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Usage Note
Duel historically referred to a formal combat between two opponents to settle a point of honor, common in 18th- and 19th-century French culture. Today it is used more broadly for any intense two-way contest — un duel verbal ('a verbal duel') or un duel au sommet ('a top-of-the-table clash'). The verb is se battre en duel.
Examples
"Les deux chevaliers s'affrontent en duel."
Natural Translation
The two knights face each other in a duel.
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