Engelsk substantiv: battue | |||
1. | battue (om handling) a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | hunt, hunting | ||
2. | battue (om handling) indiscriminate slaughter | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered. Ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name. The valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder. A huge prison battue was ordered. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter | ||