Polyglot Dictionary

skirmish

/ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
skirmishes

Meaning

  1. escaramuza

    • A brief skirmish broke out at the border.

      Estalló una breve escaramuza en la frontera.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Similar in other languages

German

Pinsel

Close, figuratively — a skirmish is sometimes called "a brush" (as in "a brush with the law").

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa skirmish?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: A brief ___ broke out at the border.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a skirmish?

noun

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