# das Scharmützel

das Scharmützel is a German noun meaning “skirmish”. Forms: des Scharmützels, die Scharmützel.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Scharmützels
- Plural: die Scharmützel

## In other languages

- Русский: перестрелка, стычка, пальба

## Meanings

1. _figurative_ skirmish (small-scale battle)
   - Von kleineren Scharmützeln abgesehen wurde die Waffenruhe eingehalten. — Apart from minor skirmishes, the ceasefire was honoured.

## Examples

- Das war keins der üblichen Scharmützel. — That was not one of the usual skirmishes.

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