duel
Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honorArranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
» Tom challenged me to a duel.
Том вызвал меня на дуэль.
Значение
значений: 3Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
Duell, Zweikampf
дуэ́льduélʹ, поеди́нокpojedínok, двобойdvoboj
дуе́льduélʹ, двобі́йdvobíj
Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat).
(шире)Any battle or struggle between two contending persons, forces, groups, or ideas.
a sniper duel
Duell, Zweikampf
поеди́нокpojedínok, единобо́рствоjedinobórstvo
поєди́нокpojedýnok
any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
Примеры
предложений: 36Tom challenged me to a duel.
Том вызвал меня на дуэль.
I challenge you to a duel.
Я вызываю тебя на дуэль.
I was challenged to a duel.
Меня вызвали на дуэль.
I challenged Tom to a duel.
I'm not going to fight a duel.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 2
По значениям 2
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Medieval Latin duellum (“fight between two men, duel”), itself from Old Latin duellumFrom Medieval Latin duellum (“fight between two men, duel”), itself from Old Latin duellum (“war, fight”), which survived in Classical Latin as a rare byform of bellum and was later reinterpreted as “duel” by unetymological association with duo (“two”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Формы
мн. число: duelsСинонимы
синонимов: 1- 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