measure swords with

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Meanings:

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Globalarchaicliteraryformal
- To engage in combat or a duel using swords.
- To confront or test one's skill against another, especially in martial or competitive contexts (figurative extension).

Examples:

EN: If now, you coward, you lack courage to measure swords with me,
ES: Si ahora, cobarde, no osáis batiros conmigo,

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