duel

English - Turkish

Definition of duel in English Turkish dictionary: duello; düello yapmak; düello etmek dueler; duelist düello edenlerden biri; (fiil) düello etmek; {f} düello etmek; {i} çekişme
fight a duel: düello yapmak
duelling: düello etme
challenge, duel: meydan, düello
duelist: (isim) düellocu
duelist: {i} düellocu
dueller: düello yapan kimse
to duel: düello etmek

English - English

Definition of duel in English English dictionary: To engage in a duel; Combat between two persons, often over a matter of honor; A struggle between two contending persons, groups or ideas; {n} a fight between two persons, a contest; {v} to fight a single combat, attack singly, fight; Combat between two persons, primarily over a matter of personal honor; To fight in single combat; {i} formal combat between two persons; any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters; A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement; a/ A formal fight between two persons Private, pre-arranged and fought with deadly weapons, with the intent to wound or kill The purpose to settle a point of honour, a difference, or personal quarrel Governed often by strict rules of etiquette and honour b/ A trial by battle; judicial single combat; 1 sword; verbal fight with another person 2 internal fight between tow sides of oneself 3 self criticism or self-condemnation; It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other; a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor; {f} fight a duel, engage in formal combat with another person; fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"; duel duels duelling duelled in AM, use dueling, dueled1. A duel is a formal fight between two people in which they use guns or swords in order to settle a quarrel. He had killed a man in a duel; fight between two, as in: Microsoft and Netscape are in a duel for browser dominance; any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups); To duel means to fight a duel or be involved in a conflict. We duelled for two years and Peterson made the most of it, playing us off against each other. two silver French duelling pistols. duelled duelling dueled dueling to fight a duel. Formal combat with weapons fought between two persons in the presence of witnesses. Intended to settle a quarrel or point of honour, it represented an alternative to the usual process of justice. The judicial duel, or trial by battle, is reported in ancient sources and was prevalent in medieval Europe. A judge could order two parties to meet in a duel to settle a matter. It was believed that through such an appeal to the "judgment of God" the righteous would emerge victorious; the loser, if still alive, was dealt with according to the (Hukuk) Duels of honour were private encounters over real or imagined slights or insults. Eventually fought with pistols, duels were frequent in France and Germany in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and they were legal or encouraged by the fascist regimes in Italy and Germany. By the late 20th century they were prohibited; the last duel recorded in France occurred in 1967. The most famous duel in the U.S. was that between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (1804). See also ordeal
duel of giants: conflict between two combatants large in stature or reputation
dueller: {n} one who fights a duel
dueling: Also adj
dueling: The act or practice of fighting in single combat
duelist: One who fights in single combat
duelist: a person who fights duels
duelist: {i} one who fights a duel, one who engages in formal combat with another person
duelist: a person who fights a duel
dueller: {i} one who fights a duel, one who engages in formal combat with another person
duelling: UK, present participle of duel
duelling: {i} formal combat between two persons
duels: plural of duel

duel

Hyphenation

du·el

Turkish pronunciation

duıl

Synonyms

affair of honor, bout, challenge, engagement, fencing, joust, shootout, single combat, sword fight

Pronunciation

/ˈdo͞oəl/ /ˈduːəl/

Etymology

[ 'dü-&l also 'd ] (noun.) 15th century. From Medieval Latin duellum (“fight between two men”), under influence from Latin duo, from Old Latin duellum (whence Latin bellum (“war”)) *dāu-, *deu- (“to injure, destroy, burn”).