Combatir in english
Fight
pronunciation: faɪt part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: faɪt part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
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.