| Traduções principais |
| battle n | (military combat) | batalha sf |
| | The army lost an important battle, but won the war. |
| | O exército perdeu uma importante batalha, mas venceu a guerra. |
| battle n | figurative (dispute) | disputa sf |
| | The neighbours were in an ongoing battle over boundaries. |
| | Os vizinhos estavam em uma disputa contínua sobre os limites de terreno. |
| battle n | figurative (struggle) | disputa sf |
| | Dealing with my bipolar disorder is an ongoing battle. |
| | Lidar com meu transtorno bipolar é uma disputa contínua. |
| battle n as adj | (used in battle) | de batalha loc adj |
| | He put on his battle armour when he heard the combat outside. |
| | Ele colocou a armadura de batalha quando ouviu a luta do fora. |
| battle [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (fight: person, group) | combater vt |
| | They battled the enemy for two weeks. |
| | Eles combateram o inimigo por duas semanas. |
| battle [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (struggle against [sth]) | lutar v int |
| | He's battling cancer. |
| | Ele está lutando contra o câncer. |
| battle⇒ vi | (engage in combat) | lutar v int |
| | They battled there for two weeks and destroyed much of the city. |
| | Eles lutaram lá por duas semanas e destruíram a maior parte da cidade. |
Formas compostas:
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| battle against [sth] vi + prep | figurative (strenuously oppose) | lutar contra, batalhar contra vt + prep |
| | (informal) | brigar contra vt + prep |
| | He battled in vain against the factory closures. |
| | Ele lutou (or: batalhou) em vão contra o fechamento das fábricas. |
| battle against [sb] vi + prep | figurative (strenuously oppose) | lutar contra, batalhar contra vt + prep |
| | (informal) | brigar contra vt + prep |
| | Ed Miliband battled against his brother David for leadership of the Labour party. |
| battle cruiser n | (warship) | cruzador de batalha loc sm |
| | Japan sent the battle cruiser Naniwa to Honolulu. |
| battle cry n | (soldiers' rallying call) | grito de guerra sm |
| | | brado de guerra sm |
| | The general rallied his men to the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo!" |
| battle cry n | figurative (rallying slogan) (figurado; slogan) | grito de guerra sm |
| | The senator is raising the battle cry for state tax reform. |
| battle fatigue n | (stress reaction to warfare) | neurose de guerra loc sf |
| | They used to call it battle fatigue, now they call it Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). |
| battle flag n | (leads soldiers into battle) | bandeira de guerra loc sf |
| battle front n | (war: front line of fighting) | frente de batalha sf |
| | It was over a year before he was well enough to return to the battle front. |
| battle gear n | (armor) | equipamento de combate loc sm |
| battle hymn n | (song glorifying a military group) | hino de guerra loc sm |
| battle it out v expr | informal (compete) (competir) | lutar por, lutar pela decisão |
| | Todd and Tina usually don't compete, but this time they battled it out. |
| Battle of Salamis n | (ancient Greek-Persian battle) (combate histórico) | Batalha de Salamina sf + loc adj |
| battle royal n | UK (wrestling: elimination match) | luta eliminatória sf + adj |
| battle royal n | (dispute, fight) | luta violenta sf + adj |
| | | batalha sem tréguas expres |
| battle royal n | (fight: many participants) | luta com mais de dois lutadores expres |
| battle wound n | (injury sustained in warfare) (aparelho: TV) | TV sigl |
| | | televisor sm |
| | The battle wound he sustained led to his death. |
| battle-hardened adj | (having war experience) (experiente na guerra) | calejado, aguerrido adj |
| battle-scarred adj | (with old wounds from combat) | marcado pela guerra loc adj |
| battle-scarred adj | figurative (traumatized) | traumatizado adj |
battleax (US),
battleaxe,
battle-axe (UK) n | (hacking weapon) | alabarda sf |
battleax (US),
battleaxe,
battle-axe (UK) n | figurative, pejorative, slang (nagging woman) | mulher resmungona loc sf |
| do battle v expr | (fight, struggle) (figurado) | batalhar, lutar v int |
| | We are going to do battle with the board of education on the teacher hiring freeze. |
| do battle with [sth] v expr | (struggle or fight against) | lutar contra expres |
| | | travar uma batalha contra expres |
| | He did battle with lung cancer for years before succumbing. |
| fight a losing battle v expr | figurative (have little chance of success) | dar murro em ponta de faca loc v |
| | The union is fighting a losing battle; management is going to outsource their jobs. |