belligerent
A state or other armed participant in warfareA state or other armed participant in warfare
Meaning
1 sensesA state or other armed participant in warfare
The UN sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.
Konfliktpartei
воюющая сторона́vojujuščaja storoná, уча́стник конфликтаučástnik konflikta
- someone who fights (or is fighting)
Examples
7 sentencesTom is belligerent.
Том агресивний. — deniko
ruТом воинственный. — odexed
deTom ist streitlustig. — Luiaard
Tom was belligerent.
ruТом был настроен воинственно. — odexed
deTom war streitlustig. — freddy1
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 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sami is being belligerent.
Netanyahu is very belligerent.
deNetanjahu ist sehr kriegerisch. — Rovo
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage waFrom 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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Forms
plural: belligerents| Singular | belligerent |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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