Skirmish means Escaramuza and Refriega in Spanish | Discover Synonyms, Part of Speech & Examples

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Translation of Skirmish in Spanish :

skirmish

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escaramuza

NOUN

My first skirmish was like hunting with my friends. Mi primera escaramuza fue como cazar en el bosque.
Talked about a brief skirmish. Dijo que sería una breve escaramuza.
... just an episode, a skirmish. ... un mero episodio, una escaramuza.
The skirmish fire increased to a long chattering sound. El fuego escaramuza aumentó a un sonido mucho parloteo.
Call it a light cavalry skirmish. Puedes llamarla una escaramuza caballeresca.

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refriega

NOUN

Synonyms: fray, scuffle, affray, melee

... side in *every territorial skirmish in the world*. ... bando *en cada refriega territorial en el mundo*.

in English

fray

I)

fray

NOUN

Synonyms: friar, fra

That's The Fray. Eso es de The Fray.

II)

refriega

NOUN

Synonyms: scuffle, skirmish, affray, melee

before returning to the fray. Antes de volver a la refriega.
now has an ebay above the fray ahora tiene un ebay por encima de la refriega
now that's nearly above the fray ahora que es casi por encima de la refriega
But if she rushed into the fray herself she would be ... Pero si ella entró en la refriega se le quiera ser ...
... of the getting into the fray ... de entrar en la refriega

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III)

deshilacharse

NOUN

Synonyms: ravel

IV)

crispación

NOUN

Synonyms: tension

... the force above the political fray. ... al cuerpo al margen de la crispación política.

V)

palestra

NOUN

Synonyms: fore, palaestra

and lead it to the fray? y llevar a la palestra?

scuffle

I)

refriega

NOUN

Synonyms: fray, skirmish, affray, melee

It was just a scuffle. Fue sólo una refriega.
scuffle he receives his own ... refriega que recibe su propia ...
In the scuffle, your son struck ... En la refriega, golpeó a su hijo ...
... and he stabbed him in the scuffle which followed." ... y le apuñaló en la refriega que siguió.
... lost her glasses in the scuffle, and as she was ... perdido sus gafas en la refriega, y como era

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rifirrafe

NOUN

III)

pelea

NOUN

Synonyms: fight, bout, quarrel, brawl, feud, struggle

Heard about that scuffle. Oí de la pelea.
Heard about that scuffle. He oído lo de la pelea.
The scuffle did not develop further ... La pelea no fue a más ...
The camera jammed in the scuffle La cámara se trabó en la pelea.
scuffle with the stranger. pelea con el desconocido.

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IV)

riña

NOUN

Synonyms: quarrel, brawl, tiff, squabble, scold, feud

... and his friend had a small scuffle over the flag. ... y su amigo tenía una pequeña riña sobre la bandera.
... by his mother's side, and learned to scuffle out ... al lado de su madre, y aprendió a cabo riña
... of settlers in a scuffle near the evacuated outpost ... ... de colonos en una riña ocurrida cerca del puesto avanzado evacuado ...

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V)

reyerta

NOUN

Synonyms: brawl

In the heat of a scuffle. En medio de la reyerta.
Scuffle in the playground. Reyerta en el patio.
... who had watched the scuffle without ... que habían presenciado la reyerta sin

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VI)

forcejeo

NOUN

Synonyms: struggle, floundering, tussle

There was a scuffle, and the next ... Hubo un forcejeo, y el siguiente ...
... not a squeak and scuffle from the mice behind ... ... no un chillido y el forcejeo de los ratones detrás ...

melee

I)

melee

NOUN

II)

refriega

NOUN

Synonyms: fray, scuffle, skirmish, affray

... hill and a furious melee begins. ... colina y da comienzo una frenética refriega.

III)

tumulto

NOUN

Synonyms: tumult, riot, turmoil, uproar, mayhem, commotion

Another melee is taking place in the park ... Otro tumulto está teniendo lugar en el parque ...
There was a melee of screeches, in which "Hubo un tumulto de gritos, en el que

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