duel Значение & определение

Значение на duel на български

• 0 a formal fight in the past, using guns or swords, arranged between two people as a way of deciding an argument:

  • The two men fought a duel over the lady.

  • The composer Strauss was once challenged to a duel.

  • The two boxers are locked in a duel for the championship title.

• 1 In the past, when two people duelled , they had a formal fight, using guns or swords, in order to decide an argument:

  • He duelled with a sword when his ammunition ran out.

  • For three-quarters of the race the pair duelled at the front.

  • Messi gave Cole his toughest night since the full back duelled with Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2004.

  • I can see now why people have duelled over questions of attribution.

  • He'd spent long hours verbally dueling with Senate Democrats.

• 2 a formal fight, using guns or swords (= weapons with long, sharp blades), arranged esp. in the past between two people to decide an argument