belligerent

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From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“to lead, wage, carry on”)).

140 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: պատերազմող (paterazmoġ) — engaged in warfare
• Belarusian: ваю́ючы (vajújučy) — engaged in warfare
• Bulgarian: вою́ващ (vojúvašt) — engaged in warfare
• Chinese Mandarin: 參戰的 /参战的 (cānzhàn de) — engaged in warfare
• Chinese Mandarin: 交戰的 /交战的 (jiāozhàn de) — engaged in warfare
• Danish: krigsførende — engaged in warfare
• Dutch: belligerent — engaged in warfare
• Dutch: oorlogvoerend — engaged in warfare
• Estonian: sõdiv — engaged in warfare
• Finnish: sotaakäyvä — engaged in warfare
• French: belligérant — engaged in warfare
• Galician: belixerante — engaged in warfare
• Georgian: მეომარი მხარე (meomari mxare) — engaged in warfare
• German: kriegführend — engaged in warfare
• German: Krieg führend — engaged in warfare
• Hungarian: háborúzó — engaged in warfare
• Hungarian: hadviselő — engaged in warfare
• Hungarian: hadakozó — engaged in warfare
• Italian: belligerante — engaged in warfare
• Māori: kaikiri — engaged in warfare
• Occitan: belligerant — engaged in warfare
• Polish: walczący — engaged in warfare
• Portuguese: beligerante — engaged in warfare
• Romanian: beligerant — engaged in warfare
• Russian: вою́ющий (vojújuščij) — engaged in warfare
• Russian: вражду́ющий (vraždújuščij) — engaged in warfare
• Spanish: beligerante — engaged in warfare
• Swedish: krigförande — engaged in warfare
• Ukrainian: вою́ючий (vojújučyj) — engaged in warfare
• Belarusian: ваяўні́чы (vajawníčy) — eager to go to war
• Bulgarian: во́йнствен (vójnstven) — eager to go to war
• Danish: krigslysten — eager to go to war
• Dutch: oorlogszuchtig — eager to go to war
• Estonian: sõjakas — eager to go to war
• Finnish: sotaisa — eager to go to war
• Finnish: sotaintoinen — eager to go to war
• French: belliqueux — eager to go to war
• Galician: belixerante — eager to go to war
• German: kampflustig — eager to go to war
• German: kriegerisch — eager to go to war
• Italian: bellicoso — eager to go to war
• Māori: kaitaua — eager to go to war
• Māori: kaikiri — eager to go to war
• Norwegian Bokmål: krigersk — eager to go to war
• Norwegian Bokmål: stridslysten — eager to go to war
• Occitan: bellicós — eager to go to war
• Occitan: batalhièr — eager to go to war
• Occitan: guerrejaire — eager to go to war
• Polish: wojowniczy — eager to go to war
• Portuguese: beligerante — eager to go to war
• Portuguese: belicoso — eager to go to war
• Russian: вои́нственный (voínstvennyj) — eager to go to war
• Spanish: bélico — eager to go to war
• Swedish: krigslysten — eager to go to war
• Ukrainian: войовни́чий (vojovnýčyj) — eager to go to war
• Belarusian: вае́нны (vajénny) — of or pertaining to war
• Bulgarian: вое́нен (voénen) — of or pertaining to war
• Danish: krigs- — of or pertaining to war
• Dutch: oorlogs- — of or pertaining to war
• Dutch: krijgs- — of or pertaining to war
• Finnish: sota- — of or pertaining to war
• Finnish: sodan — of or pertaining to war
• French: bellique — of or pertaining to war
• Galician: bélico — of or pertaining to war
• German: Kriegs- — of or pertaining to war
• Italian: bellico — of or pertaining to war
• Latin: bellicus — of or pertaining to war
• Macedonian: воен (voen) — of or pertaining to war
• Norwegian Bokmål: krigs- — of or pertaining to war
• Occitan: bellic — of or pertaining to war
• Polish: wojenny — of or pertaining to war
• Portuguese: bélico — of or pertaining to war
• Romanian: de război — of or pertaining to war
• Russian: вое́нный (vojénnyj) — of or pertaining to war
• Spanish: bélico — of or pertaining to war
• Swedish: krigs- — of or pertaining to war
• Ukrainian: воє́нний (vojénnyj) — of or pertaining to war
• Afrikaans: strydlustig — hostile, eager to fight
• Bulgarian: во́йнствен (vójnstven) — hostile, eager to fight
• Danish: stridslysten — hostile, eager to fight
• Dutch: strijdlustig — hostile, eager to fight
• Dutch: vijandig — hostile, eager to fight
• Estonian: sõjakas — hostile, eager to fight
• Finnish: hyökkäävä — hostile, eager to fight
• Finnish: riitaisa — hostile, eager to fight
• Finnish: riidanhaluinen — hostile, eager to fight
• French: belliqueux — hostile, eager to fight
• German: streitlustig — hostile, eager to fight
• German: kampflustig — hostile, eager to fight
• Icelandic: herskár — hostile, eager to fight
• Icelandic: ófriðsamur — hostile, eager to fight
• Icelandic: deilugjarn — hostile, eager to fight
• Italian: bellicoso — hostile, eager to fight
• Latin: bellicus — hostile, eager to fight
• Māori: ririhau — hostile, eager to fight
• Norwegian Bokmål: stridslysten — hostile, eager to fight
• Polish: napastliwy — hostile, eager to fight
• Portuguese: beligerante — hostile, eager to fight
• Romanian: belicos — hostile, eager to fight
• Romanian: certăreț — hostile, eager to fight
• Russian: вражде́бный (vraždébnyj) — hostile, eager to fight
• Russian: вои́нственный (voínstvennyj) — hostile, eager to fight
• Spanish: belicoso — hostile, eager to fight
• Spanish: batallaroso (disused) — hostile, eager to fight
• Swedish: stridslysten — hostile, eager to fight
• Finnish: riitaa haastava — acting violently
• Finnish: väkivaltainen — acting violently
• French: belliqueux — acting violently
• Icelandic: ófriðsamur — acting violently
• Icelandic: deilugjarn — acting violently
• Latin: bellicus — acting violently
• Māori: toheriri — acting violently
• Māori: kaikiri — acting violently
• Portuguese: belicoso — acting violently
• Russian: агресси́вный (agressívnyj) — acting violently
• Armenian: պատերազմող կողմ (paterazmoġ koġm) — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Belarusian: ваюючы бок (vajujučy bok) — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Bulgarian: воюваща страна (vojuvašta strana) — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Chinese Mandarin: 交战国 (jiāozhànguó) — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Dutch: belligerent — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Dutch: oorlogvoerende partij — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Finnish: sodan osapuoli — state or other armed participant in warfare
• French: belligérant — state or other armed participant in warfare
• German: Konfliktpartei — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Hungarian: hadviselő fél — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Icelandic: styrjaldaraðili — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Icelandic: deiluaðili — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Italian: belligerante — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Japanese: 交戦国 (kōsen koku) — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Japanese: 交戦団体 (kōsen dantai) — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Old English: wīġbora — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Polish: strona konfliktu — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Portuguese: beligerante — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Portuguese: beligerantes — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Russian: воюющая сторона́ (vojujuščaja storoná) — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Russian: уча́стник конфликта (učástnik konflikta) — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Spanish: beligerante — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Spanish: partes beligerantes — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Spanish: partes enfrentadas — state or other armed participant in warfare
• Thai: คู่สงคราม — state or other armed participant in warfare