naval battle in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for naval battle in the English»Italian Dictionary

naval battle [ˈneɪvlˌbætl] N

naval battle NAUT, MIL

battaglia f navale

Translations for naval battle in the Italian»English Dictionary

battaglia navale

naval o sea battle

battaglia navale

naval or sea battle

Translations for naval battle in the English»Italian Dictionary

naval [Brit ˈneɪv(ə)l, Am ˈneɪvəl] ADJ

naval strength, building

navale

naval officer, recruit

di marina

naval uniform, affairs

della marina

naval traditions

marinaro

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

naval battle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for naval battle in the English»Italian Dictionary

naval [ˈneɪ·vəl] ADJ

naval battle, engagement, force:

naval

navale

naval commander

ufficiale m di marina

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

It was the last major naval battle in history to be fought entirely with sailing ships, although most ships fought at anchor.

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It was the first naval battle in history where cannons were used on ships.

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In a simulated naval battle, an outnumbered scouting force inflicted staggering losses on a battle fleet in the first effective demonstration of aircraft carriers against sea-based targets.

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