Meaning
5 sensesA contest, a struggle.
the battle of life
Kampf
борьба́borʹbá
A contest, a struggle.
A one-on-one competition in rapping or breakdance.
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
Schlacht, Kampf, Gefecht
би́тваbítva, бойboj, сраже́ниеsražénije
би́тваbýtva, бійbij, бойови́щеbojovýšče
(archaic)A division of an army; a battalion.
(obsolete)The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- an energetic attempt to achieve something
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Examples
550 sentencesHe was wounded in the battle.
Він був поранений у битві.
ruОн был ранен в бою.
Tom was killed in the battle.
Том загинув під час битви.
ruТом погиб в бою.
deTom fiel in der Schlacht.
We've lost a battle, but we'll win the war.
Ми програли битву, але ми виграємо війну.
They lost the battle.
Вони програли битву.
ruОни проиграли битву.
deSie haben den Kampf verloren.
They died in battle.
Вони загинули в бою.
ruОни погибли в бою.
deSie starben auf dem Schlachtfeld.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English batel, batell, batelle, batayle, bataylle, borrowed from Old French baFrom Middle English batel, batell, batelle, batayle, bataylle, borrowed from Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”) from Latin battuō (“to strike, hit, beat, fight”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Gaulish or Proto-Germanic root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to stab, dig”), related to Old English beado (“battle”); or possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of battalia and battel. Displaced native Old English ġefeoht, beado, camp, and wīg (“battle”), among others.
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