street battle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for street battle in the English»French Dictionary

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)

I.street [Brit striːt, Am strit] N

street

rue f

in or on the street

dans la rue

across or over Brit the street

de l'autre côté de la rue

to go down/go across the street

descendre/traverser la rue

to put or turn sb out on the street

mettre or jeter qn à la rue

to be on the or walk the streets homeless person:

être à la rue

to be on the or walk the streets prostitute:

faire le trottoir

to keep people off the streets

éviter que les gens ne se retrouvent à la rue

to keep trouble off the streets

maintenir l'ordre dans la rue

to take to the streets population, rioters:

descendre dans la rue

to take to the streets prostitute:

faire le trottoir

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

the man in the street attr accident

de la circulation

the man in the street directory, plan, musician

des rues

II.street [Brit striːt, Am strit] ADJ

street style, drug, culture:

street

de la rue

III.street [Brit striːt, Am strit]

it's right up my/your street inf

c'est exactement ce qu'il me/vous faut

they are streets apart Brit

un abîme les sépare

to be in Queer Street Brit inf, dated

être dans la panade sl

to be streets ahead of inf Brit

être bien meilleur que

street battle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for street battle in the English»French Dictionary

street battle N

street battle

affrontement m

Translations for street 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

street [stri:t] N

street

rue f

at ... Street, in , [or Am on] ... Street

dans la rue ...

to lead sb on the streets

faire descendre qn dans la rue

to be streets ahead of sb/sth

être plus avancé que qn/qc

to take to the streets

descendre dans les rues

Phrases:

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

to be on the streets

être sur le trottoir

to be up sb's street

être le rayon de qn

to dance in the street(s) about sth

se réjouir de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The street battle remains the wild card.

www.leaderpost.com

He participated in street battles and blockades, with the help of a friend who carried him on his shoulders and acted as his legs.

en.wikipedia.org

Around 400 youths fought running street battles with the police for several hours, late into the night.

en.wikipedia.org

A second street battle which also involved national police officers broke out hours later outside the hospital where many of the wounded had been taken.

www.dailymail.co.uk

In all, 75 people were injured during seven hours of street battles.

en.wikipedia.org

It's just a street battle, pitch battle, and we have to keep this stuff in the news or literally those people don't get the drugs.

ca.hellomagazine.com

Another explosive street battle took place, with injuries to demonstrators and police alike, looting in local shops, and arrests of five people.

en.wikipedia.org

When the street battles spread to the capital?

www.bbc.co.uk

Those not taking part formed a disorderly queue in the garden outside the pub encouraging those who felt compelled to take part in the street battle.

www.tsn.ca

The fighting is likely to become messy and boil down to street battles.

www.dailymail.co.uk