belligerent

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

Translation

adj. involucrado en guerra; belicoso; provocando guerra; comprometido en la guerra; provocador.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He had a belligerent aspect.

Él tenía un aspecto beligerante.

a belligerent fighter

un luchador beligerante

he had an authoritarian and at times belligerent manner.

tenía una actitud autoritaria y, a veces, beligerante.

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

perniciosidad, belicoso, belicoso, beligerancia, jingoista, nihilista, chauvinista.

A belligerent reporter badgered the President for the facts).

Un reportero beligerante acosó al Presidente para obtener los hechos).

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

intentó organizar un alto el fuego entre las naciones beligerantes), o puede referirse a una tendencia a un comportamiento hostil (

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

A los niños les costaba llevarse bien con Tom, porque siempre decía cosas muy beligerantes.

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