battle cry in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for battle cry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

battle cry N

battle cry

grito m de guerra

Translations for battle cry in the Spanish»English Dictionary

¡Santiago y cierra España!

Spanish battle cry used when fighting the Moors

Translations for battle cry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cry <pl cries> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] N

1.1. cry C (exclamation):

cry

grito m

to give/let out a cry

dar/soltar un grito

there was a cry of 'man overboard!'

se oyó un grito de '¡hombre al agua!'

she heard cries for help

oyó gritos de socorro

her suicide attempt was a cry for help

su intento de suicidio fue una llamada or un grito de socorro

her suicide attempt was a cry for help

su intento de suicidio fue un llamado de socorro LatAm

to be a far cry from sth

ser muy distinto de or a algo

1.2. cry C (of street vendor):

cry

pregón m

the cries of the newsboys

los gritos de los vendedores de diarios

1.3. cry (call):

cry C no pl (of seagull)

chillido m

cry C no pl (of seagull)

reclamo m

cry (of hounds)

aullido m

to be in full cry , the press were in full cry, demanding his resignation

la prensa pedía a gritos su dimisión

2. cry (weep) inf:

cry no pl

llanto m

to have a cry

llorar

you'll feel better after a good cry

te sentirás mejor después de un buen llanto

3. cry (slogan):

cry

lema m

cry

slogan m

II.cry <cries, crying, cried> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

to make sb cry

hacer llorar a alguien

we laughed till we cried

nos reímos hasta que se nos saltaron las lágrimas

I could have cried for joy/with frustration

hubiera llorado de alegría/frustración

to cry for sb

llorar por alguien

I'll give you something to cry about or for!

¡yo te voy a dar motivo para que llores!

2. cry (call):

cry bird:

chillar

cry person:

gritar

they cried for help

pidieron ayuda a gritos

for crying out loud! inf

¡por el amor de Dios!

III.cry <cries, crying, cried> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] VB trans

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

he cried himself to sleep

lloró hasta quedarse dormido

2. cry (call):

cry

gritar

I.battle [Am ˈbædl, Brit ˈbat(ə)l] N C or U

1. battle MIL:

battle

batalla f

to fight/lose/win a battle

librar/perder/ganar una batalla

to go into battle

entrar en batalla

to do battle

luchar

let battle commence!

¡que se inicie la contienda!

gun battle

tiroteo m

gun battle attr scars/zone

de guerra

gun battle plan

de batalla

battle formation

formación f de batalla or de combate

2. battle (struggle):

battle

lucha f

the battle against inflation/cancer

la lucha contra la inflación/el cáncer

I had a battle with my conscience

tuve problemas con mi conciencia

the battle for the leadership

la lucha or la contienda por el liderazgo

a battle of wits

una lucha de ingenio

that's half the battle (won)

eso ya es un gran paso adelante

to fight a losing battle

luchar por una causa perdida

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

1. battle MIL:

battle

luchar

battle

pelear

to battle against or with sb

luchar contra or con alguien

2. battle (struggle):

battle

luchar

to battle against sth/sb

luchar contra algo/alguien

he battled against alcoholism

luchó contra el alcoholismo

I was battling with the controls

estaba luchando con los controles

after months of battling with union leaders

tras meses de forcejeo or de enfrentamiento con los líderes sindicales

the patient was battling for life

el paciente se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

they battled over the inheritance

se pelearon por la herencia

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

1. battle:

to battle one's way

abrirse paso or camino con gran esfuerzo

2. battle Am (oppose):

battle

combatir

they are battling the new law

están combatiendo la nueva ley

battle cry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for battle cry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

battle cry N

battle cry

grito m de guerra

Translations for battle cry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cry [kraɪ] -ie- -ie- VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

to cry for joy

llorar de alegría

2. cry (shout):

cry

gritar

cry animal

aullar

to cry for help

pedir ayuda a gritos

II.cry [kraɪ] -ie- -ie- VB trans

1. cry (shed tears):

cry

llorar

2. cry (shout):

cry

gritar

3. cry (announce publicly):

cry

pregonar

Phrases:

to cry one's eyes out

llorar a lágrima viva

to cry foul at sth

mostrarse indignado por algo

to cry wolf

dar una falsa alarma

III.cry [kraɪ] -ie- -ie- N

1. cry no pl (weeping):

cry

llanto m

to have a cry

llorar

2. cry (shout):

cry

grito m

to give a cry

dar un grito

a cry for help

una llamada de socorro

3. cry (slogan):

cry

lema m

4. cry ZOOL:

cry

aullido m

Phrases:

to be a far cry from sth

tener poco que ver con algo

to be a far cry from sth

ser muy distinto de algo

to be in full cry after sth

perseguir algo

I.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] N

1. battle MIL:

battle

batalla f

2. battle (struggle):

battle

lucha f

Phrases:

that's half the battle

esa es la clave de la victoria

to fight a losing battle

luchar por una causa perdida

II.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VB intr

battle (fight)

pelear

battle (non-violently)

luchar

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

battle

combatir

to battle one's way to the top

abrirse paso hasta la cima

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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

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

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I want this song to be the battle cry again.

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