escaramuza

f.

skirmish (military) (& figurative).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escaramuzar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escaramuzar.

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escaramuza

► nombre femenino

1 MILITAR skirmish

2 (riña) run-in, squabble

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SF

1) (Mil) skirmish, brush

2) (=enfrentamiento) brush

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femenino (Mil) skirmish; (Dep) scrimmage

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= skirmish, scuffle, scuffling, scrimmage, running battle.

Ex. Specifically he is studying why the short Turkish bow was apparently superior to the English long bow of the skirmishes of the Crusades.

Ex. The focus of the discussion is less on the altercation than on the reactions of the teacher and the students not only to the fight but also to the atmosphere of the classroom after the scuffle.

Ex. Violence in public places (eg, pubs, clubs, discos) is limited mainly to threats & scuffling.

Ex. He makes reference to a scrimmage with a Spaniard when Ahab spat into a silver calabash.

Ex. Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.

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femenino (Mil) skirmish; (Dep) scrimmage

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= skirmish, scuffle, scuffling, scrimmage, running battle.

Ex: Specifically he is studying why the short Turkish bow was apparently superior to the English long bow of the skirmishes of the Crusades.

Ex: The focus of the discussion is less on the altercation than on the reactions of the teacher and the students not only to the fight but also to the atmosphere of the classroom after the scuffle.

Ex: Violence in public places (eg, pubs, clubs, discos) is limited mainly to threats & scuffling.

Ex: He makes reference to a scrimmage with a Spaniard when Ahab spat into a silver calabash.

Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.

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escaramuza

feminine

1 (Mil) skirmish

2 (Dep) scrimmage

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escaramuza sustantivo femenino (Mil) skirmish;
(Dep) scrimmage
escaramuza sustantivo femenino
1 Mil skirmishes, disputes: ha habido escaramuzas a lo largo de la frontera, there have been skirmishes all along the border
2 familiar scuffle: no ha sido nada, solo una pequeña escaramuza entre los hermanos, it was nothing - just a little scuffle between brothers
'escaramuza' also found in these entries:
English:
scuffle
- skirmish

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escaramuza nf

1. [combate] skirmish

2. [riña] skirmish

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escaramuza

f skirmish

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escaramuza nf

1) : skirmish

2) : scrimmage