Battle
Fertile. See Battel, a.
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
A division of an army; a battalion.
The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.
To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
To assail in battle; to fight.
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Battle Quotations
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.
e. e. cummings
No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for America, there are no white or colored signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle.
John F. Kennedy
I think right now it's a battle for the mindshare of developers and for the mindshare of customers, and right now iPhone and Android are winning that battle.
Steve Jobs
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
Margaret Thatcher
The battle for women's rights has been largely won.
Margaret Thatcher
The hotter the battle the sweeter the victory.
Bob Marley
The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.
Eleanor Roosevelt
The battle is all over except the "shouting" when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
Napoleon Hill
Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
George S. Patton
Battle Translations
battle in Afrikaans is geveg
battle in Danish is kamp, slag
battle in Dutch is treffen, slag, strijd, gevecht, kamp
battle in French is bataille, combat
battle in Italian is combattimento, battaglia
battle in Latin is proelium, pugna
battle in Portuguese is batalha
battle in Spanish is pelea, batella, batalla
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