battle Significado & definición

Significado de battle en español

• 0 a fight between two armies in a war -- batalla

  • the Battle of Waterloo

• 1 a fight against something that is very difficult, or that is hurting you -- batalla

  • a long battle against cancer

• 2 to try hard to do something when there is no chance that you will succeed -- luchar por una causa perdida

  • I try to control what my children watch on TV, but I think I’m fighting a losing battle.

• 3 to try very hard to do something difficult -- luchar

  • Both teams are battling for a place in the final.

• 4 an instance of fighting during a war -- batalla [ feminine ]

  • The battle lasted four hours. La batalla duró cuatro horas.

  • He was wounded in battle. Fue herido en la batalla.

  • the Battle of the Bulge la Batalla del Bulge

• 5 a long-lasting argument or competition -- batalla [ feminine ]

  • the battle for second place in the tournament La batalla por el segundo puesto en el torneo.

  • Congress and its battle with the White House El congreso y su batalla con la casa blanca.

• 6 an effort to stop sth -- batalla [ feminine ]

  • the battle against terrorism la lucha contra el terrorismo

  • her battle with cancer su lucha contra el cáncer

• 7 to make a great effort to achieve or win -- luchar

  • He spent years battling against his illness. Estuvo años luchando contra su enfermedad.

  • to battle in order to overcome discrimination luchar para superar la discriminación