“Duel” is a term with roots deep in history, commonly referring to a contest between two individuals, typically using weapons, to settle a point of honor. The concept of a duel has been romanticized in literature and film, echoing through languages around the world. Understanding how to say “duel” in various languages can provide cultural insight into how different societies view honor, conflict, and resolution. In this article, we explore the term “duel” across a spectrum of languages, from the most widely spoken to some lesser-known tongues.
Here is how to say “duel” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Dyll | Pronunciation: Dill
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – مبارزة (Mubaraza) | Pronunciation: Moo-ba-ra-za
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – զորամարտ (Zoramart) | Pronunciation: Zoh-rah-mart
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Düel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Dueloa | Pronunciation: Dwe-lo-a
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Дуэль (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – দ্বন্দ্বযুদ্ধ (Dbandwajuddho) | Pronunciation: Dbon-dwa-jud-dho
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Dvoboj | Pronunciation: Dvo-boy
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Дуел (Duel) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Souboj | Pronunciation: Soo-boi
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – دوئل (Do’el) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kaksintaistelu | Pronunciation: Kak-sin-tai-steh-loo
- French (🇫🇷) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – დუელი (Dueli) | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lee
- German (🇩🇪) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Μονομαχία (Monomachia) | Pronunciation: Mo-no-ma-hee-a
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – דו-קרב (Du-Krav) | Pronunciation: Doo-krav
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – द्वंद्व (Dvandva) | Pronunciation: Dvun-dva
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Párbaj | Pronunciation: Par-bai
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Einvígi | Pronunciation: Ayn-vee-ghee
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Comhrac | Pronunciation: Kor-rak
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Duello | Pronunciation: Dwel-lo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 決闘 (Kettou) | Pronunciation: Keh-toh
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Дуэль (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ប្រកួតប្រជែង (Prakot Pracheng) | Pronunciation: Pra-kot Pra-cheng
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 결투 (Gyeoltu) | Pronunciation: Gyeol-too
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Дуэль (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສົນທະນາ (Son Thana) | Pronunciation: Son tha-na
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Duelis | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Duelis | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Дуел (Duel) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 决斗 (Juédòu) | Pronunciation: Jweh-doh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – द्वंद्वयुद्ध (Dvandvayuddha) | Pronunciation: Dvan-dva-yud-dha
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Тулаан (Tulaan) | Pronunciation: Too-lan
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – द्वन्द्व (Dvandva) | Pronunciation: Dvan-dva
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – دوه اړخیزه جګړه (Dwa arkhiza jangra) | Pronunciation: Dwa ar-khee-za jang-ra
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – مبارزه (Mobarezeh) | Pronunciation: Mo-bar-e-ze
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Pojedynek | Pronunciation: Po-yed-nyek
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Duelo | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lo
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Дуэль (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Дуел (Duel) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ද්වන්ද්වයුද්ධය (Dvandvayuddhaya) | Pronunciation: Dvan-dva-yud-dha-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Dvoboj | Pronunciation: Dvo-boy
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Dagaal | Pronunciation: Da-gaal
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Duelo | Pronunciation: Doo-eh-lo
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Pambano | Pronunciation: Pam-ba-no
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Duell | Pronunciation: Doo-ell
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Дуэл (Duel) | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – இருதலைமுறை (Iruthalaimurai) | Pronunciation: I-ru-tha-lai-mu-rai
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – పోటీ (Potee) | Pronunciation: Po-tee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – การดวล (Kan Duan) | Pronunciation: Kan dwan
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Düello | Pronunciation: Due-yo
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Дуель (Duel’) | Pronunciation: Doo-el’
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – مقابلہ (Muqabla) | Pronunciation: Moo-qab-la
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Duel | Pronunciation: Doo-el
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tranh đấu | Pronunciation: Tran daow
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Dwyell | Pronunciation: Dw-ell
