Significato di battle in italiano

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

  • the Battle of Waterloo la battaglia di Waterloo

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

  • a long battle against cancer una lunga battaglia contro il cancro

• 2 to try hard to do something when there is no chance that you will succeed -- combattere una battaglia già persa

  • I try to control what my children watch on TV, but I think I’m fighting a losing battle. Cerco di controllare quello che i miei figli guardano in TV, ma mi sembra di combattere una battaglia già persa.

• 3 to try very hard to do something difficult -- lottare, combattere

  • Both teams are battling for a place in the final. Entrambe le squadre stanno lottando per un posto nella finale.

• 4 a fight between opposing armies or individuals -- battaglia

  • the Battle of Britain

  • The two sides fought a fierce battle.

• 5 to fight -- combattere

  • Firefighters battled to gain control of the blaze.