ぜんしょうせん
Noun
1.
(preliminary) skirmish
2.
prelude, preliminary encounter, warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
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本格的な選挙戦の前に、地方選挙が前哨戦として注目された。
Before the full-scale election campaign, local elections attracted attention as a preliminary skirmish.
大規模な作戦の前に、小規模な部隊による前哨戦が行われた。
Before the large-scale operation, a preliminary skirmish was conducted by small units.
リーグ戦の優勝をかけた試合は、次の対戦の前哨戦として盛り上がった。
The match for the league championship was exciting as a preliminary encounter for the next confrontation.
貿易交渉は、両国間のより大きな経済協力に向けた前哨戦と位置づけられている。
The trade negotiations are positioned as a preliminary skirmish towards greater economic cooperation between the two countries.
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