battle cry in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for battle cry in the English»Italian Dictionary

battle cry [Brit, Am ˈbædl ˌkraɪ] N

battle cry

grido m di battaglia also fig

Translations for battle cry in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cry [Brit krʌɪ, Am kraɪ] N

1. cry (shout, call):

cry (of person)

grido m

cry (of person)

urlo m

cry (of bird)

verso m

cry (of bird)

richiamo k m

a great cry went up

si alzò un forte grido

to utter a cry

lanciare or gettare un grido

nobody heard his cries for help

nessuno sentì le sue grida di aiuto

a cry for help fig

un grido di aiuto

there were cries of “shame!”

la gente gridava allo scandalo

there have been cries for reprisals

la gente gridava vendetta

2. cry (weep):

to have a good cry inf

farsi un bel pianto

3. cry (slogan):

cry

motto m

cry

slogan m

their cry was “we shall overcome!”

la loro parola d'ordine era “vinceremo!”

4. cry HUNT (of hounds):

cry

guaito m

to be in full cry pack:

abbaiare forte

the crowd, press were in full cry against them Brit fig

la folla, stampa si scagliava or si accaniva contro di loro

II.cry [Brit krʌɪ, Am kraɪ] VB trans

1. cry (shout):

“look out!” he cried

“attenzione!” gridò

2. cry (weep):

to cry bitter tears, tears of joy

piangere lacrime amare, di gioia

how many tears I have cried over you!

quante lacrime ho versato per causa tua!

III.cry [Brit krʌɪ, Am kraɪ] VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

piangere (about a causa di, per)

to cry for joy

piangere per la gioia

don't cry about that!

non piangere per questo!

he was crying for his mother

piangendo chiamava sua madre

to cry with laughter

ridere fino alle lacrime or piangere dal ridere

that'll give you something to cry about! inf

ecco un buon motivo per cui piangere!

2. cry (call out) → cry out

IV.cry [Brit krʌɪ, Am kraɪ]

it's a far cry from the days when

c'è una bella differenza rispetto ai giorni in cui

it's a far cry from the luxury to which they were accustomed

c'è una grande differenza rispetto al lusso a cui erano abituati

this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born

non c'è confronto fra questa piccola casa e il palazzo in cui è nata

for crying out loud!

in nome del cielo!

to cry one's eyes or heart out

piangere tutte le proprie lacrime or piangere a dirotto

See also cry out

cry out VB [krʌɪ -]

cry out (with pain, grief etc.)

lanciare, emettere un grido

cry out (call)

gridare

to cry out in anguish

lanciare un grido d'angoscia

to cry out to sb

chiamare qn gridando or ad alta voce

to cry out for (beg for)

invocare

to cry out for mercy

implorare

to cry out for (beg for) attention, assistance

reclamare

to cry out for (need desperately) help, reforms, renovation

chiedere a gran voce

the country is crying out for aid

il paese sta chiedendo aiuti a gran voce

these windows are crying out to be cleaned hum

queste finestre reclamano di essere lavate

I.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] N

1. battle MIL:

battle

battaglia f

battle

combattimento m (for per; against contro; between tra)

to die in battle

morire in battaglia

to fight a battle

dare battaglia or combattere una battaglia

to win, lose a battle

vincere, perdere una battaglia

the Battle of Waterloo

la battaglia di Waterloo

to go into battle

entrare in battaglia

to join battle

unirsi alla battaglia

to do battle with sb

ingaggiare battaglia con qn

the field of battle

il campo di battaglia

the field of battle before n formation, stations

da combattimento

the field of battle zone

di battaglia, di combattimento

2. battle fig:

battle

battaglia f

battle

lotta f (for per; against contro; over riguardo a, per)

political battle

battaglia politica

takeover battle POL

lotta per la successione

the battle is on for, to do

è in corso la battaglia per, per fare

the battle to prevent Aids

la battaglia per la prevenzione dell'AIDS

it's a battle of wills between them

è una lotta a chi cede per primo

a battle of words

una guerra di parole

to fight one's own battles

combattere le proprie battaglie

to fight sb's battles

combattere per qualcun altro

II.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] VB trans Am

battle

combattere contro

III.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] VB intr MIL

battle

combattere, battersi (with sb contro qn)

to battle for supremacy

combattere per

to battle for life, survival

lottare per

to battle to do

combattere per fare

to battle one's way through difficulties, opposition

ottenere qc lottando tra

he battled his way to a victory

ha ottenuto la vittoria lottando

IV.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl]

that's half the battle

il più è fatto or il passo più importante è fatto

battle cry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for battle cry in the English»Italian Dictionary

battle cry N

battle cry

grido m di battaglia

Translations for battle cry in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cry <-ie-> [kraɪ] VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

piangere

to cry for joy

piangere di gioia

2. cry (shout):

cry

gridare

cry animal

emettere gridi

to cry for help

gridare aiuto

II.cry <-ie-> [kraɪ] VB trans

1. cry (shed tears):

cry

piangere

2. cry (shout):

cry

gridare

3. cry (announce publicly):

cry

dichiarare

Phrases:

to cry one's eyes out

piangere a dirotto

to cry foul at sth

denunciare qc

to cry wolf

gridare al lupo

to cry over spilled milk

piangere sul latte versato

III.cry [kraɪ] N

1. cry (weeping):

cry

pianto m

to have a cry

farsi un bel pianto

2. cry (shout):

cry

grido m

to give a cry

gridare

a cry for help

un grido d'aiuto

3. cry (slogan):

cry

slogan m inv

4. cry ZOOL:

cry

verso m

Phrases:

to be a far cry from sth

essere ben diverso da qc

I.battle [ˈbæ·t̬l] N

1. battle MIL:

battle

battaglia f

2. battle (struggle):

battle

lotta f

Phrases:

that's half the battle

il più è fatto

to fight a losing battle

lottare per una causa persa

II.battle [ˈbæ·t̬l] VB intr

battle (fight)

combattere

battle (nonviolently)

lottare

III.battle [ˈbæ·t̬l] VB trans

battle

combattere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His team made the date, but their in-house battle cry became... crop it, flop it, or drop it!

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Hull supporters adopted the song as their battle cry from then on.

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The name could be changed at a later time for a one-time charge, and the description and battle cry could be changed at any time.

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There are numerous examples of the battle cry in other cultures: kiai is perhaps primarily a development of this.

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Among his duties was directing the battle cry when the king's armies went to war.

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I want this song to be the battle cry again.

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At that point, the entire army would utter a loud battle cry to frighten their enemy.

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In the original version, the support characters would shout a battle cry when added to the battle.

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Out front, it would be his battle cry that the enemy would hear first.

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