Combate in english
Combat
pronunciation: kɑmbæt part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: kɑmbæt part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
combar = warp ; curl ; arch.
Example: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.Example: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.Example: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.more:
» combarse = buckle ; sag ; arch .
Example: The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams. Example: In crossbars used in pole vaulting and high jumping a well known problem exists due to the tendency of the crossbar to sag under its own weight. Example: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.combate = combat ; fighting ; battle ; fight.
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'.Example: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.Example: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.Example: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.more:
» avión de combate = fighter plane ; fighter jet ; warplane ; fighter aircraft .
Example: Some fighter planes have two vertical stabilizers and rudders because of the need to control the plane with multiple, very powerful engines. Example: For this to occur, an air corridor would be needed that Israeli fighter jets could cross without being targeted by anti-aircraft missiles. Example: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp. Example: India has already signed a deal with Russia for the joint development of a fifth generation fighter aircraft.» baja en combate = combat casualty .
Example: Combat casualties in Iraq have fallen to their lowest level of the war with most of the fatalities concentrated outside of Baghdad.» bota de combate = combat boot .
Example: You'll never wear your combat boots until they're comfortable, and this is the fastest and easiest way to break them in.» buque de combate = battle cruiser .
Example: These battle cruisers achieved greater speed -- about 25 knots -- by limiting the thickness of their armour.» caer en combate = fall in + action .
Example: The three soldiers have been declared fallen in action, but the return of their bodies is considered a national priority.» caído en combate = killed in action .
Example: The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action.» carro de combate = tank .
Example: The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).» combate aéreo = dogfight [dog fight] .
Example: But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.» combate cuerpo a cuerpo = hand-to-hand combat ; close combat ; face-to-face combat .
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. Example: The purpose of this textbook is to present the reader with both offensive and defensive examples of close combat. Example: The logic of guerrilla warfare is that direct face-to-face combat with the more powerful enemy is suicidal.» combate de almohadas = pillow fight .
Example: In this room we've had so many pillow fights and pyjamas parties, so many good times.» combate de boxeo = prize fight ; boxing match .
Example: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripe. Example: He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.» combate en espacios cerrados = close-quarter combat .
Example: Close-quarter combat is from very close hand-to-hand combat range up to 100 meters.» combate en espacios confinados = close-quarter combat .
Example: Close-quarter combat is from very close hand-to-hand combat range up to 100 meters.» combate mano a mano = hand-to-hand combat ; close combat ; face-to-face combat .
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. Example: The purpose of this textbook is to present the reader with both offensive and defensive examples of close combat. Example: The logic of guerrilla warfare is that direct face-to-face combat with the more powerful enemy is suicidal.» combate pugilístico = boxing match .
Example: He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.» crucero de combate = battle cruiser .
Example: These battle cruisers achieved greater speed -- about 25 knots -- by limiting the thickness of their armour.» dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low .
Example: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.» deporte de combate = combat sport ; fighting sport .
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. Example: Women's fighting sports have a rich and storied history.» desaparecido en combate = missing in action (MIA) ; missing in combat .
Example: The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action. 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.» ejercicio de combate = combat drill .
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.» entablar combate = engage in + combat .
Example: It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.» entablar combate con = engage .
Example: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.» enviar a combate = send + Nombre + into battle .
Example: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.» estar fuera de combate = be out of action ; be out of the picture ; be out of the frame ; be down/out for the count ; be out of commission .
Example: DJ Slim will be out of action for a bit -- he has a serious back injury that needs intensive treatment immediately. Example: Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine. Example: Robert may be out of the frame but there is plenty of new talent and eye candy to replace him. Example: I was down for the count after just two nights out on the town. Example: It is being reported that after the surgery, Fidel Castro would be out of commission for two months.» fuera de combate = knockout .
Example: Boxing fans love nothing more than a knockout, and the same goes for boxers themselves, so long as they are on the winning end.» fuera de combate técnico = technical knockout .
Example: His final fight ended ignominiously, with him on the losing end of an eighth-round technical knockout.» grito de combate = battle cry .
Example: The title of her paper is 'Let's get rid of it: a reference librarian's battle cry'.» hacha de combate = battle-axe .
Example: The museum houses a full selection of battle-ready battle-axes, spanning from the medieval period through the Renaissance.» listo para el combate = battle-ready .
Example: The museum houses a full selection of battle-ready battle-axes, spanning from the medieval period through the Renaissance.» llamada de combate = battle call .
Example: The discussion takes a special look at how music was used in battle calls, military maneuvers and managing daily life in the military.» mandar a combate = send + Nombre + into battle .
Example: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.» muerto en combate = killed in action .
Example: The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action.» operación de combate = combat operation .
Example: During World War II he participated in combat operations aboard destroyers in the Pacific.» piloto de avión de combate = fighter pilot .
Example: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.» piloto de combate = fighter pilot .
Example: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.» poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low .
Example: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.» preparado para el combate = battle-ready .
Example: The museum houses a full selection of battle-ready battle-axes, spanning from the medieval period through the Renaissance.» puesto de combate = battle-station .
Example: At one time he remembered being in the shower all soaped up when the bell sounded for battle-stations, so he ran to his station all soaped up.» quedar fuera de combate = go out + cold ; pass out .
Example: She jammed her finger in the door and went out cold for about 1 minute. Example: He fell from his stool, passing out.» reglas de combate = rules of engagement .
Example: For example, new rules of engagement for world trade are required, and America must safeguard the rights of labor.» uniforme de combate = battle uniform .
Example: There were already several singes to her battle uniform, some that even threatened to burn down to her skin.combatir = combat ; fight ; fight off ; counter ; battle.
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.Example: This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.Example: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Example: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Example: Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.more:
» combatir cuerpo a cuerpo = combat + hand to hand .
Example: On the spur of the moment, they organized a peasant force, capable of combatting hand to hand with veteran troops.» combatir el absentismo = combat + absenteeism .
Example: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.» combatir el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism .
Example: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.» combatir el calor = combat + the heat .
Example: As summer approaches quickly, cool and refreshing foods are often craved to combat the heat.» combatir el estrés = cope with + stress ; combat + stress .
Example: The article 'All in a day's work' examines reference librarianship in the academic environment, discusses how it has changed, and offers suggestions on coping with the stress those changes have caused. Example: Although you may not think of exercise as stress relieving, a healthy body is a formidable weapon to combat stress.» combatir el fraude = combat + fraud .
Example: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.» combatir el terrorismo = combat + terrorism .
Example: Teachers are to 'be the eyes and ears of the state' in UK public school system, whose jobs now include combating terrorism.» combatir la depresión = fight + depression .
Example: Petting animals creates a hormonal response in humans that can help fight depression.» combatir la inflación = combat + inflation .
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.» combatir mano a mano = combat + hand to hand .
Example: On the spur of the moment, they organized a peasant force, capable of combatting hand to hand with veteran troops.» combatir (por) = war (over) .
Example: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.» combatirse en una justa = joust .
Example: He has never ridden before but wants to learn to ride so he can eventually learn to joust.» combatir una infección = fight + an infection .
Example: The discovery of bitter taste receptors' role in fighting infections paves the way for new treatments for sinusitis.» combatir un problema = combat + a problem .
Example: The majority of students condemn the theft or mutilation of library stock and welcome security measures to combat this problem.» excepción de combatir = combat exclusion .
Example: The author reviews the history and meaning of the combat exclusion policy for United States servicewomen.