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PRONUNCIATION OF BATTLE OF WILLS

battle of wills  [ˈbætəl əv wɪlz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTLE OF WILLS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Battle of wills is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BATTLE OF WILLS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of battle of wills in the English dictionary

The definition of battle of wills in the dictionary is a situation that involves people who try to defeat each other by refusing to change their own aims or demands and hoping that their opponents will weaken first.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BATTLE OF WILLS


after-sales
ˈɑːftəˌseɪlz
Dales
deɪlz
Giles
dʒaɪlz
hills
hɪlz
Mills
mɪlz
piles
paɪlz
pills
pɪlz
sales
seɪlz
Scales
skeɪlz
Smiles
smaɪlz
spoils
spɔɪlz
tails
teɪlz
telesales
ˈtɛlɪˌseɪlz
textiles
ˈtɛkstaɪlz
Wales
weɪlz
Wills
wɪlz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BATTLE OF WILLS

battle array
battle cruiser
battle cry
battle dress
battle fatigue
battle group
battle hardened
battle line
Battle of Britain
Battle of Clontarf
Battle of Omdurman
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Bulge
battle of wits
battle order
battle plane
battle royal
battle zone
battle-axe
battle-axe block

WORDS THAT END LIKE BATTLE OF WILLS

as old as the hills
Beverly Hills
Black Hills
Catskills
Cheviot Hills
communication skills
gills
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interpersonal skills
keyboard skills
language skills
management skills
no-frills
people skills
presentation skills
programming skills
Sills
social skills
soft skills
the hills

Synonyms and antonyms of battle of wills in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «battle of wills» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BATTLE OF WILLS

Find out the translation of battle of wills to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of battle of wills from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «battle of wills» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

意志之战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

batalla de voluntades
570 millions of speakers

English

battle of wills
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विल्स की लड़ाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معركة الإرادات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

борьба желаний
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

batalha de vontades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উইলের যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bataille de volontés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertempuran kehendak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Machtkampf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遺言の戦い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의지 의 전투
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perang kehendak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trận chiến của ý chí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வின் போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विल्स च्या लढाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iradeyle savaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

battaglia di volontà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

walka woli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боротьба бажань
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bătălie a voințelor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μάχη των διαθηκών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stryd van testamente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strid av testamente
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kamp av testamenter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of battle of wills

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTLE OF WILLS»

The term «battle of wills» is regularly used and occupies the 77.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTLE OF WILLS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about battle of wills

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTLE OF WILLS»

Discover the use of battle of wills in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to battle of wills and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Achieving Success with Impossible Children: How to Win the ...
Presents advice for both parents and therapist on ways to work with children in a variety of settings.
Dave Ziegler, 2005
2
Stop Arguing with Your Kids: How to Win the Battle of Wills ...
For parents fed up with constant challenges to their authority-but who dread becoming tyrants in their own homes-this book provides a powerful new alternative to "because I said so.
Michael P. Nichols, 2011
3
Discipleship 101: The Battle of Wills
Throughout this book I've attempted to show many irrefutable truths using scripture and documented history where it seemed appropriate.
R. J. Bartholomew, 2012
4
Towers of Stone: The Battle of Wills in Chechnya
In Towers of Stone, award-winning Polish reporter Wojciech Jagielski brings into focus the tragedy of Chechnya, its inhabitants, and the war being waged there by a handful of desperate warriors against a powerful and much more numerous army ...
Wojciech Jagielski, 2011
5
The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the ...
The pediatrician-author of The Happiest Baby on the Block offers parents a groundbreaking new approach for dealing with toddlers, drawing a parallel between a child's development and humankind's journey to civilization and presenting ...
Harvey Karp, Paula Spencer, 2005
6
Battle of Wills
In Battle of Wills, Sue Backman must discover the truth about her ancestor's will in order to save her son and best friend.
Sue Curran, 2010
7
The President and His Inner Circle: Leadership Style and the ...
Sciolino, “On the Brink of War, a Tense Battle of Wills,” 1994., p. 9. 88. Stephanopoulos 1999, p. 307. 89.Jehl 1994., p. 5; Sciolino, “Christopher and Lake Vying for Control of Foreign Policy,” 1994., p. 5. 90.Jehl 1994., p. 5. 91. Ibid., p. 5. 92.
Thomas Preston, 2013
8
The Science of Magic
The temporary increase in WP only affects the CONTROL spells currently active on the Target. Next, the Target and the Caster engage in a Battle of Wills. If the caster wins the BOW, the target must comply. If the target wins, he doesn't have to  ...
Jesse Spears
9
The Ecuador Reader: History, Culture, Politics
... they thought they knew of that model in the northern Andes. Their centralizing administrative reorganization, especially of the Riobamba region, was therefore akin to A Battle of Wills: Inventing Chiefly Legitimacy in the Colonial North Andes.
Carlos de la Torre, Steve Striffler, 2009
10
Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader
AVOID THE BATTLE OF WILLS What your child won't realize but you must understand is that the only way she can gain independence and take true control of her life is to give you control early on. If you can establish your control at the first ...
Nancy G. Hume

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTLE OF WILLS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term battle of wills is used in the context of the following news items.
1
O'Donovan Rossa's battle of wills revealed in new crime records
Hidden in the new UK crime records on Findmypast is a remarkable piece of Irish history, several journals of the time that legendary Fenian ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
2
One woman mattered more than Cowell's harem...his mum Julie
Then again, neither would I. It was a battle of wills.” He became even more difficult as a teenager, taking up smoking by his mid-teens and crashing his parents' ... «The Sun, Jul 15»
3
Social Enterprise World Forum tackles tricky subject of money
Nina Tellegen is the CEO of the Doen Foundation. An interesting battle of wills followed her explanation of the work DOEN does when Tellegen ... «Pioneers Post, Jul 15»
4
Basque separatist publicity takes advantage of Pamplona bull runs
Battle of wills to commemorate ETA victims in San Sebastián The Mayor opposes a campaign to install plaques on the streets of San ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
5
A Hello Kitty Movie Is Happening
It's not hard to imagine the two men locked in a battle of wills over who had the final say, an impression that's solidified when you read between ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
6
Shame on Senate for tax-rollback betrayal
And it probably won't be for awhile, because progressive Democrats in the 40-member Senate are locked in a battle of wills with House leaders ... «Sentinel & Enterprise, Jul 15»
7
The problem that refuses to stay silent
Now the battle of wills between the anti-coup students and the military government is gathering pace, due in no small part to the junta's ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
8
Obama's counterterrorism policy facing mounting criticism
"We need all elements of national power to win a battle of wills, a battle of ideas," the president said in June 2013. But the U.S. so far has not ... «WBXH, Jul 15»
9
Wimbledon 2015: Serena Williams mounts epic comeback in three …
From then it was a battle of wills, as the players took turns with wins and tied the set 5-5. Serena held at love to go up 6-5, and then broke serve ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
10
View From Abroad: Greek crisis endangers Europe's heart and soul
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras and his Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis have been engaged in a seemingly un-ending battle of wills with their ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Battle of wills [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/battle-of-wills>. Apr 2024 ».
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