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skirmish ['skɜ:mɪʃ]1 nounMilitary escarmouche f, échauffourée f; figurative escarmouche f, accrochage m;∎ I had a bit of a skirmish with the authorities j'ai eu un différend avec les autoritésMilitary s'engager dans une escarmouche;∎ figurative to skirmish with sb (over sth) avoir un accrochage ou s'accrocher avec qn (au sujet de qch) -
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Mil. [Police] escarmouche; accrochage; échauffouréeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > skirmish
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1 sout ( appointment) rendez-vous m ; (for performer, artist) engagement m ; official ou public engagement obligation f officielle ; social engagement obligation f sociale ; prior engagement obligation f ; I have a dinner engagement tomorrow evening j'ai un dîner demain soir ; -
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1 noun(a) (gen) brosse f; (for paint) pinceau m; (bigger) brosse f; (for paste) pinceau m, brosse f; (shaving brush) blaireau m; (scrubbing brush) brosse f dure; (broom) balai m; (with dustpan) balayette f(b) (act of brushing) coup m de brosse;∎ to give sth a brush (clothes) donner un coup de brosse à qch; (floor) donner un coup de balai à qch;∎ to give one's hair a brush se donner un coup de brosse;∎ to give one's teeth a brush se brosser les dents(c) (encounter, skirmish) accrochage m, escarmouche f;∎ figurative to have a brush with death frôler la mort;∎ to have a brush with the law avoir des démêlés avec la justice;∎ she's had the odd brush with the authorities elle a eu parfois maille à partir avec les autorités(d) (light stroke) effleurement m;∎ she felt the brush of his lips on her neck elle a senti ses lèvres lui effleurer le cou(a) (clothes, carpet) brosser;∎ to brush one's hair se brosser les cheveux;∎ to brush one's teeth se brosser les dents;∎ she brushed her hair back from her face elle a brossé ses cheveux en arrière(b) (sweep → floor) balayereffleurer, frôler;∎ her hair brushed against his cheek ses cheveux ont effleuré ou frôlé sa joue►► brush fire (fire) feu m de brousse, incendie m de broussailles; Military (minor war) conflit m armé;(a) (move aside) écarter, repousser(a) (remove → tears) essuyer; (→ insect) chasser; (remove → from clothes) enlever d'un coup de brosse; (→ from floor) enlever d'un coup de balai(b) (person, difficulty) écarter;∎ to brush away criticism mépriser les critiques(clothing) donner un coup de brosse à; (horse) brosser(dirt) s'enleverfrôler en passant∎ I have to brush up my maths il faut que je me remette à niveau en maths(b) (sweep up) ramasser à la balayettefamiliar revoir□, réviser□
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Skirmish — Skir mish, n.[OE. scarmishe, scrymishe. See {Skirmish}, v. i.] 1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops. [1913 Webster] 2. A slight contest. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skirmish — Skir mish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skirmished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirmishing}.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF. escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen, OHG. scirm, scerm … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skirmish — [n] fight altercation, argument, battle, bout, brawl, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, disagreement, dispute, encounter, engagement, feud, fisticuffs*, fracas, fray, melee, quarrel, row, ruckus, rumble, run in*, scrap*, scuffle,… … New thesaurus
skirmish — ► NOUN ▪ an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting. ► VERB ▪ engage in a skirmish. DERIVATIVES skirmisher noun. ORIGIN from Old French eskirmir, from a Germanic verb meaning defend … English terms dictionary
skirmish — [skʉr′mish] n. [ME scarmoch < MFr escharmuche < It scaramuccia < schermire, to fight < Gmc, as in OHG * skirmjan, to protect < skirm, a guard: see SCREEN] 1. a brief fight or encounter between small groups, usually an incident of a … English World dictionary
skirmish — index affray, collision (dispute), commotion, confront (oppose), confrontation (altercation) … Law dictionary
skirmish — n *encounter, brush Analogous words: *contest, conflict, combat, fight, affray, fray: engagement, action, *battle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
skirmish — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, minor, small ▪ border ▪ early, first, opening ▪ … Collocations dictionary
skirmish — I UK [ˈskɜː(r)mɪʃ] / US [ˈskɜrmɪʃ] noun [countable] Word forms skirmish : singular skirmish plural skirmishes 1) a fight, especially one that is away from the main fighting in a war An officer was killed in a skirmish with guerillas. 2) an… … English dictionary
skirmish — skir|mish [ˈskə:mıʃ US ˈskə:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: escaramouche, from Old Italian scaramuccia] 1.) a fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a battle used in … Dictionary of contemporary English
skirmish — I n. 1) a border; minor skirmish 2) a skirmish between; with II v. (D; intr.) to skirmish with * * * [ skɜːmɪʃ] minor skirmish with (D; intr.) to skirmish with a border a skirmishbetween … Combinatory dictionary