Translation
duel, contest
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Word origin
From Latin duellum, an old form of bellum ('war'), later confused with duo ('two'), giving the sense of a fight between two.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- duellum
- English cognates
- duel, duet
Grammar
Examples
XIXe , .
In the nineteenth century, some disputes were settled by a duel.
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The contest between the two favourites kept the whole stadium on edge.
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The two men fought a duel with swords.
télévisé verbal.
That television debate turned into a verbal duel.
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She won her contest against the world number one.
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