Guerrilla — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɛɹˈɪlə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɛɹˈɪlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɛɹˈɪlə/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡɛɹˈɪlə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insurgent guerilla irregular

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Guerilla

ein Mitglied einer irregulären Streitmacht, die eine stärkere Streitmacht durch Sabotage und Belästigung bekämpft

🇫🇷French

guérilla

un membre d'une force armée irrégulière qui combat une force plus forte par le sabotage et le harcèlement

🇮🇹Italian

guerriglia

un membro di una forza armata irregolare che combatte una forza più forte mediante sabotaggio e molestie

🇵🇹Portuguese

guerrilha

um membro de uma força armada irregular que combate uma força mais forte por meio de sabotagem e assédio

🇷🇺Russian

партизан

член нерегулярных вооруженных сил, который борется с более сильными силами путем саботажа и преследования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुरिल्ला

एक अनियमित सशस्त्र बल का सदस्य जो तोड़फोड़ और उत्पीड़न द्वारा एक मजबूत बल से लड़ता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গেরিলা

একটি অনিয়মিত সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর সদস্য যা নাশকতা এবং হয়রানির মাধ্যমে একটি শক্তিশালী শক্তির সাথে লড়াই করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கொரில்லா

நாசவேலை மற்றும் துன்புறுத்தல் மூலம் வலுவான படையை எதிர்த்துப் போராடும் ஒழுங்கற்ற ஆயுதப் படையின் உறுப்பினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

గెరిల్లా

విధ్వంసం మరియు వేధింపుల ద్వారా బలమైన శక్తితో పోరాడే క్రమరహిత సాయుధ దళ సభ్యుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

गनिम

अनियमित सशस्त्र दलाचा सदस्य जो तोडफोड आणि छळ करून मजबूत शक्तीशी लढतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરિલા

અનિયમિત સશસ્ત્ર દળનો સભ્ય જે તોડફોડ અને પજવણી દ્વારા મજબૂત દળ સામે લડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೆರಿಲ್ಲಾ

ವಿಧ್ವಂಸಕ ಮತ್ತು ಕಿರುಕುಳದ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಲವಾದ ಶಕ್ತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೋರಾಡುವ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಸಶಸ್ತ್ರ ಪಡೆಯ ಸದಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗറില്ല

അട്ടിമറിയിലൂടെയും ഉപദ്രവത്തിലൂടെയും ശക്തമായ ഒരു ശക്തിയോട് പോരാടുന്ന ക്രമരഹിതമായ സായുധ സേനയിലെ അംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਰੀਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਹਥਿਆਰਬੰਦ ਫੋਰਸ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਜੋ ਤੋੜ-ਫੋੜ ਅਤੇ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਲੜਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گوریلا

ایک فاسد مسلح فورس کا رکن جو تخریب کاری اور ہراساں کرکے ایک مضبوط قوت سے لڑتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

游击队

通过破坏和骚扰与更强大的部队作战的非正规武装部队的成员

🇯🇵Japanese

ゲリラ

妨害行為や嫌がらせによってより強力な部隊と戦う非正規軍隊の一員

🇰🇷Korean

게릴라

사보타주와 괴롭힘으로 더 강한 세력과 싸우는 비정규 군대의 일원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

du kích

một thành viên của lực lượng vũ trang không chính quy chiến đấu với lực lượng mạnh hơn bằng cách phá hoại và quấy rối

🇹🇭Thai

กองโจร

สมาชิกของกองกำลังติดอาวุธที่ผิดปกติซึ่งต่อสู้กับกองกำลังที่แข็งแกร่งกว่าโดยการก่อวินาศกรรมและการคุกคาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

gerilya

seorang anggota angkatan bersenjata tidak teratur yang melawan kekuatan yang lebih kuat melalui sabotase dan pelecehan

🇵🇭Filipino

gerilya

isang miyembro ng isang hindi regular na sandatahang lakas na lumalaban sa isang mas malakas na puwersa sa pamamagitan ng sabotahe at panliligalig

🇲🇾Malay

gerila

anggota pasukan bersenjata yang tidak teratur yang melawan pasukan yang lebih kuat dengan sabotaj dan gangguan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرب العصابات

أحد أفراد قوة مسلحة غير نظامية تحارب قوة أقوى بالتخريب والمضايقة

🇮🇷Persian

چریک

یکی از اعضای یک نیروی مسلح نامنظم که با خرابکاری و آزار و اذیت با یک نیروی قوی تر مبارزه می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

gerilla

sabotaj ve taciz yoluyla daha güçlü bir kuvvete karşı savaşan düzensiz silahlı kuvvetin üyesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גֵרִילָה

חבר בכוח מזוין לא סדיר הנלחם בכוח חזק יותר על ידי חבלה והטרדה

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