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Synonyms for duel
ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-du·el
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Princeton's WordNet
duel, affaire d'honneurnoun
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
Synonyms:
affaire d'honneurduelverb
any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
Synonyms:
affaire d'honneurduelverb
fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
"In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
duelnoun
Synonyms:
affair of honor
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
duelnoun
Synonyms:
monomachia, monomachy
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Duel
Dual vs. Duel -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Dual and Duel.
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How to use duel in a sentence?
And we would have a duel, that’s how angry I am, and I would not put my gun in the air, I guarantee you, I would not be (Alexander) Hamilton. I would point it right between his eyes, because he is a snot-nosed little runt and he has not done a damn thing since he’s been in this Legislature to help move the state forward.
But the one thing that confounds me is the lack of planning, the lack of execution by this administration in withdrawing these forces, general Jack Keane has talked about why did we do this during the height of fighting season, why do seemingly have no plan in place for tens of thousands of people, tens of thousands, who helped us over the last 20 years. I also hear reports we have duel citizens -- dual citizens, American citizens who are potentially still there. It looks chaotic, it looks mismanaged, and the things that’s concerning to me is that this administration looks caught by surprise.
Sometimes in politics one must duel with skunks, but no one should be fool enough to allow the skunks to choose the weapons.
It would be fun to see them duel it out in a tournament here coming up, head-to-head on Sunday.
There will be weakness in Irish bond prices on Monday morning. Markets don't like uncertainty but we don't anticipate a big knee-jerk reaction because investors were ready for this outcome, the longer it goes on, the more nervous investors would become. If you had the duel challenges of political instability coupled with a looming 'Brexit' (after Britain's In-Out EU referendum), the Irish bond market would find it very challenging.
Translations for duel
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- двубой, дуелирам се, дуелBulgarian
- duel, batreCatalan, Valencian
- duel, soubojCzech
- duellere, tvekamp, duelDanish
- duellieren, Duell, ZweikampfGerman
- διαμάχη, μονομαχίαGreek
- duelo, dueliEsperanto
- duelar, dueloSpanish
- دوئلPersian
- kaksintaistella, kaksinkamppailu, kaksintaisteluFinnish
- duel, croiser le ferFrench
- párbajozik, párbajHungarian
- մենամարտ, մենամարտելArmenian
- duellarInterlingua
- singolar tenzone, duellare, duelloItalian
- デュエル, 決闘Japanese
- tweegevecht, duelleren, duel, tweekampDutch
- duell, tvekampNorwegian
- pojedynekPolish
- duelar, dueloPortuguese
- [[драться]] [[на]] [[дуэль, поединок, дуэль, единоборствоRussian
- dvoboj, двобојSerbo-Croatian
- duellera, tvekamp, duellSwedish
- düelloTurkish
- поєдинок, дуельUkrainian
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