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) Croatian: čarka (hr) f. 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. 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. 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) Croatian: čarkati (hr) Finnish: kahakoida (fi), nahistella (fi)

French: escarmoucher (fr) Japanese: 小競り合いをする (ja) (kozeriai wo suru) Spanish: escaramuzar (es)