B1adjective · frequent

battle

bat·tle

battle · more battle · most battle

Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheepOf grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing.

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/ˈbætl̩/

» He was wounded in the battle.

Он был ранен в бою. — marafon

Він був поранений у битві. — Anjy

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Meaning

2 senses

Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing.
battle grass battle pasture
(broadly)Of land (originally pastureland) or soil: fertile, fruitful.
battle land battle soil

Examples

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He was wounded in the battle.
Він був поранений у битві. — Anjy
ruОн был ранен в бою. — marafon
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Tom was killed in the battle.
Том загинув під час битви. — deniko
ruТом погиб в бою. — marafon
deTom fiel in der Schlacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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We've lost a battle, but we'll win the war.
Ми програли битву, але ми виграємо війну. — deniko
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They lost the battle.
Вони програли битву. — uaspeaker
ruОни проиграли битву. — Hellerick
deSie haben den Kampf verloren. — Wolf
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They died in battle.
Вони загинули в бою. — deniko
ruОни погибли в бою. — afyodor
deSie starben auf dem Schlachtfeld. — MUIRIEL
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Origin

From Early Modern English batell, probably from Middle English *batel (“flourishing”), fro

From Early Modern English batell, probably from Middle English *batel (“flourishing”), from Old English *batol (“improving, tending to be good”), from batian (“to get better, improve”) + -ol ( + -le).

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