combattimento

Definitions of combattimento
  1. noun
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    synonyms: battaglia, lotta, tenzone
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    scaramuccia, schermaglia, spazzolata
    a minor short-term fight
    scherma
    the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
    fustigazione, sferzata
    the act of overcoming or outdoing
    mischia
    a noisy fight
    accapigliamento, baruffa, collutazione, pestaggio, rissa
    a noisy fight in a crowd
    accapigliamento, baruffa, collutazione, pestaggio, rissa
    a fistfight
  2. noun
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
    synonyms: battaglia, lotta, scontro
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    azione, azione militare, operazione militare
    a military engagement
  3. noun
    a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
    synonyms: incontro, match, partita, sfida
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    finale
    the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
    semifinale
    one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
    type of:
    competizione, concorso, confronto, gara, prova
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
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