C2adjective · rare

belligerent

bel·li·ger·ent

belligerent · more belligerent · most belligerent

воєнний, войовничий, воюючий

воинственный, военный, воюющий, агрессивный

Krieg führend, kampflustig, Kriegs-, kriegerisch

Engaged in warfare, warringEngaged in warfare, warring.

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UK/bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/US/bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɚ.ənt/

» Tom is belligerent.

Tom ist streitlustig.

Том воинственный.

Том агресивний.

Том войовничий.

Meaning

6 senses

Engaged in warfare, warring.
kriegführend, Krieg führend
вою́ющийvojújuščij, вражду́ющийvraždújuščij
вою́ючийvojújučyj
engaged in war
Eager to go to war, warlike.
kampflustig, kriegerisch
вои́нственныйvoínstvennyj
войовни́чийvojovnýčyj
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Of or pertaining to war.
Kriegs-
вое́нныйvojénnyj
воє́ннийvojénnyj
(broadly)Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
streitlustig, kampflustig
вражде́бныйvraždébnyj, вои́нственныйvoínstvennyj
Acting violently towards others.
агресси́вныйagressívnyj
Uncooperative.

Examples

7 sentences

Tom is belligerent.
Том агресивний. — deniko
ruТом воинственный. — odexed
deTom ist streitlustig. — Luiaard
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Tom was belligerent.
ruТом был настроен воинственно. — odexed
deTom war streitlustig. — freddy1
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That pot-bellied, belligerent green ogre is back for yet another animated adventure.
deDer beleibte, streitlustige grüne Oger ist zurück für noch ein animiertes Abenteuer. — Yorwba
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Sami is being belligerent.
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Netanyahu is very belligerent.
deNetanjahu ist sehr kriegerisch. — Rovo
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

1. engaged in warfare:

2. eager to go to war:

3. of or pertaining to war:

Русский

By meaning 5

1. engaged in warfare:

2. eager to go to war:

3. of or pertaining to war:

4. hostile, eager to fight:

5. acting violently:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

1. engaged in warfare:

2. eager to go to war:

3. of or pertaining to war:

4. hostile, eager to fight:

Origin

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage wa

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“to lead, wage, carry on”)).

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