencia, lucha por sobrevivir.
Example: A young woman with cystic fibrosis has lost her battle for survival after spending years on the transplant list waiting for new lungs.» battlefront, the = frente de batalla, el.
Example: There is a latent contradiction between the leadership role of intellectuals, while peasants man the battlefront.» battleground = campo de batalla.
Example: From about 1952 to the end of the decade, the institute and its activities became a battleground for competing philosophies, methods, and techniques for the subject analysis of recorded knowledge.» battle-hardened = aguerrido, avezado en la guerra, curtido por la guerra, fogueado.
Example: The Ethiopian soldiers fighting in Somalia are part of a much larger military force that is battle-hardened by major cross-border wars.» battle of the sexes = batalla de los sexos, lucha de los sexos.
Example: Thus the confrontation between its characters is not only a classstruggle but also a battle of the sexes, for power and moral dominance.
» battle of the stars = guerra de las estrellas.
Example: The California vote became a veritable battle of the stars with Arnold Schwarzenegger backing the initiative and Mel Gibson opposing it.» battle of wills = medición de fuerzas, lucha de resistencia, lucha de poderes.
Example: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.» battle of wits = lucha intelectual, lucha de ingenio.
Example: The article is entitled 'Cyberattack: a battle of wits'.» battle + rage = batalla + continuar. [Especialmente de modo violento o con fuerza]
Example: The article carries the title 'Multiculturalism and libraries: and still the battle rages'.» battle-ready = listo para el combate, preparado para el combate.
Example: The museum houses a full selection of battle-ready battle-axes, spanning from the medieval period through the Renaissance.» battleship = acorazado.
Example: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.» battle-station = puesto de batalla, puesto de combate.
Example: At one time he remembered being in the shower all soaped up when the bell sounded for battle-stations, so he ran to his station all soaped up.» battle-tested = aguerrido, fogueado, avezado en la guerra, curtido por la guerra, puesto a prueba.
Example: His men were battle-tested and airworthy, but none had experienced a ride like this -- several of them had already tossed their cookies and the cabin reeked of vomit.» battle to (the) death = lucha hasta la muerte, lucha a muerte, pelea hasta la muerte, pelea a muerte.
Example: The premise is that you and your opponent are locked in a battle to the death and only one can come out alive.» battle uniform = uniforme de combate.
Example: There were already several singes to her battle uniform, some that even threatened to burn down to her skin.» be half the battle = tener ganada la mitad de la batalla, haber ganado la mitad de la batalla, ser un gran avance, ser un gran paso adelante.
Example: Knowing the problem is half the battle.» be only half the battle = tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla, haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla.
Example: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.» bury + the battle axe = enterrar el hacha de guerra, hacer las paces.
Example: My plan for this is to sort out the final business I have with relatives, say my farewells and bury the battle axe and raise the white flag.» ding-dong battle = batalla campal.
Example: These two players have had many ding-dong battles in the past, and both knew that this match would not be won cheaply.» fall in + battle = caer en batalla.
Example: Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.» field battle = batalla campal.
Example: This is a computer-aided instruction model that uses the simulation of field battles to analyze the dynamic interrelationship of space and time in historical events.» fight + a losing battle = luchar una batalla perdida, luchar por una causa perdida, tener todas las de perder, luchar en vano.
Example: However, with the increasing numbers of periodicals, censorship was fighting a losing battle.» in the battle against = en la lucha contra.
Example: Now, sheep are being enlisted as eco-warriors in the battle against invasive plant species.» legal battle = batalla legal, batalla judicial, guerra legal.
Example: The Java language is seen as essential to the success of networked computers, but legal battles continue over its status.» let battle commence = que se inicie la contienda, sálvese quien pueda.
Example: To start a garden is to let battle commence since there is a list of pests and diseases that will line up to attack your babies.» lock in + a battle = engancharse en una batalla, engancharse en una pelea, engancharse en una lucha.
Example: The premise is that you and your opponent are locked in a battle to the death and only one can come out alive.» lose + a battle = perder una batalla.
Example: Librarians have lost the battle on this issue.» losing battle = batalla perdida, causa perdida.
Example: This can seem like a losing battle with the librarian gaining nothing for his or her trouble except a reputation for being a 'Nazi'.» naval battle = batalla naval.
Example: While many delimitations of scope might allow for this, it is obvious that a work that concentrated on naval battles would not be useful.» pitched battle = batalla campal.
Example: Before George Washington had a chance to display his skill in pitched battle, he became a focal point for the rage militaire that swept through the US in 1775.» rally + Reflexivo + for battle = prepararse para la batalla.
Example: Indians used war paint to rally themselves for battle and frighten enemies, in the way sports teams wear the same uniforms.» running battle = refriega, escaramuza, altercado.
Example: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.» send + Nombre + into battle = enviar a combate, mandar a combate.
Example: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.» the battle + be + not over yet = las espadas + estar + en (todo lo) alto, mantener las espadas en (todo lo) alto, las espadas + seguir + en (todo lo) alto.
Example: The battle is not over yet, we have not lost hope -- what we have is a temporary setback.» wage + battle = librar una batalla.
Example: This article suggests that it is time for women librarians to wage the feminist battle on other fronts than pay equity.» win + a battle = ganar una batalla.
Example: The article is entitled 'Fighting the middle-age blues -- is the public library winning the battle?'.battle2 = luchar, batallar, combatir, guerrear.
Example: Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.more:
» battle + a cancer = luchar contra un cáncer.
Example: Brooks then walked over to the fan, who has been battling breast cancer since June, and serenaded her sweetly.» battle between + life and death = luchar entre la vida y la muerte.
Example: The third boy is critically ill and is in hospital battling between life and death.» battle for + Posesivo + life = luchar por la vida, luchar entre la vida y la muerte.
Example: Everyone is demanding justice for a 23-year-old physiotherapist who was brutally gang-raped and is battling for her life.» battle for + supremacy = luchar por la supremacía.
Example: The article discusses how social, economic, and cultural factors affected the Democratic Party, in which rural and urban factions battled for supremacy.» battle for + survival = luchar por sobrevivir, luchar por la supervivencia.
Example: Both films feature strong heroines battling for survival in a dystopian future.» battle it out = luchar hasta morir, luchar hasta la muerte, luchar hasta el final, luchar sin cuartel, no dar cuartel.
Example: 12 poets from UK and Ireland battled it out in a war of words to defend their region's cultural honour.» battle it out for = disputarse, luchar por, luchar hasta morir por, luchar hasta la muerte por, luchar hasta el final por.
Example: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.» battle + Posesivo + disease = luchar contra + Posesivo + enfermedad.
Example: For more than a year, Cassandra gracefully battled her disease, showing her strength and being a role model to us all.» battle to + (the) death = luchar hasta la muerte, luchar a muerte, pelear hasta la muerte, pelear a muerte, luchar sin cuartel, no dar cuartel.
Example: The two faced off, ready to battle to the death and when they engaged, the entire world shook with their might.