legal battle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for legal battle in the English»French Dictionary

legal battle N

legal battle

bataille f légale

Translations for legal battle in the English»French Dictionary

legal assistance, battle, career, department, document, matter, parlance, system, representative

juridique

Translations for legal battle in the English»French Dictionary

legal [Brit ˈliːɡ(ə)l, Am ˈliɡəl] ADJ

1. legal (relating to the law):

legal assistance, battle, career, department, document, matter, parlance, system, representative

juridique

legal mistake

judiciaire

legal medicine, process, status

légal

legal costs, fees

de justice

to take or get legal advice

consulter un avocat

2. legal (recognized by the law):

legal abortion, act, age, heir, import, limit, obligation, right, separation

légal

legal requirement

requis par la loi

legal definition, guideline, precedent

juridique

legal owner, claim

légitime

it is legal to do

il est légal de faire

it is your legal duty to do

vous êtes dans l'obligation légale de faire

3. legal (paper size):

legal Am

legal

I.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] N

1. battle MIL:

battle

bataille f (for pour, against contre, between entre)

to die in battle

mourir au combat

to fight a battle

combattre

to win/lose a battle

gagner/perdre une bataille

the Battle of Waterloo

la bataille de Waterloo

to go into battle

engager le combat

to join battle

s'engager dans la bataille

to do battle with sb

se battre avec qn

the field of battle

le champ de bataille

the field of battle attr formation, stations, zone

de combat

2. battle fig:

battle

lutte f (for pour, against contre, over à propos de)

political battle

lutte f politique

takeover battle POL

lutte f de succession

the battle is on for/to do

la lutte est engagée pour/pour faire

the battle to prevent Aids

la lutte pour la prévention du sida

it's a battle of wills between them

c'est à qui l'emportera entre eux

a battle of words

un échange acerbe

to fight one's own battles

se défendre tout seul

to fight sb's battles

se battre pour le compte de qn

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

battle

lutter contre

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

battle fig

combattre (with sb contre qn)

to battle for supremacy

se disputer

to battle for life, survival

lutter pour

to battle to do

lutter pour faire

to battle one's way through difficulties, opposition

vaincre [qc] de haute lutte

he battled his way to a victory

il a remporté la victoire de haute lutte

IV.battle [Brit ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl]

that's half the battle

c'est déjà un grand pas de fait

to battle it out

lutter avec acharnement (for pour)

legal battle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for legal battle in the English»French Dictionary

I.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] N

battle (combat):

battle

bataille f

to be killed in battle

être mort au combat

to join battle

entrer dans le conflit

battle of wits/words

joute f verbale/oratoire

to do battle

s'opposer

battle against/for sth

lutte f contre/pour qc

to fight a battle for sth

se battre pour qc

Phrases:

to lose the battle but win the war

perdre une bataille mais pas la guerre

it's half the battle

c'est la moitié du travail

to fight a losing battle

livrer une bataille perdue d'avance

II.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VB intr

1. battle (fight):

to battle over sth

se battre pour qc

2. battle fig:

to battle against/for sth

lutter contre/pour qc

III.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VB trans

battle

combattre

legal [ˈli:gl] ADJ

legal

légal(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is little case law on which to rely and this legal battle is made more complex when the element of transnational surrogacy is added.

en.wikipedia.org

Unfortunately, the past few months of political and legal battle was not devoid of ethnic bigotry, tribal sentiments, clannish chauvinism and religious consideration.

thenationonlineng.net

Earlier in the legal battle, the party had its deregistration overturned and its seized assets restored.

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For one thing, everyone involved tends to clam up, making the legal battle often as clouded as a room full of pot smokers.

www.lfpress.com

After a lengthy legal battle, the toll was set at 10 cents per crossing.

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