la
feminine
/baˈtaʎa/
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Translation
battle
Word origin
From Late Latin battualia ('fencing exercises'), from battuere ('to beat, strike'). The same root gives English battle and batter.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- battualia
- English cognates
- battle, batter, combat
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralbatallas
Examples
.
They lost the battle but won the war.
durado .
This legal battle has gone on for years.
Waterloo Europa.
The Battle of Waterloo changed Europe.
.
Each day is a battle to keep the family going.
amanecer.
The soldiers prepared for the battle at dawn.
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