English-Italian translations for skirmish

• schermaglia
• scaramucca
• scaramuccia
  E' una vittoria per la Gran Bretagna, ma si tratta solo di una scaramuccia. This is a victory for Britain, but it is only a skirmish that has been won.
  Altri, invece, la vivono come una scaramuccia in una sorta di lotta manichea fra il settore pubblico, che rappresenta il bene, e il settore privato, che rappresenta il male. There are others who see this as a skirmish in some kind of Manichean struggle between the public sector, which is good, and the private sector, which is bad.
  Mi auguro che domani si voti all’unisono, e che il riferimento alle regole antidiscriminatorie fosse solo una scaramuccia verbale da parte dell’onorevole Wuermeling. I hope that we will vote as one tomorrow, and also that the reference to the anti-discrimination law was a bit of verbal skirmishing on Mr Wuermeling’s part.

Definition of skirmish

• A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war
• A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons
• To engage in a minor battle or dispute

Related words

• skirmishing
• skirmisher
• border skirmish