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Schlacht

battle

noun SHLAHKHT Less Common
People & Society Military

Usage Note

Schlacht is a military battle and is related to the verb schlachten ('to slaughter'), which it shares a root with. Use it for armed engagements (die Schlacht von Waterloo); for an ongoing war use Krieg, and for a fistfight use Schlägerei.

Examples

"Die Schlacht dauerte einen Tag."

Natural Translation

The battle lasted one day.

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