belligerent

[US]/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/
[UK]/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.engaged in war; warlike; provoking war;engaged in warfare; provocateur.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He had a belligerent aspect.

Han havde et fjendtligt udtryk.

a belligerent fighter

en fjendtlig fighter

he had an authoritarian and at times belligerent manner.

han havde en autoritær og til tider агреssiv opførsel.

pugnacity, belligerent, bellicose, truculence, jingoist, nihilist, chauvinist.

nævekamp, aggressiv, bellicose, truende, jingoist, nihilist, chauvinist.

A belligerent reporter badgered the President for the facts).

En aggressiv reporter pressede præsidenten for fakta).

tried to arrange a truce between the belligerent nations), or it may refer to a tendency to hostile behavior (

forsøgte at arrangere en våbenhvile mellem de fjendtlige nationer), eller det kan henvise til en tendens til fjendtlig adfærd (

The boys found it hard to get along with Tom, because he always said some very belligerent things.

Drengene havde det svært ved at få det til at fungere med Tom, fordi han altid sagde nogle meget fjendtlige ting.

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