skirmish

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

Translation

n. mała bitwa; drobny konflikt.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularskirmishes
Present Participleskirmishing
Past Participleskirmished
Past Tenseskirmished
Pluralskirmishes

Phrases & Collocations

military skirmish

starcia militarne

brief skirmish

krótkie starcie

Example Sentences

there was a skirmish over the budget.

doszło do potyczki o budżet

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

Doszło do potyczki w półmroku świtu.

reports of skirmishing along the border.

doniesienia o potyczkach na granicy.

a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.

potyczka o zasady przed rozpoczęciem debaty.

the struggle started with skirmishes and some scattered gunplay.

walka rozpoczęła się od potyczek i sporadycznej wymiany ognia.

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

W bezpośredniej walce rycerze krzyżowi zwykle wygrywali; w potyczkach, Sarraceni często pokonywali liczniejszych przeciwników.

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