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melee

/ˈmeɪ.leɪ/

Translations

meleenoun

melees

/ˈmeɪ.leɪ/

mêléeSens concret de bagarre confuse; s’emploie aussi au figuré pour une scène agitée et chaotique.

The concert turned into a melee when fans rushed the stage.

Le concert a tourné à la mêlée lorsque les fans ont envahi la scène.

Additional translations

combat au corps à corpsMilitaire; combat de proximité avec des armes de mêlée.

Synonyms

meleeverb

meleed

Past Simple

meleed

Past Participle

meleeing

Gerund

Used chiefly in gaming slang to mean ‘to attack with a melee strike’; can be transitive or intransitive.

attaquer au corps à corpsSurtout dans le contexte des jeux vidéo ou du combat rapproché.

If the enemy gets too close, just melee them to conserve ammunition.

Si l’ennemi s’approche trop, attaquez-le au corps à corps pour économiser des munitions.

Synonyms

meleeadjective

/ˈmeleɪ/

/ˈmeɪleɪ/

Used mainly attributively before nouns (e.g., "melee weapon"), seldom in predicative position.

de mêléeS’emploie surtout pour des armes ou un combat de contact rapproché.

Melee weapons such as clubs and daggers are ineffective at long range.

Les armes de mêlée comme les massues et les dagues sont inefficaces à longue portée.

Synonyms

Definitions

meleenoun

A confused fight or scuffle involving many people.

The concert turned into a melee when fans rushed the stage.

A chaotic and noisy situation or scene.

The marketplace was a melee of shouting vendors and haggling customers.

Close-quarters combat, especially with handheld weapons rather than ranged weapons.

The warrior excelled in melee and preferred swords to bows.

meleeverb

To strike or attack (an opponent) at close quarters with a melee attack, especially in video games.

If the enemy gets too close, just melee them to conserve ammunition.

meleeadjective

Relating to or designed for close-quarters combat.

Melee weapons such as clubs and daggers are ineffective at long range.