skirmish

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈskɜː(r)mɪʃ/

Noun

skirmish (plural skirmishes)

1. (military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
2. (figuratively) By extension, any minor dispute.
3. A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:fight
• See also Wikisaurus:dispute

Translations

brief battle between small groups

• Bulgarian: схватка (bg) (shvátka) f 
• Catalan: escaramussa (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小衝突 (cmn), 小冲突 (cmn) (xiǎo chōngtū)

• Dutch: schermutseling (nl) f
• Finnish: kahakka (fi), välikohtaus (fi), yhteenotto (fi)
• French: escarmouche (fr) f
• German: Scharmützel (de) n, Geplänkel (de) n

• Italian: schermaglia (it) f
• Japanese: 小競り合い (ja) (kozeriai)
• Portuguese: escaramuça (pt) f
• Russian: перестрелка (ru) (perestrélka) f , стычка (ru) (stýčka) f , схватка (ru) (sxvátka) f 
• Serbo-Croatian: čarka (sh) f
• Spanish: escaramuza (es) f, (Latin America) esenfrentamiento (es)
• Swedish: skärmytsling (sv) c

minor dispute

• Catalan: escaramussa (ca) f
• Dutch: schermutseling (nl) f
• Finnish: suukopu (fi), välikohtaus (fi), yhteenotto (fi)
• French: escarmouche (fr) f
• German: Wortgeplänkel (de) n

• Italian: schermaglia (it) f
• Japanese: 小競り合い (ja) (kozeriai)
• Russian: стычка (ru) (stýčka) f 
• Spanish: escaramuza (es) f, berrinche (es) m
• Swedish: skärmytsling (sv) c

Verb

skirmish (third-person singular simple present skirmishes, present participle skirmishing, simple past and past participle skirmished)

1. To engage in a minor battle or dispute

Translations

to engage in a minor battle or dispute

• Catalan: escaramussar (ca)
• Finnish: kahakoida (fi), nahistella (fi)
• French: escarmoucher (fr)

• Japanese: 小競り合いをする (ja) (kozeriai wo suru)
• Serbo-Croatian: čarkati (sh)
• Spanish: escaramuzar (es)