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1. noun1) (fight) Schlacht, diethe battle at Amman — die Schlacht bei Amman
do or give battle — kämpfen
die in battle — [in der Schlacht] fallen
2. intransitive verb 3. transitive verbsomething is half the battle — mit etwas ist schon viel gewonnen
* * *['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) die Schlacht2. verb(to fight.) kämpfen- academic.ru/5845/battlefield">battlefield- battleship* * *bat·tle[ˈbætl̩, AM ˈbæt̬l̩]I. nto join \battle with sb sich dat mit jdm eine Schlacht liefernto have been killed in \battle [im Kampf] gefallen sein\battle of wills Machtkampf m\battle of wits geistiger Wettstreit\battle of words Wortgefecht ntto do \battle kämpfento fight a \battle einen Kampf führen3.▶ to fight a losing \battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen▶ that is half the \battle damit ist die Sache schon halb gewonnen▶ to lose the \battle but win the war ein Gefecht verlieren, aber den Krieg gewinnen▶ to win the \battle but lose the war ein Gefecht gewinnen, aber den Krieg verlierento \battle against prejudice gegen Vorurteile ankämpfen▪ to \battle with sb/sth mit jdm/etw kämpfenIII. vt AM* * *['btl]1. n (lit)Schlacht f; (fig) Kampf mto give/offer/refuse battle — sich zum Kampf or zur Schlacht stellen/bereit erklären/den Kampf or die Schlacht verweigern
to fight a battle — eine Schlacht schlagen (also fig), einen Kampf führen
I don't need you to fight my battles for me — ich kann mich schon alleine durchsetzen
to do battle for sb/sth — sich für jdn/etw schlagen, sich für jdn/etw einsetzen
to win the battle but lose the war (fig) — die Schlacht gewinnen, aber den Krieg verlieren
killed in battle — (im Kampf) gefallen
we are fighting the same battle — wir ziehen am selben Strang
getting an interview is only half the battle —
battle of the giants — Kampf m der Giganten
2. visich schlagen; (fig also) kämpfen, streitento battle through a book etc — sich durch ein Buch etc( durch)kämpfen
3. vt (fig)to battle one's way through difficulties/four qualifying matches — sich (durch Schwierigkeiten)/durch vier Qualifikationsspiele durchschlagen
* * *battle [ˈbætl]A v/iwith mit;for um;against gegen):battle against relegation SPORT gegen den Abstieg kämpfen;battle for breath nach Atem ringen;battle to get sth darum kämpfen, etwas zu bekommen2. battle through sich (durch-)kämpfen durch;B v/t1. US kämpfen gegen, bekämpfen (beide auch fig)2. battle one’s way through → A 2C sin battle in der Schlacht;battle of wits geistiger Wettstreit;battle for power Machtkampf3. Zweikampf m:4. MIL, HISTa) Heer n, Schlachtreihe fdo battle for sb, fight sb’s battle jemandes Sache verfechten;have the battle den Sieg davontragen;be killed in battle (im Kampf) fallen;the battle is to the strong der Sieg gehört den Starken;that is half the battle damit ist schon viel gewonnen, das ist schon die halbe Miete umg;a good start ( oder beginning) is half the battle (Sprichwort) frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen; → losing A 3* * *1. noun1) (fight) Schlacht, diedo or give battle — kämpfen
2. intransitive verb 3. transitive verbdie in battle — [in der Schlacht] fallen
* * *n.Kampf ¨-e m.Schlacht -en f. v.kämpfen v.sich schlagen v. -
42 battle
'bætl
1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) batalla
2. verb(to fight.) luchar, batirse, combatir- battleship
battle1 n1. batalla2. luchabattle2 vb luchar / peleartr['bætəl]1 batalla, combate nombre masculino2 figurative use lucha■ the battle for the party leadership has begun la lucha por el liderazgo del partido ya ha empezado1 pelearse, batirse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin battle dress en uniforme de campañathat's half the battle figurative use ya hay medio camino andadoto battle against something figurative use luchar contra algoto battle for something/somebody luchar por algo/alguiento battle one's way through abrirse camino a empujonesto battle over something disputar algo a golpesto do battle for luchar porto do battle with librar batalla conto fight a battle lucharto fight a losing battle figurative use luchar por una causa perdidabattle of wits duelo de ingenioa battle of wills una lucha de voluntadesbattle cry grito de guerrabattle n: batalla f, lucha f, pelea fn.• acción (Militar) s.f.• batalla s.f.• pelea s.f.• pugna s.f.v.• batallar v.• luchar v.'bætḷ
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count & mass noun1) ( Mil) batalla fto do battle — luchar; (before n)
battle cry — grito m de guerra
2) ( struggle) lucha f
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1.
intransitive verb ( struggle) luchar
2.
vt ( oppose) (AmE) combatirPhrasal Verbs:['bætl]1. N1) (Mil) batalla fto do battle — librar batalla ( with con)
to join battle — frm trabar batalla
2) (fig) lucha f ( for control of por el control de) ( to control por controlar)the battle lines are drawn — (fig) todo está listo para la batalla
- fight a losing battle- win the battle but lose the war2. VI1) (Mil)3.VT (esp US) luchar contra, librar batalla contra4.CPDbattle array N —
in battle array — en formación or en orden de batalla
battle bus N — (Brit) (in election campaign) autobús m de campaña
battle cruiser N — crucero m de batalla
battle cry N — (Mil) grito m de combate; (fig) lema m, consigna f
battle dress N — traje m de campaña
battle fatigue N — trastorno mental postraumático provocado por el combate militar
battle fleet N — flota f de guerra
battle order N — = battle array
battle royal N — batalla f campal
battle zone N — zona f de batalla
* * *['bætḷ]
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count & mass noun1) ( Mil) batalla fto do battle — luchar; (before n)
battle cry — grito m de guerra
2) ( struggle) lucha f
II
1.
intransitive verb ( struggle) luchar
2.
vt ( oppose) (AmE) combatirPhrasal Verbs: -
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['bætl]nсражение, битва, бой, борьба, схваткаA fierce battle is raging between the two peoples. — Между этими двумя народами идут ожесточенные бои.
That's half the battle. — Это половина всего дела. /Это залог победы.
The love of battle is natural to all men. — Любовь к драке свойственна всем мужчинам. /Все мужчины любят драться.
I can't fight all your battles for you. — Я не могу лезть все время за тебя в драку.
Let him fight his own battles. — Пусть он сам за себя постоит.
They had a running battle with their neighbours about who owned the fence. — У них были постоянные споры с соседями о том, кому принадлежит забор.
A good beginning/starting is half the battle. The first blow is half the battle. — ◊ Доброе начало полдела откачало. /Лиха беда начало. /Почин всего дороже.
- decisive battle- hard-fought battle
- valiant battle
- maiden battle
- mimic battle
- lost battle
- fierce battle
- bloody battle
- losing battle
- hand-to-hand battle
- air battles
- naval battle
- indicisive battle
- pitched battle
- big land battle
- land and sea battle
- word battle
- battle line
- battle losses
- battle map
- battle royal
- battle honour
- battle task
- battle practice
- battle report
- battle outposts
- battle order
- battle formation
- battle area
- battle casualties
- battle reconnaissance
- battle fleet
- battle squadron
- battle dress
- battle blouse
- battle pack
- battle scene
- battle for smth
- battle of Stalingrad
- battle of Waterloo
- battle of blades
- battle of revenge
- battle between armies
- battle between lions
- battle against heavy odds
- battle against the wind
- battle of water against fire
- battle between land and sea
- usual battle between the cops and the robbers
- battle for life
- battle for the titlle of champion
- battle of wits
- battle of nerves
- battle over the issue
- battle to the death
- battle with adversity
- line of battle
- issue of battle
- love of battle
- killed in battle
- in the height of the battle
- in the battle
- during the battle
- give a battle
- offer a battle
- accept a battle
- win a battle
- fight a 24 hour hard battles
- fight a fair battle
- fight a losing battle
- fight a life and death battle
- be above the battle
- give battle to the enemy
- fight a good battle for smth
- wage a battle
- fight one's battle
- fight smb's battles for him
- fight a running battle
- refuse battle
- start the battle
- turn the battle in favour of smb
- go into battle
- lead the army to battle
- distinguish oneself in a battle
- die in battle
- join battle
- great battle has taken place
- good health is half the battle
- army drawn up in battle arrayUSAGE: -
44 half
1.[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]1) (part) Hälfte, diehalf [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]
I've only half left — ich habe nur noch die Hälfte
half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]
cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden
divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren
one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden
not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen
be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein
go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)
that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles
2. adjectivea half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.
half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit
3. adverbhe is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer
half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen
I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...
only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...
half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)
half cook something — etwas halb gar werden lassen
2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halbhalf past — or (coll.)
half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw
* * *1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) die Hälfte2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) die Halbzeit2. adjective2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halb3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halb3. adverb•- academic.ru/116531/half-">half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *[hɑ:f, AM hæf]I. n<pl halves>what's \half of ninety-six? was ist die Hälfte von sechsundneunzig?a kilo and a \half eineinhalb [o DIAL anderthalb] Kilo\half an apple ein halber Apfel\half a dozen ein halbes Dutzend\half the amount der halbe Betrag▪ by \half um die Hälftebigger by \half eineinhalbmal so großto divide sth by \half etw durch zwei teilento reduce sth by \half etw um die Hälfte reduzieren▪ in \half [or into halves] in zwei Hälftento cut sth into halves etw halbierento cut in \half in der Mitte durchschneiden, halbierento fold in \half zur Mitte falten2. BRIT ( fam: half pint of beer) kleines Bier (entspricht ca. 1/4 Liter), ÖSTERR a. Seidel nt, ÖSTERR a. Seitel nt, Stange f SCHWEIZtwo adults and three halves, please! zwei Erwachsene und drei Kinder, bitte!first/second \half erste/zweite Spielhälfte [o Halbzeityou haven't heard the \half of it yet! das dicke Ende kommt ja noch!that's \half the fun [of it] das ist doch gerade der Spaß daran\half of them didn't turn up die meisten von ihnen sind gar nicht erschienenour boss has lost \half his authority unser Chef hat seine Autorität zum größten Teil eingebüßtif you are \half the man I think you are, you'll succeed wenn du auch nur im entferntesten der Mann bist, für den ich dich halte, dann schaffst du das\half [of] the time die meiste Zeit7.▶ to be \half the battle:for jobs like that, getting an interview is \half the battle bei Stellen wie diesen hat man schon halb gewonnen, wenn man ein Vorstellungsgespräch bekommt▶ given \half a chance wenn man die Möglichkeit hätteI'd go to India, given \half a chance wenn ich die Möglichkeit hätte, würde ich nach Indien gehen▶ to be too clever by \half ein Schlaumeier seinI'll go halves with you ich teile mit dir, ich mach mit dir halbe-halbe famI'll be with you in \half a second ich bin sofort bei dira centaur is half man half horse ein Zentaur ist halb Mensch halb Pferd\half [a] per cent ein halbes Prozenta \half pint of lager ein kleines HellesIII. adv1. (almost) fast, nahezu, beinahethey had been frightened \half out of their minds sie wären fast verrückt geworden vor Angst2. (partially, to some extent) halb, zum Teilshe was \half afraid she'd have to make a speech sie hatte schon fast befürchtet, eine Rede halten zu müssenI was \half inclined to call you last night ich hätte dich gestern Abend fast angerufenit wasn't \half as good das war bei Weitem nicht so gut\half asleep halb wach\half cooked halb gar\half empty/full halb leer/voll\half naked halb nackt3. (time)[at] \half past nine [um] halb zehn; ( fam)4. (by fifty percent)▪ \half as... as... halb so... wie...my little brother is \half as tall as me mein kleiner Bruder ist halb so groß wie ichhe is \half my weight er wiegt halb so viel wie ich5. (intensifies negative statement)did you enjoy the film? — not \half! hat dir der Film gefallen? — und wie!* * *[hAːf]1. n pl halves1) Hälfte fto cut sth in half — etw halbieren; (with knife also) etw in zwei Hälften or Teile schneiden; salary etc etw um or auf die Hälfte kürzen
to break/tear sth in half — etw durchbrechen/durchreißen
half of it/them — die Hälfte davon/von ihnen
half the book/money — die Hälfte des Buches/Geldes, das halbe Buch/Geld
half my life — die Hälfte meines Lebens, mein halbes Leben
he gave me half — er gab mir die Hälfte
half a cup/an hour — eine halbe Tasse/Stunde
he's not half the man he used to be — er ist längst nicht mehr das, was er einmal war
half a second! —
to go halves (with sb on sth) — (mit jdm mit etw) halbe-halbe machen (inf)
he's too cocky by half ( Brit inf ) — er hält sich für wer weiß was (inf)
one and a half — eineinhalb, anderthalb
return half (Brit) — Abschnitt m für die Rückfahrt
two adults and one half, please — zwei Erwachsene und ein Kind, bitte
two and a half (to London) — zweieinhalb(mal London)
4) (= beer) kleines Bier, Halbe f (dial), Halbe(s) nt, Kleine(s) nt; (Scot, = whisky) einfacher Whisky, Einfache(r) m5)(= husband etc)
or other half — meine bessere Hälfte2. adjhalbhalf one thing half another — halb und halb, halb das eine und halb das andere
half man half beast —
it's neither opera nor operetta but sort of half and half — es ist so ein Zwischending nt zwischen Oper und Operette
3. adv1) halbI half thought... — ich hätte fast gedacht...
I was half afraid that... — ich habe fast befürchtet, dass...
the work is only half done — die Arbeit ist erst halb or zur Hälfte erledigt
half laughing, half crying — halb lachend, halb weinend
half laughing, half crying he told me... — mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge erzählte er mir...
he half rose to his feet —
I half think that... — ich habe beinahe den Eindruck, dass...
the book was half in German, half in English — das Buch war zur Hälfte auf Deutsch und zur Hälfte auf Englisch
2) (Brit inf)he's not half stupid/rich etc — er ist vielleicht or unheimlich dumm/reich etc
3)4)he earns half as much as you —
he earns half as much again as you — er verdient die Hälfte mehr als du or anderthalbmal so viel wie du
give me half as much again — gib mir noch die Hälfte dazu
* * *A adj1. halb:a half share ein halber Anteil, eine Hälfte;half an hour eine halbe Stunde;at half the price zum halben Preis;two pounds and a half, two and a half pounds zweieinhalb Pfund;a fish and a half umg ein Mordsfisch;a fellow and a half umg ein Pfundskerl;a woman and a half umg eine Superfrau2. halb, oberflächlich:B adv1. halb, zur Hälfte:half cooked halb gar;half as long halb so lang;half as much halb so viel;she is half his age sie ist halb so alt wie er2. halb(wegs), fast, nahezu:half dead halb tot;3. not halfa) bei Weitem nicht, lange nicht:b) umg (ganz und) gar nicht:not half bad gar nicht übelc) umg gehörig, mordsmäßig:he didn’t half swear er fluchte nicht schlecht4. (in Zeitangaben) halb:half three Br umg halb vier5. SCHIFF …einhalb:half three dreieinhalb (Faden)C pl halves [hɑːvz; US hævz] s1. Hälfte f:the first half of the year die erste Jahreshälfte;one half of it die eine Hälfte davon;half of the girls die Hälfte der Mädchen;2. SPORTa) (Spiel)Hälfte f, Halbzeit f:in the first (second) half auch vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;a game of two different halves ein Spiel mit zwei verschiedenen Halbzeiten5. Fahrkarte f zum halben Preis7. halbes Pint (besonders Bier):I only had a half ich hab nur ein kleines Bier getrunken8. obs Halbjahr nBesondere Redewendungen: half of it is ( oder half of them are) rotten die Hälfte (davon) ist faul;half the amount die halbe Menge oder Summe, halb so viel;do sth by halves etwas nur halb tun;do things by halves halbe Sachen oder Halbheiten machen;not do things by halves Nägel mit Köpfen machen;too clever by half bes Br umg oberschlau;go halves with sb in ( oder on) sth etwas mit jemandem teilen, mit jemandem bei etwas halbpart machen;* * *1.[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]1) (part) Hälfte, diehalf [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]
half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]
cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden
divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren
one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden
not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen
be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein
go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)
that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles
2. adjectivea half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.
half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit
3. adverbhe is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer
half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen
I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...
only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...
half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)
2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halbhalf past — or (coll.)
half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw
* * *adj.halb adj. n.(§ pl.: halves)= Hälfte -n f. -
45 battle
ˈbætl
1. сущ.
1) битва, сражение, бой (against;
among, between;
for, over;
with) to do, give battle ≈ дать бой to join battle ≈ вступить в бой to fight, wage battle ≈ вести бой to lose battle ≈ проиграть сражение to win a battle ≈ выиграть сражение to break off, terminate a battle ≈ завершить сражение bloody battle ≈ кровавое сражение decisive battle ≈ решительный бой fierce, pitched, raging battle ≈ жестокая схватка, яростная битва losing battle ≈ бой с большими человеческими потерями naval battle ≈ морской бой, морское сражение pitched battle battle alarm battle honour Syn: fight
2) борьба Syn: fight
3) архаич. войско, армия
4) поединок, схватка (между двумя участниками) ∙ the battle of the books ≈ ученая дискуссия to come unscathed out of the battle ≈ выйти сухим из воды battle royal half the battle
2. гл. бороться, сражаться battle against battle for battle on battle over battle withбитва, сражение - * alarm боевая тревога - * area поле боя - * casualties потери в бою - * scene батальная сцена - drawn * бой с неопределенным исходом - B. of Britain( историческое) "битва за Англию" (воздушные бои в 1940-41 гг.) - line of * линия фронта;
боевой порядок /строй/ - killed in * погиб в бою /на фронте/ - to fight a * сражаться, вести бой - to offer * предлагать /навязывать/ бой - to give * давать бой /сражение/ - to join * вступать в бой - to refuse * отказаться /уклониться/ от боя борьба - losing * безнадежная борьба, верное поражение;
обреченная на провал деятельность - the * of life борьба за существование - the * of the books (ироничное) ученая дискуссия - a * of wits битва умов, состязание в остроумии - to fight one's * бороться за свои убеждения или интересы - to do * with /over/ smth. бороться с чем-л. единоборство, поединок;
схватка - trial by * (историческое) ордалия, судебный поединок (одержавший победу считался оправданным) (историческое) войско, воинство > half the * залог успеха > to be above the * стоять в стороне /над схваткой/, занимать беспристрастную /объективную/ позицию > to fight smb.'s *s for him лезть в драку за кого-л. > the * is to the strong побеждает ситльнейший сражаться, драться, бороться - to * through life пробивать дорогу в жизни - to * against the wind бороться с ветром, идти против ветра - to * with adversity бороться с превратностями судьбы - to * for the title of champion оспаривать звание чемпиона (военное) строить в боевой порядок (диалектизм) сочный, питательный( о травах) (диалектизм) тучный, плодородный (о земле) откармливать(скот) удобрять( почву)above the ~ беспристрастный, стоящий в стороне от схватки;
to fight (smb.) 's battles for him лезть в драку (за кого-л.)battle битва, сражение, бой;
pitched battle тщательно подготовленное сражение ~ борьба;
to fight a losing battle вести борьбу, обреченную на неудачу ~ сражаться, бороться (for - за кого-л., что-л.;
with, against - с кем-л., чем-л.)~ attr. боевой;
battle alarm боевая тревога;
battle honour боевое отличиеabove the ~ беспристрастный, стоящий в стороне от схватки;
to fight (smb.) 's battles for him лезть в драку (за кого-л.)~ борьба;
to fight a losing battle вести борьбу, обреченную на неудачуthe of the books ученая дискуссия;
to fight one's battles over again снова переживать прошлое fight: to ~ shy (of smb., smth.) избегать( кого-л., чего-л.) ;
to fight one's battles over again вспоминать минувшие дниhalf the ~ залог успеха, победыbattle битва, сражение, бой;
pitched battle тщательно подготовленное сражение pitched: ~ battle заранее подготовленное сражение на определенном участке -
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I 1. ['bætl]1) mil. battaglia f., combattimento m.to fight a battle — dare battaglia, combattere una battaglia
2) fig. battaglia f., lotta f.political, legal battle — battaglia politica, legale
2.to fight sb.'s battles — combattere per qualcun altro
••II ['bætl]that's half the battle — il più è fatto, il passo più importante è fatto
verbo intransitivo mil. combattere, battersi (with sb. contro qcn.)to battle for — combattere per [ supremacy]; lottare per [ life]
to battle one's way through — ottenere qcs. lottando tra [ difficulties]
* * *['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) battaglia2. verb(to fight.) combattere- battleship* * *I 1. ['bætl]1) mil. battaglia f., combattimento m.to fight a battle — dare battaglia, combattere una battaglia
2) fig. battaglia f., lotta f.political, legal battle — battaglia politica, legale
2.to fight sb.'s battles — combattere per qualcun altro
••II ['bætl]that's half the battle — il più è fatto, il passo più importante è fatto
verbo intransitivo mil. combattere, battersi (with sb. contro qcn.)to battle for — combattere per [ supremacy]; lottare per [ life]
to battle one's way through — ottenere qcs. lottando tra [ difficulties]
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/hɑ:f/ * danh từ, số nhiều halves - (một) nửa, phân chia đôi =half an hour+ nửa giờ =to cut something in half+ chia (cắt) cái gì ra làm đôi - nửa giờ, ba mươi phút =half past two+ 2 giờ 30 phút, 2 giờ rưỡi - phần thưởng một nửa (không hoàn toàn là một nửa) =the larger half+ phần to lớn =he waster half of his time+ nó lâng phí mất phân nửa thời gian của nó - học kỳ (ở những trường học có hai học kỳ trong một năm) !one's better half - vợ !to cry halves - (xem) cry !to do something by halves - làm cái gì nửa vời; làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn !to go halves with someone in something - chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai !too clever by half -(mỉa mai) quá ư là thông minh * tính từ - nửa =a half share+ phần nửa =half the men+ nửa số người =half your time+ nửa thời gian của anh !the first blow (stroke) is half the battle !a good beginning is half the battle - bắt đầu tốt là xong một nửa công việc * phó từ - nửa, dơ dở, phần nửa =half crying, half laughing+ nửa khóc nửa cười, dở khóc dở cười =to be half awake+ nửa thức, nửa ngủ - được, kha khá, gần như =half dead+ gần chết =it is not half enough+ thế chưa đủ !half as much (many) again - nhiều gấp rưỡi !not half - (thông tục) không một chút nào =he is not half bad; he is not half a bad felloow+ anh ta không phải là một người xấu chút nào, anh ta là một người tốt - (từ lóng) rất, hết sức, vô cùng, làm =he didn't half swear+ hắn thề thốt rất ghê -
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'bætl 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) kamp, slag2. verb(to fight.) kjempe- battleshipkamp--------kjempe--------konflikt--------slag--------strideIsubst. \/ˈbætl\/strid, kamp (også overført)battle array ( militærvesen) fylking, slagordenthe battle is to the strong lykken står den kjekke bithe Battle of Waterloo slaget ved Waterloofight a losing battle kjempe forgjeves, kjempe til ingen nyttegive battle angripe, gå til kampa good beginning is half the battle godt begynt er halvt fullendtjoin battle ta til våpenthat's half the battle det er halve seieren det er det viktigsteIIverb \/ˈbætl\/kjempebattle one's way kjempe seg frem -
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['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) batalha2. verb(to fight.) combater- battleship* * *bat.tle[b'ætəl] n 1 batalha, combate. drawn battle / batalha empatada. field of battle / campo de batalha. they gave battle, joined battle / eles entraram em combate. 2 duelo. 3 fig guerra, luta. 4 conflito, briga, contenda. • vt 1 tomar parte em batalha, combater, batalhar. 2 fig lutar, brigar. they battled the drought foor 3 years / eles lutaram contra a seca por três anos. that’s half the battle isto é meio caminho andado. to battle it (out) lutar por, lutar pela decisão. to fight a losing battle lutar por algo condenado ao fracasso. to give the battle prometer a vitória. to have the battle ganhar a batalha. to offer the battle dar combate. youth is half the battle a juventude é a melhor arma. -
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I1. [ʹbætl] n1. битва; сражениеBattle of Britain - ист. «битва за Англию» (воздушные бои в 1940-41 гг.)
line of battle - а) линия фронта; б) боевой порядок /строй/
killed in battle - погиб в бою /на фронте/
to fight a battle - сражаться, вести бой
to offer battle - предлагать /навязывать/ бой
to give battle - давать бой /сражение/
to refuse battle - отказаться /уклониться/ от боя
2. борьбаlosing battle - безнадёжная борьба, верное поражение; обречённая на провал деятельность
the battle of the books - ирон. учёная дискуссия
a battle of wits - битва умов, состязание в остроумии
to do battle with /over/ smth. - бороться с чем-л.
3. единоборство, поединок; схваткаtrial by battle - ист. ордалия, судебный поединок ( одержавший победу считался оправданным)
4. ист. войско, воинство♢
half the battle - залог успехаto be above the battle - стоять в стороне /над схваткой/, занимать беспристрастную /объективную/ позицию
to fight smb.'s battles for him - лезть в драку за кого-л.
2. [ʹbætl] v1. сражаться, драться, боротьсяto battle against the wind - бороться с ветром, идти против ветра
2. воен. строить в боевой порядокII1. [ʹbætl] a диал.1. сочный, питательный ( о травах)2. тучный, плодородный ( о земле)2. [ʹbætl] v1) откармливать ( скот)2) удобрять ( почву) -
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{'bætl}
I. 1. бой, битка, сражение, прен. борба
to do/join the BATTLE влизам в бой/сражение
2. победа. успех
II. 1. бия се, сражавам се
2. боря се (with, agains с)
to BATTLE for breath с мъка/едва си поемам дъх* * *{'batl} n 1. бой, битка, сражение; прен. борба; to do/join the(2) v 1. бия се, сражавам се; 2. боря се (with, agains с);* * *сражение; сражавам се; битка; боен; борба; бой; бия;* * *1. i. бой, битка, сражение, прен. борба 2. ii. бия се, сражавам се 3. to battle for breath с мъка/едва си поемам дъх 4. to do/join the battle влизам в бой/сражение 5. боря се (with, agains с) 6. победа. успех* * *battle[bætl] I. n бой, битка, сражение; прен. борба; maiden \battle първи бой; бойно кръщение; pitched \battle редовно сражение; general's \battle битка, в която стратегията и тактиката играят решаваща роля за победата; soldier's \battle битка, която се решава от храбростта на войниците; a \battle of wills конфликт, в който двете страни си измерват ината (волята); война на нерви; a \battle of words словесна престрелка; a running \battle постоянен конфликт, дългогодишна борба; youth is half the \battle младостта е залог за успех (победа); the \battle is to the strong победата е на силния; line of \battle воен. боен ред; the \battle lines are drawn позициите са изяснени и двете страни са готови да влязат в бой (конфликт); to do \battle сражавам се, боря се; drawn \battle безрезултатно сражение, бой без победител или победен; to fight a losing \battle водя безполезна (безнадеждна) борба; водя борба (битка) без изглед за успех (победа); to fight o.'s \battles over again преживявам отново миналото (събития от минали години); to fight o.'s own \battles справям се с трудностите, защитавам се сам; to win the \battle but lose the war печеля битката, но губя войната; wager of \battle ист., юрид. "Божи съд", дуел, който решава дали обвиняемият е виновен или не; to join \battle with завързвам сражение с; II. v бия се, сражавам се, водя бой; прен. боря се ( with, against); to \battle for breath с мъка си поемам дъх, едва си поемам дъх. -
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1)(equal part, fifty per cent) Hälfte f;the northern \half of the island is subtropical der Norden der Insel ist subtropisch;to cut sth into halves etw halbieren;to cut in \half in der Mitte durchschneiden, halbieren;to divide sth by \half etw durch zwei teilen;to fold in \half zur Mitte falten;to reduce sth by \half etw um die Hälfte reduzierena \half pint of lager ein kleines Hellestwo adults and three halves please! zwei Erwachsene und drei Kinder, bitte!5) ( very soon)6) ( share cost)7) ( treat wholly)to not do things by halves keine halben Sachen machen ( fam)you haven't heard the \half of it yet! das dicke Ende kommt ja noch!;that's \half the fun [of it] das ist doch gerade der Spaß daranPHRASES:to be too clever by \half ein Schlaumeier sein;my other [or better] \half meine zweite [o bessere] Hälfte;roughly \half of the class are Spanish die Klasse besteht ungefähr zur Hälfte aus Spaniern;\half an apple ein halber Apfel adv1) ( almost) halb, fast, nahezu, beinahe;they had been frightened \half out of their minds sie wären fast verrückt geworden vor Angst2) (partially, to some extent) halb, zum Teil;she was \half afraid she'd have to make a speech sie hatte schon fast befürchtet, eine Rede halten zu müssen;it wasn't \half as good das war bei weitem nicht so gut;\half asleep halb wach;3) ( time)[at] \half past nine [um] halb zehn ( fam);meet me at home at \half past on the dot, okay? du bist dann um Punkt halb bei mir, o.k.? ( fam)4) ( by fifty percent)\half as... as... halb so... wie...;my little brother is \half as tall as me mein kleiner Bruder ist halb so groß wie ich;he is \half my weight er wiegt halb so viel wie ichhe wasn't \half handsome er sah unverschämt gut aus ( fam)she didn't \half shout at him sie hat ihn vielleicht angebrüllt;did you enjoy the film? - not \half! hat dir der Film gefallen? - und wie!6) (partially, to some extent) halb;I was \half inclined to call you last night but... ich hätte dich gestern Abend fast angerufen, aber...;\half cooked halb gar;\half empty/ full halb leer/voll;\half naked halb nackt\half of them didn't turn up die meisten von ihnen sind gar nicht erschienen;our boss has lost \half his authority unser Chef hat seine Autorität zum größten Teil eingebüßt;if you are \half the man I think you are, you'll succeed wenn du auch nur im Entferntesten der Mann bist, für den ich dich halte, dann schaffst du das;\half [of] the time die meiste ZeitPHRASES:to be \half the battle [schon] die halbe Miete sein ( fam)given \half a chance wenn ich/er/sie/etc. die Möglichkeit hätte -
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['bætl] 1. сущ.1) битва, сражение, бойfierce / raging battle — жестокая схватка, яростная битва
losing battle — бесперспективное сражение, заведомо проигранное сражение
naval battle — морской бой, морское сражение
to do / give battle — дать бой
to fight / wage battle — вести бой
- battle alarmto break off, terminate a battle — завершить сражение
- battle honourSyn:2) борьбаSyn:3) уст. войско, армия4) поединок, схватка ( между двумя участниками)••- half the battle 2. гл.1) бороться, сражаться прям. и перен.The opposing armies battled on until night. — Враждующие армии сражались до наступления темноты.
Tomorrow we shall battle with our old enemies and defeat them. — Завтра мы сразимся с нашими старыми врагами и победим их.
Our team and their opponents battled for the prize in the football match. — В футбольном матче за приз боролись наши и их противники.
Some rare wild animals are battling for their existence. — Ряду редких животных приходится буквально сражаться за выживание.
The mountain climbers had to battle against great difficulties. — Альпинистам приходилось преодолевать большие трудности.
I've been battling with my conscience for several days, and now I know I have to write to you. — Я несколько спорил со своей совестью, и наконец решил, что должен написать тебе.
Scientists are still battling with many diseases. — Ученые ведут борьбу с множеством болезней.
2) добиваться, отстаиватьWomen must battle on until they have gained equality. — Женщины должны бороться, пока не добьются равенства.
3) преодолевать, противостоять4) пробиваться; прокладывать себе дорогу, преодолевая трудностиHe battled his way to the top of his profession. — Он упорно двигался по карьерной лестнице.
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[ˈbætl]above the battle беспристрастный, стоящий в стороне от схватки; to fight (smb.)'s battles for him лезть в драку (за кого-л.) battle битва, сражение, бой; pitched battle тщательно подготовленное сражение battle борьба; to fight a losing battle вести борьбу, обреченную на неудачу battle сражаться, бороться (for - за кого-л., что-л.; with, against - с кем-л., чем-л.) battle attr. боевой; battle alarm боевая тревога; battle honour боевое отличие battle attr. боевой; battle alarm боевая тревога; battle honour боевое отличие battle attr. боевой; battle alarm боевая тревога; battle honour боевое отличие battle royal драка, общая свалка; шумная ссора to come unscathed out of the battle = выйти сухим из воды above the battle беспристрастный, стоящий в стороне от схватки; to fight (smb.)'s battles for him лезть в драку (за кого-л.) battle борьба; to fight a losing battle вести борьбу, обреченную на неудачу the of the books ученая дискуссия; to fight one's battles over again снова переживать прошлое fight: to battle shy (of smb., smth.) избегать (кого-л., чего-л.); to fight one's battles over again вспоминать минувшие дни general's (soldier's) battle бой, исход которого решает умелое командование (солдатская доблесть) half the battle залог успеха, победы the of the books ученая дискуссия; to fight one's battles over again снова переживать прошлое battle битва, сражение, бой; pitched battle тщательно подготовленное сражение pitched: battle battle заранее подготовленное сражение на определенном участке -
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1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
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bat·tle [ʼbætl̩, Am ʼbæt̬l̩] nto join \battle with sb sich dat mit jdm eine Schlacht liefern;to have been killed in \battle im Kampf] gefallen sein;\battle of wills Machtkampf m;\battle of wits geistiger Wettstreit;\battle of words Wortgefecht nt;to do \battle kämpfen;to fight a \battle einen Kampf führenPHRASES:to win the \battle but lose the war ein Gefecht gewinnen, aber den Krieg verlieren;to lose the \battle but win the war ein Gefecht verlieren, aber den Krieg gewinnen;that is half the \battle damit ist die Sache schon halb gewonnen;to fight a losing \battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen vi;to \battle against sth gegen etw akk kämpfen;to \battle against prejudice gegen Vorurteile ankämpfen;to \battle for sth um etw akk kämpfen;to \battle over sth um etw akk kämpfen;to \battle sth gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen; -
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['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) bitka2. verb(to fight.) boriti se- battleship* * *I [baetl]nounbitka, bojto do battle — bojevati, vojskovati sethat's half the battle — to je že polovica uspeha, to je ugodnoto fight s.o.'s battles for him — spuščati se v prepir za drugegabattle royal — hud prepir, boj na življenje in smrtII [baetl] -
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n. slag, strijd, gevecht--------v. vechten, strijdenbattle1[ bætl] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 (veld)slag ⇒ gevecht, competitie♦voorbeelden:fight a losing battle • een hopeloze strijd voerenfight someone's battle(s) for someone • voor iemand de kastanjes uit het vuur halengive battle • slag/strijd leverengo into battle • ten strijde trekken————————battle2♦voorbeelden:battle through the crowd • zich een weg banen door de menigteII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
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1. noun1) битва, сражение, бой; pitched battle тщательно подготовленное сражение2) борьба; to fight a losing battle вести борьбу, обреченную на неудачу3) (attr.) боевой; battle alarm боевая тревога; battle honour боевое отличиеbattle royal драка, общая свалка; шумная ссораhalf the battle залог успеха, победыthe battle of the books ученая дискуссияto fight one's battles over again снова переживать прошлоеto come unscathed out of the battle = выйти сухим из водыgeneral's (soldier's) battle бой, исход которого решает умелое командование (солдатская доблесть)above the battle беспристрастный, стоящий в стороне от схваткиto fight smb.'s battles for him лезть в драку за кого-л.Syn:fight2. verbсражаться, бороться (for - за кого-л., что-л.; with, against - с кем-либо, чем-л.)* * *1 (a) боевой2 (n) битва; бой; единоборство; поединок; сражение; схватка3 (v) сражаться* * *битва, бой* * *[bat·tle || 'bætl] n. битва, сражение, бой, баталия, борьба v. бороться, сражаться* * *битвабойоткармливатьсражениеудобрять* * *1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой 2) борьба 2. гл. бороться
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