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battle [ˈbætl]1. nounbataille f, combat m• to lose/win the battle perdre/gagner la bataille3. compounds* * *['bætl] 1.political battle — lutte f politique
2. 3.legal battle — bataille f légale
intransitive verb Military, fig combattre ( with somebody contre quelqu'un)to battle for something/to do — lutter pour quelque chose/pour faire
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A n1 Mil bataille f (for pour, against contre, between entre) ; to die in battle mourir au combat ; to fight a battle combattre ; to win/lose a battle gagner/perdre une bataille ; the Battle of Waterloo la bataille de Waterloo ; to go into battle engager le combat ; to join battle s'engager dans la bataille ; to do battle with sb se battre avec qn ; the field of battle le champ de bataille ;2 fig lutte f (for pour, against contre, over à propos de) ; political battle lutte f politique ; takeover battle Pol lutte f de succession ; legal battle bataille f légale ; the battle is on for/to do la lutte est engagée pour/pour faire ; the battle to prevent Aids la lutte pour la prévention du sida ; it's a battle of wills between them c'est à qui l'emportera entre eux ; a battle of words un échange acerbe ; to fight one's own battles se défendre tout seul ; to fight sb's battles se battre pour le compte de qn.D vi Mil, fig combattre (with sb contre qn) ; to battle for se disputer [supremacy] ; lutter pour [life, survival] ; to battle to do lutter pour faire ; to battle one's way through vaincre [qch] de haute lutte [difficulties, opposition] ; he battled his way to a victory il a remporté la victoire de haute lutte.that's half the battle c'est déjà un grand pas de fait.■ battle on persévérer.■ battle out: to battle it out lutter avec acharnement (for pour).
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