melee

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, especially, uncountable) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
2. (countable, uncountable) A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
4. (countable, uncountable) Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
5. (countable, historical, uncountable) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
6. (countable, uncountable) Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
7. (capitalized, countable, uncountable, usually) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Verb

To physically hit in close quarters, as opposed to shooting, blowing up, or other ranged means of damage. Often refers to the usage of a hand-to-hand weapon.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of a weapon: used in close-range combat, e.g. a sword. Compare with ranged.
2. (not-comparable) Of a character, using melee weapons.

Concepts

mêlée

bagarre

mélée

combat

lutte

bruit

querelle

vacarme

bataille

Synonymes

scuffle

riot

scrimmage

fray

skirmish

affray

battle royal

hassle

fight

duel

free-for-all

hubbub

joust

mayhem

noise

quarrel

rough-and-tumble

row

rumpus

scrap

squabble

strife

struggle

tussle

wrestling

🤼

dog fight

conflict

biffo

argument

battle

brawl

bushwhacking

clash

combat

contest

donnybrook

Traductions

Handgemenge

Rauferei

Schlägerei

Streit

Getümmel

refriega

Nahkampf

Prügelei

Tumult

lluita

🤼

Gedränge

Aufstand

Gefecht

combat

صراع

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɛˌleɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”). Doublet of medley.