conflit

Definitions of conflit
  1. noun
    an engagement fought between two military forces
    synonyms: bataille, combat, confrontation, lutte
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    type of:
    bataille, lutte
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
  2. noun
    opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
    synonyms: antagonisme
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    type of:
    ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  3. noun
    a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
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    types:
    coflit, friction
    a state of conflict between persons
    désaccord
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
    désunion
    lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
    type of:
    état
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  4. noun
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    synonyms: accrochage, bataille, collision, confrontation, corps à corps, papouille
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    examples:
    concorde
    the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
    type of:
    bataille, lutte
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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