La batalla
Example: La batalla entre los dos ejércitos fue muy larga.
Definition
"La batalla" refers to a large-scale fight or conflict between opposing armed forces, typically involving strategic maneuvers and significant combat, as in the phrase 'La batalla entre los dos ejércitos fue muy larga.'
Etymology
The word "la batalla" comes from the Latin 'battualia,' which means 'fighting' or 'exercise of soldiers.' It evolved through Old French 'bataille' before entering Spanish. Did you know? The term originally referred to a military exercise before it meant actual combat.
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"La batalla" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - History - (A1) - set 1", containing 208 commonly used words.
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