battle Signification, définition

Signification de battle en français

• 0 an instance of fighting during a war -- bataille [ feminine ]

  • The battle lasted four hours. La bataille a duré quatre heures.

  • He was wounded in battle. Il a été blessé au combat.

  • the Battle of the Bulge la bataille des Ardennes

• 1 a long-lasting argument or competition -- lutte [ feminine ]

  • the battle for second place in the tournament la lutte pour la seconde place du tournoi

  • Congress and its battle with the White House le congrès et sa bataille avec la Maison Blanche

• 2 an effort to stop sth -- lutte [ feminine ]

  • the battle against terrorism la lutte contre le terrorisme

  • her battle with cancer son combat contre le cancer

• 3 to make a great effort to achieve or win -- se battre

  • He spent years battling against his illness. Il a passé des années à se battre contre sa maladie.

  • to battle in order to overcome discrimination se battre pour vaincre la discrimination

• 4 a fight between opposing armies or individuals -- bataille, combat

  • the Battle of Britain

  • The two sides fought a fierce battle.

• 5 to fight -- (se) battre

  • Firefighters battled to gain control of the blaze.