Skirmish
01
skärmytsling, sammanstötning
a brief, small-scale fight between small groups, often part of a larger conflict
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
abstrakt
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
räknebart
pluralform
skirmishes
Exempel
The patrol was caught in a skirmish with insurgents.
Patrullen fastnade i en skärmytsling med upprorsmän.
02
skärmytsling, meningsutbyte
a short, political argument, particularly between rivals
Exempel
The police quickly intervened to break up the skirmish between protesters and counter-protesters.
Polisen ingrep snabbt för att bryta upp skärmytslingen mellan demonstranter och motdemonstranter.
to skirmish
01
skärmytsla, slåss
to engage in an unplanned or minor fight, often between small groups
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
skirmish
3:e person singular
skirmishes
presens particip
skirmishing
enkelt preteritum
skirmished
perfekt particip
skirmished
Exempel
The two factions skirmish regularly over disputed territory.
De två fraktionerna skärmytslar regelbundet om det omtvistade territoriet.
