| French | English | |
| pavoiser [fam.] [chanter victoire] | to crow [coll.] [boast of victory] | |
| remporter qc. [victoire] | to achieve sth. [victory] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| s'approcher de qc. [fig.] | to come close to sth. [fig.] [eg victory] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Andrinople [378] [aussi : bataille d'Adrianople ; aujourd'hui Edirne en Turquie européenne] | Battle of Adrianople [378] [also: Battle of Hadrianopolis] [overwhelming victory of the Goths over the Eastern Roman Empire] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Antietam [1862] [aussi : bataille de Sharpsburg] | Battle of Antietam [1862] [also: Battle of Sharpsburg] [Union victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Assandun [1016] | Battle of Assandun [1016] [also: Battle of Essendune] [Danish victory concluding their conquest of England] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Audenarde [1708] | Battle of Oudenarde [1708] [also: Battle of Oudenaarde] [great victory for the Grand Alliance over France in the War of the Spanish Succession] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} d'Alésia [52 av. J.-C.] | siege of Alesia [52 BC] [also: battle of Alesia] [Roman victory over confederation of Gallic tribes, completing the conquest of Gaul] | |
| hist. mil. relig. siège {m} d'Antioche [1097 - 1098] | siege of Antioch [1097 - 1098] [victory of Crusaders over the Seljuk Empire] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} d'Orléans [1428/9] | siege of Orléans [1428/9] [the watershed of the 100 Years' War with a major victory for the French Royal Army with Joan of Arc] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'al-Qadisiyya [636] | Battle of al-Qadisiyyah [636] [decisive victory for the Rashidun Caliphate against the Sasanian Empire (Muslim conquest of Persia)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Bassano [1796] | Battle of Bassano [1796] [French army victory over Austrian army] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Bénévent [275 av. J.-C.] [aussi : bataille de Beneventum] | Battle of Beneventum [275 BC] [victory of Roman Republic over Pyrrhus] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Brouwershaven [1426] | Battle of Brouwershaven [in 1426, was part of the (1345-1490) wars over control of the Low Countries and resulted in victory for the Duke of Burgundy against mainly English forces] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Castillon [1453] | Battle of Castillon [decisive French victory in 1453 against England marked the end of the 100 Years' War. Considered the first major battle won through the extensive use of field artillery] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Chancellorsville [1863] | Battle of Chancellorsville [1863] [Confederate victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Chickamauga [1863] | Battle of Chickamauga [1863] [Confederate victory] | |
| hist. mil. naut. bataille {f} de Djerba [1560] | Battle of Djerba [1560] [naval victory of Ottomans against Christian Alliance fleet] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Fredericksburg [1862] | Battle of Fredericksburg [1862] [Confederate victory] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} de Friedland [1807] | Battle of Friedland [1807] [Napoleon and the French Army won a decisive victory, routing much of the Russian army. The battlefield was in East Prussia, today Kaliningrad Oblast, Pravdinsk, Russia] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Gettysburg [1863] | Battle of Gettysburg [1863] [Union victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Hochstett [1704] [aussi : bataille de Blenheim ou deuxième bataille de Höchstädt] | Battle of Blenheim [1704] [major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession when the overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Ligny [1815] [aussi : bataille de Fleurus] | Battle of Ligny [1815] [the last victory for Napoleon; the French army defeat of the Prussian army was not decisive] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Malakoff [1855] | Battle of Malakoff [1855] [French victory against the Russian forces resulted in the fall of Sevastopol, and subsequent end to the Crimean War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Mohács [1526] | Battle of Mohács [1526] [Ottoman victory led to the century-long partition of Hungary] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} de Näfels [1388] | Battle of Näfels [in 1388, a decisive victory for the Swiss Confederacy and the last battle of the Swiss-Austrian conflicts] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Nashville [1864] | Battle of Nashville [1864] [Union victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Pavie [1525] | Battle of Pavia [1525] [Habsburg victory and capture of Francis I of France] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Peterwardein [1716] [auusi : bataille de Petrovaradin] | Battle of Petrovaradin [1716] [also: Battle of Peterwardein] [major victory of Habsburgs over the Ottomans during the Austro-Turkish War] | |
| hist. mil. naut. bataille {f} de Préveza [1538] | Battle of Preveza [1538] [naval victory of Ottomans against Christian Alliance fleet] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Salamine [480 av. J.-C.] | Battle of Salamis [480 BC] [decisive victory for the Greek city-states against the Persian Empire] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Sempach [1386] | Battle of Sempach [1386] [decisive victory for the Old Swiss Confederacy against Austria - a turning point in the growth of Switzerland] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Shiloh [1862] | Battle of Shiloh [1862] [also: Battle of Pittsburg Landing] [Union victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Solférino [1859] | Battle of Solferino [1859] [victory of the allied French Army and Piedmont-Sardinian Army against the Austrian Army] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Stadtlohn [1623] | Battle of Stadtlohn [1623] [resounding Catholic victory marking end of 1st phase of 30 Years' War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Tannenberg [1914] [maintenant Stębark en Pologne] | Battle of Tannenberg [1914] [German victory over Russia] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Tchaldiran [1514] | Battle of Chaldiran [1514] [decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Valmy [1792] [aussi : bataille ou affaire du camp de la Lune] | Battle of Valmy [1792] [also: Cannonade of Valmy] [first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars, preventing the Prussian Army marching on Paris] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Vitoria [1813] | Battle of Vitoria [1813] [combined British, Portuguese and Spanish army broke the French army leading to victory in the Peninsular War] | |
| hist. mil. naut. bataille {f} des Cardinaux [1759] | Battle of Quiberon Bay [1759] [major victory of British navy over the French] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} des Pyramides [1798] | Battle of the Pyramids [1798] [also: Battle of Embabeh] [French army, under Napoleon Bonaparte, scored a decisive victory, wiping out almost the entire Ottoman army located in Egypt] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} du Guadalete [711] | Battle of Guadalete [711] [victory for Muslim army against Visigoths (conquest of Spain)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {m} de Wagram [1809] | Battle of Wagram [1809] [military engagement which ended in costly but decisive victory for Napoleon's French army against the Austrian army, leading to the breakup of the 5th Coalition] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. Confédération {f} du Rhin [1806-1813] [aussi : États confédérés du Rhin] | Confederation of the Rhine [1806-1813] [formal: Confederated States of the Rhine] [German client states established after Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz] | |
| pol. raz-de-marée {m} [fig.] [victoire électorale] | landslide [landslide victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Belgrade [1521] | siege of Belgrade [1521] [Ottoman victory] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Calais [1346-7] | siege of Calais [part of 100 Years' War. After victory at Crécy, King Edward III of England successfully besieged Calais which remained in English hands until 1558] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Carthage [149-146 av. J.-C.] | siege of Carthage [149 - 146 BC] [Roman victory and destruction of Carthage] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Petersburg [1864 - 1865] [aussi : campagne de Richmond-Petersburg] | Siege of Petersburg [1864 - 1865] [also: Richmond–Petersburg campaign] [Union victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Sagonte [219-218 av. J.-C.] | siege of Saguntum [219 - 218 BC] [victory of Carthaginians over the Saguntines, triggering the 2nd Punic War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Vicksburg [1863] | Siege of Vicksburg [1863] [Union victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. siège {m} de Vienne [1529] | siege of Vienna [1529] [Habsburg victory] | |
| hist. pol. traité {f} de Troyes [1420] | Treaty of Troyes [in 1420, after victory at Agincourt, Henry V of England signed the Treaty with the wife of the demential Charles VI of France, confirming Henry as King of England AND France] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Paris [1763] | Treaty of Paris [1763] [between kingdoms of Great Britain, France, Spain, & Portugal, after Great Britain and Prussia's victory over France and Spain in the Seven Years' War] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Schönbrunn [1809] [aussi : traité de Vienne] | Treaty of Schönbrunn [1809] [also: Peace of Schönbrunn or Treaty of Vienna] [after France's victory at Wagram, signed between France and Austria, ending the 5th Coalition] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Five Forks [1865] [surnommée le « Waterloo de la Confédération »] | Battle of Five Forks [1865] [sometimes called "the Waterloo of the Confederacy"] [Union victory] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} de la Moskova [1812] [aussi : bataille de la Moskowa ou bataille de Borodino] | Battle of Borodino [1812] [2nd major battle during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The Grande Armée won the battle against the Imperial Russian Army, but failed to gain a decisive victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Saint-Privat [1870] [aussi : bataille de Gravelotte] | Battle of Gravelotte [1870] [also: Battle of Gravelotte–St. Privat] [Prussian victory in largest and decisive battle of the Franco-Prussian War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} du pont d'Arcole [1796] | Battle of Arcole [1796] [French army victory over Austrian army] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. grand-duché {m} de Berg [1806-1813] [aussi : grand-duché de Clèves et de Berg] | Grand Duchy of Berg [1806-1813] [also: Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves] [satellite state created by Napoleon after victory at Austerlitz for Marshal Murat (his brother-in-law)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. second siège {m} de Vienne [1683] | Battle of Vienna [1683] [Christian Coalition victory ; Ottomans fail to take Vienna] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. première bataille {f} de Bull Run [1861] [aussi : première bataille de Manassas] | First Battle of Bull Run [1861] [also: Battle of First Manassas] [Confederate victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. première bataille {f} des lacs de Mazurie [1914] | First Battle of the Masurian Lakes [1914] [German victory over Russia] | |
| hist. mil. pol. seconde bataille {f} de Bull Run [1862] | Second Battle of Bull Run [1862] [also: Battle of Second Manassas] [Confederate victory] | |
| hist. mil. pol. seconde bataille {f} des lacs de Mazurie [1915] | Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes [1915] [German victory over Russia] [also: Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes] | |
| hist. mil. naut. seconde bataille {f} du cap Finisterre [1747] | second battle of Cape Finisterre [1747] [major victory of British navy over the French] | |