Combat in spanish
pronunciation: koʊmbɑte part of speech: noun, verb
combat1 = combate, lucha, pelea, lid.
Example: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.more:
» close combat = combate cuerpo a cuerpo, combate mano a mano, lucha cuerpo a cuerpo, lucha mano a mano.
Example: The purpose of this textbook is to present the reader with both offensive and defensive examples of close combat.» close-quarter combat = combate en espacios cerrados, combate en espacios confinados.
Example: Close-quarter combat is from very close hand-to-hand combat range up to 100 meters.» combat boot = bota de combate.
Example: You'll never wear your combat boots until they're comfortable, and this is the fastest and easiest way to break them in.» combat casualty = baja en combate.
Example: Combat casualties in Iraq have fallen to their lowest level of the war with most of the fatalities concentrated outside of Baghdad.» combat drill = ejercicio de combate.
Example: Even this room full of trackers seemed different: some stood in rows listening to an instructor, while others ran laps and still others did combat drills.» combat exclusion = excepción de combatir.
Example: The author reviews the history and meaning of the combat exclusion policy for United States servicewomen.» combat operation = operación de combate.
Example: During World War II he participated in combat operations aboard destroyers in the Pacific.» combat sport = deporte de combate, deporte de lucha.
Example: Whether you're into boxing or kick boxing, you'll find the punch bag that's perfect for your combat sport among our models, which range from 20 to 38kg.» engage in + combat = entablar combate, enzarzarse en la lucha.
Example: It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.» face-to-face combat = combate cuerpo a cuerpo, combate mano a mano, lucha cuerpo a cuerpo, lucha mano a mano.
Example: The logic of guerrilla warfare is that direct face-to-face combat with the more powerful enemy is suicidal.» hand-to-hand combat = combate cuerpo a cuerpo, combate mano a mano, lucha cuerpo a cuerpo, lucha mano a mano.
Example: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.» missing in combat = desaparecido en combate.
Example: When I went back to my mother I found out that she was my real mother and that my father was actually missing in combat.combat2 = luchar contra, oponerse a, combatir, hacer frente. [Pasado y Participio Presente: (UK) combatted/combated (USA) y (UK) combatting/combating (USA)]
Example: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.more:
» combat + absenteeism = combatir el absentismo, luchar contra el absentismo, combatir el ausentismo, luchar contra el ausentismo.
Example: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.» combat + a problem = hacer frente a un problema, combatir un problema.
Example: The majority of students condemn the theft or mutilation of library stock and welcome security measures to combat this problem.» combat + climate change = luchar contra el cambio climático.
Example: The international community has set a dateline of three months to forge an agreement to combat climate change.» combat + fraud = combatir el fraude, luchar contra el fraude.
Example: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.» combat + hand to hand = combatir mano a mano, combatir cuerpo a cuerpo.
Example: On the spur of the moment, they organized a peasant force, capable of combatting hand to hand with veteran troops.» combat + inflation = combatir la inflación, luchar contra la inflación, hacer frente a la inflación.
Example: Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation.» combat + racism = luchar contra el racismo.
Example: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.» combat + stress = combatir el estrés, luchar contra el estrés.
Example: Although you may not think of exercise as stress relieving, a healthy body is a formidable weapon to combat stress.» combat + terrorism = combatir el terrorismo, luchar contra el terrorismo.
Example: Teachers are to 'be the eyes and ears of the state' in UK public school system, whose jobs now include combating terrorism.» combat + the effects of = luchar con los efectos adversos de.
Example: The author describes action taken by a public library to combat the effects of massive unemployment when a local steel works was closed.» combat + the heat = combatir el calor.
Example: As summer approaches quickly, cool and refreshing foods are often craved to combat the heat.