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Meanings of belligerence in anglès

portuguès
agressividade
català
agressivitat
espanyol
agresividad

A natural disposition to be hostile.

agressivitat
català
bel·ligerància

Hostile or warlike attitude or nature.

bel·ligerància
Usage of belligerence in anglès
1
Bashir's belligerence has been balanced by pragmatism, particularly when under external pressure.
Reuters
2
What his team lacked in quality, they made up for with belligerence.
The Irish Times
3
There was no let-up in his belligerence at the Balclutha police station.
Radio NZ
4
The old tradition demands that national loyalties and ancient belligerence should continue.
The Pivot of Civilization
5
Such uni-dimensional thinking sends a frisson of rubicund belligerence down American spines.
Terrorists and Freedom Fighters
6
The look of horror on Martin's face stirred Mrs. Morse to belligerence.
Martin Eden
7
My fellow-fighters and I were astonished at the belligerence of this foreigner.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
8
Then treat those who have deliberately drunk themselves into belligerence or incoherence.
The Irish Times
9
The authoritarian leader's belligerence has fired up Communist Party-controlled state media.
News.com.au
10
In people-stuffed Manhattan, belligerence may not be the best path forward for Cruise.
Wired
11
The belligerence fled her voice, and all I heard was eagerness to help.
Too close to home
12
However, their posture was more one of reassurance than of belligerence.
The Guardian
13
There is a whiff of belligerence around the industrial relations scene these days.
The Irish Times
14
From the smouldering ruins of lower Manhattan, the belligerence must seem utterly contemptible.
The Irish Times
15
What she would have to deal with was his defensive belligerence.
Dreamsnake
16
Despite the Trump administration's volatility and belligerence, the dollar keeps rising in value.
The Guardian
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Translations for belligerence
portuguès
agressividade
espanyol
agresividad
Belligerence through the time
Belligerence across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common