duel

---

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈdjuːəl/
• (GA) enPR: d(y)o͞oʹəl, IPA: /ˈd(j)uəl/

Noun

duel (plural duels)

1. Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
2. Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat)
3. Any struggle between two contending persons, groups or ideas.

Translations

• French: duel
• German: Duell, Zweikampf
• Italian: duello, singolar tenzone
• Portuguese: duelo
• Russian: дуэ́ль
• Spanish: duelo

Translations

• French: duel
• German: Duell, Zweikampf
• Italian: duello
• Portuguese: duelo
• Russian: поеди́нок
• Spanish: duelo

Verb

duel (duels, present participle dueling; past and past participle dueled)

1. To engage in a battle.

Related terms

• duellist
• duello
• truel

Translations

• French: croiser le fer
• German: duellieren
• Italian: duellare
• Portuguese: duelar
• Russian: дра́ться на дуэль

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002