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1 supremacy
[suː'preməsɪ, sjuː-]1) (power) supremazia f.2) (greater ability) primato m., superiorità f.* * *[su'preməsi]noun (the state of being the greatest or most powerful: How did Rome maintain her supremacy over the rest of the world for so long?) supremazia* * *supremacy /su:ˈprɛməsɪ/n. [u]1 supremazia; primato* * *[suː'preməsɪ, sjuː-]1) (power) supremazia f.2) (greater ability) primato m., superiorità f. -
2 battle
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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