guerrilla
A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular…A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
» Guerrilla gardening is gardening on another person's land without permission.
Партизанське садівництво — це озеленення території, що належить іншій особі, без її дозволу.
Meaning
4 sensesA soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
The right-wing paramilitary's offensive against the Marxist guerrillas failed because they did not know the terrain well enough.
Partisan, Partisanin, Guerillakämpfer
партиза́нpartizán, партиза́нкаpartizánka
партиза́нpartyzán, партиза́нкаpartyzánka
A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.
A maker of guerrilla television.
(archaic)A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
Guerilla, Guerillakrieg
партиза́нская война́partizánskaja vojná, гери́льяgerílʹja, партиза́нщинаpartizánščina
партиза́нська війна́partyzánsʹka vijná, партиза́нщинаpartyzánščyna, партиза́нствоpartyzánstvo
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
Examples
9 sentencesGuerrilla gardening is gardening on another person's land without permission.
Партизанське садівництво — це озеленення території, що належить іншій особі, без її дозволу.
In reports in America, guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.
deIn amerikanischen Berichten wird der Guerilla-Widerstand des irakischen Militärs als Terrorismus bezeichnet.
Our troops were constantly attacked by the guerrillas.
ruНа наши войска постоянно нападали повстанцы.
He was waylaid by a band of guerrillas.
ruЕго подстерегла группа партизан.
It's not "gorilla rain", but "guerrilla rain"; do you understand?
deEs heißt nicht „Gorilla-Platzregen“, sondern „Guerilla-Platzregen“. Verstehst du?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, diminutive of guerra (“war”), coined during the PeninsulaBorrowed from Spanish guerrilla, diminutive of guerra (“war”), coined during the Peninsular War.
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Forms
plural: guerrillas| Singular | guerrilla |
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