"skirmish" in Spanish

QUICK TRANSLATIONS

skirmish {noun}

escaramuza- refriega

to skirmish {verb}

escaramuzar

to skirmish {intransitive verb}

escaramucear

Translations & Examples Synonyms

TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES

skirmish {noun}

skirmish

escaramuza {f} [mil.]

This is a victory for Britain, but it is only a skirmish that has been won.

Es una victoria para Gran Bretaña, pero solo se ha ganado una escaramuza.

There are others who see this as a skirmish in some kind of Manichean struggle between the public sector, which is good, and the private sector, which is bad.

Algunos piensan que esto no es más que una escaramuza en la lucha maniquea que mantiene el sector público, que es el bueno, contra el sector privado, que es el malo.

skirmish(also: clash)

refriega {f} [mil.]

to skirmish {verb}

to skirmish(also: to argue)

escaramuzar {vb}

This is a victory for Britain, but it is only a skirmish that has been won.

Es una victoria para Gran Bretaña, pero solo se ha ganado una escaramuza.

I would like to see an end to minor skirmishes in this field.

Me gustaría que terminaran las pequeñas escaramuzas en este campo.

There are others who see this as a skirmish in some kind of Manichean struggle between the public sector, which is good, and the private sector, which is bad.

Algunos piensan que esto no es más que una escaramuza en la lucha maniquea que mantiene el sector público, que es el bueno, contra el sector privado, que es el malo.

to skirmish {intransitive verb}

to skirmish

escaramucear {v.i.}

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (English) for "skirmish":

skirmish

brush- clash- encounter