las escaramuzas
-the skirmishes
See the entry for escaramuza.

escaramuza

la escaramuza(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. skirmish
Una escaramuza en la frontera de los dos países acabó con tres soldados heridos.A skirmish on the border between the two countries resulted in three injured soldiers.
La escaramuza entre los dos bandos comenzó cuando un soldado le tiró una piedra en la cara a otro.The skirmish between the two sides started when a soldier threw a rock at another soldier's face.
b. brush
La escaramuza entre los soldados terminó cuando el general intervino.The brush between the soldiers ended when the general intervened.
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