had been skirmishing
-había estado peleando
Past perfect progressive conjugation of skirmish. There are other translations for this conjugation.
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skirmish

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NOUN
(fight)-la escaramuza
Synonyms for skirmish
fight
la pelea
fray
la refriega
grapple
la lucha
attack
el ataque
brawl
la pelea
confrontation
la confrontación
match
el partido
melee
la refriega
quarrel
la pelea
riot
el disturbio
vendetta
la vendetta
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to fight)-pelear
Synonyms for skirmish
feud
contender
fight
pelear
grapple
forcejear
attack
atacar
brawl
pelearse
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