skirmish

[US]/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. isang labanan sa maliit na saklaw; isang menor na tunggalian.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularskirmishes
Present Participleskirmishing
Past Participleskirmished
Past Tenseskirmished
Pluralskirmishes

Phrases & Collocations

military skirmish

sagupaan ng militar

brief skirmish

maikling sagupaan

Example Sentences

there was a skirmish over the budget.

nagkaroon ng sagupaan tungkol sa badyet.

There had been a skirmish in the half light of dawn.

Nagkaroon ng isang sagupaan sa madilim na liwanag ng bukambina.

reports of skirmishing along the border.

Mga ulat ng mga sagupaan sa kahabaan ng hangganan.

a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.

Isang sagupaan tungkol sa mga panuntunan bago magsimula ang debate.

the struggle started with skirmishes and some scattered gunplay.

Nagsimula ang pagtunggali sa mga sagupaan at ilang paminsan-minsang putukan.

In a straight fight the crusaders usually won; in skirmishes, the Saracens often overcame their more numerous opponents.

Sa isang direktang laban, karaniwang nananalo ang mga mandirigma; sa mga sagupaan, madalas na napapataas ng mga Saracen ang kanilang mas maraming kalaban.

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