bataille

Etymology

From Middle French bataille, from Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō, of Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.taj/, /ba.tɑj/

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Noun

bataille f (plural batailles)

1. battle
2. war (a card game)

Further reading

• “bataille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bataille.

Noun

bataille (plural batailles)

1. battle

Etymology

From Old French bataille.

Noun

bataille f (plural batailles)

1. battle

Alternative forms

• batâle (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō.

Noun

bataille f (plural batailles)

1. (Guernsey) battle

Etymology

From Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō.

Noun

bataille f (oblique plural batailles, nominative singular bataille, nominative plural batailles)

1. battle