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1. n1) битва, бой, сражение2) борьба•to do battle with smb — бороться / вести борьбу с кем-л.; сражаться с кем-л.
- Battle of Britainto give battle to smb — дать бой кому-л.
- battle for civil rights
- battle for leadership
- battle for smth is coming to a climax
- battle is uphill
- battle of ideas
- battle of opinions
- battle of Stalingrad
- battle royal
- bruising battle
- constitutional battle
- critical nonproliferation battle
- ding-dong battle
- diplomatic battle
- ferocious battle
- fierce battle
- fruitless battle
- hard battle
- land battle
- last-ditch battle
- leadership battle
- legal battle
- line of battle
- losing battle
- mother of all battles
- mother of battles
- pitched battle
- poised for battle
- political battles
- post-election court battles
- prolonged battle
- propaganda battle
- services in battle
- single-handed battle
- street battle
- those who died in battle 2. v( out) отстоять, завоевать (что-л.) -
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бой, сражение; битва; операция; вести бой, сражаться; см. тж. action; combat; fight ( ing) ; operation;— forward area battle -
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1. n оборонаnational defence — национальная оборона; оборона страны
line of defence — полоса обороны; оборонительный рубеж
first line of defence — «первая линия обороны», военно-морской флот
second line of defence — «вторая линия обороны», армия
to fight for defence — драться в порядке обороны, защиты
2. n оправдание, защитаin defence — в защиту, в оправдание
gas defence — противохимическая защита, оборона
3. n воен. укрепления, оборонительные сооружения; система, средства обороны4. n юр. речь защитникаdefence attorney — атторней защиты; адвокат, защитник
5. n юр. письменное возражение ответчика против искаdilatory defence — дилаторное, отлагательное возражение
sham defence — недобросовестное, притворное возражение
6. n юр. спорт. защитаСинонимический ряд:1. justification (noun) apologia; apology; justification2. security (noun) guard; protection; safeguard; security; shield; ward
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См. также в других словарях:
last ditch — noun Etymology: last (II) + ditch : a place of final defense : the last resort the journals of opinion are about the last ditch for the individualist H.L.Smith b. 1906 likely to fight acculturation to the last ditch Ralph Linton * * * used to… … Useful english dictionary
last ditch — {n.} The last place that can be defended; the last resort. * /They will fight reform to the last ditch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
last ditch — {n.} The last place that can be defended; the last resort. * /They will fight reform to the last ditch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
last\ ditch — noun the last place that can be defended; the last resort. They will fight reform to the last ditch … Словарь американских идиом
fight to the last ditch — Fight until defeat is inevitable … A concise dictionary of English slang
To die in the last ditch — Die Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to the last ditch — To fight until completely exhausted ● fight … Useful english dictionary
die in the last ditch — To fight to the bitter end • • • Main Entry: ↑last … Useful english dictionary
fight — I n. straggle 1) to pick, provoke, start a fight (he picked a fight with me) 2) to put up, wage a fight (to wage a fight against corruption) 3) to get into a fight (to get into a fight with a neighbor about the property line) 4) a bitter,… … Combinatory dictionary
die in the last ditch — v. prefer death to surrender, fight till the end … English contemporary dictionary
ditch — n. & v. n. 1 a long narrow excavated channel esp. for drainage or to mark a boundary. 2 a watercourse, stream, etc. v. 1 intr. make or repair ditches (hedging and ditching). 2 tr. provide with ditches; drain. 3 tr. sl. leave in the lurch; abandon … Useful english dictionary