skirmish

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

Translation

n. mbatu ya kichwa; mshindi mnyewe.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularskirmishes
Present Participleskirmishing
Past Participleskirmished
Past Tenseskirmished
Pluralskirmishes

Phrases & Collocations

military skirmish

military skirmish

brief skirmish

brief skirmish

Example Sentences

there was a skirmish over the budget.

Kulikuwa na mapigano juu ya bunge.

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

Alikuwa na mshindi mwinga katika mizani ya mchana.

reports of skirmishing along the border.

mazungu ya mshindi mwinga kwenye mstari wa mji.

a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.

mshindi mwinga kuhusu sheria zilizopo kabla ya mchakato wa mshindi mwinga.

the struggle started with skirmishes and some scattered gunplay.

mshindi mwinga alibidhiwa na mshindi mwinga na mchakato mwinga mstari.

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

Katika uchungu wa mengine, wamalimwengu walitangaza kwa mafupi; katika uchungu wa mengine, wamalimwengu walitangaza kwa mafupi; wamalimwengu walitangaza kwa mafupi.

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