What does battaglia in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word battaglia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use battaglia in Italian.

The word battaglia in Italian means battle, skirmish, contest, field battle, naval combat, naval battle, battleship, lost battle, losing battle, die in battle, fall in battle, battlefield, masterpiece, piece de resistance, battle, battle-ready, for battle, engage in battle, the battle rages on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word battaglia

battle, skirmish

sostantivo femminile (combattimento tra due eserciti)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La battaglia ebbe inizio all'alba e si protrasse per tutta la giornata con gravi perdite per entrambi gli eserciti.
The battle started at dawn and lasted all day and resulted in heavy losses for both armies.

contest

sostantivo femminile (figurato (contrapposizione, controversia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
È in corso una battaglia per l'affidamento dei figli della coppia.
There's a battle going on at the moment over who will get custody of the couple's children.

field battle

naval combat, naval battle

sostantivo femminile (guerra: tra navi) (in war)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

battleship

sostantivo femminile (gioco da tavola) (game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lost battle, losing battle

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

die in battle, fall in battle

battlefield

masterpiece

sostantivo maschile (figurato (principale opera artistica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

piece de resistance

sostantivo maschile (figurato (risorsa usata più spesso) (strongest asset)

Il cavallo di battaglia del politico populista in tutti i dibattiti era la lotta all'immigrazione.
The populist politician's piece de resistance, which he used in every debate, was the fight against immigration.

battle, battle-ready

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

for battle

engage in battle

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

the battle rages on

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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