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{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ fierce, intense, mortal▪ armed, unarmed▪ close, hand-to-hand▪ open▪ single▪ active, actual▪ modern▪ ground, land, urban▪ aerial, air, air-to-airVERB + COMBAT▪ be engaged in, be locked in, engage in▪
The troops were locked in hand-to-hand combat.
▪ see▪Our platoon has yet to see combat.
▪ send sb intoCOMBAT + NOUN▪ mission, operation▪ zone▪ force, patrol, troops, unit▪ veteran▪ aircraft, vehicle▪ boots, equipment, fatigues, gear, jacket (BrE), suit, uniform▪ capability, effectiveness, power, readiness▪ action, experiencePREPOSITION▪ in combat▪He was killed in combat.
▪ in combat with▪The soldiers are in combat with rebel forces.
▪ combat against▪in mortal combat against dragons
▪ combat between▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a fierce combat between two champions
verbADVERB▪ effectively, successfully▪She argued that the only way to combat inflation effectively was to keep interest rates high.
VERB + COMBAT▪ help (to)▪ be designed toPHRASES▪ action to combat sth, efforts to combat sth, measures to combat sth, policies to combat sth▪Measures to combat violent crime have been proposed.
Combat is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alcoholism, ↑boredom, ↑corruption, ↑crime, ↑discrimination, ↑disease, ↑disorder, ↑effect, ↑epidemic, ↑evil, ↑fatigue, ↑HIV, ↑illness, ↑infection, ↑inflation, ↑menace, ↑pollution, ↑poverty, ↑problem, ↑racism, ↑recession, ↑spread, ↑terror, ↑terrorism, ↑truancy, ↑unemployment, ↑vandalism
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combat — [ kɔ̃ba ] n. m. • 1538; de combattre 1 ♦ Action de deux ou de plusieurs adversaires armés, de deux armées qui se battent. ⇒ bataille. Spécialt Phase d une bataille. ⇒ 1. action, affrontement, choc, engagement, mêlée, 1. rencontre; baroud. Combat… … Encyclopédie Universelle
combat — COMBAT. subs. masc. L action par laquelle on attaque, ou l on se défend. Combat d homme à homme. Combat singulier. Combat d une armée contre une autre armée. Combat douteux. Combat à outrance. Combat opiniâtre. Combat sanglant. Combat sur terre.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
combat — Combat, m. acut. C est la meslée en bataille, de deux ou plusieurs, Certamen, Decertatio, Dimicatio, Discrimen, Praelium, Pugna, Conflictus, Selon ce on dit, Le combat a esté cruel, furieux, merveilleux entre les deux armées, Acriter admodum… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
combat — Combat. s. m. L action par laquelle on combat contre quelqu un. Combat d homme à homme. combat singulier. combat d une armée contre une autre armée. combat douteux. combat à outrance. combat opiniastré. combat sanglant. combat sur terre. combat… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Combat 18 — Logo derived from the Totenkopf used by the 3rd SS Panzer Division of the Waffen SS. Motto Whatever it takes Formation 1992 Type … Wikipedia
Combat 18 — Lema Cueste lo que cueste Tipo Nacionalismo Blanco, Supremacía blanca Objetivos Formación paramilitar que pretende levantar un gobierno bajo la estructura del nacional socialismo. Combat 18 o C 18 es una organización de tendencia n … Wikipedia Español
Combat 84 — ist eine Band aus der britischen Oi! Szene und stammt aus dem Londoner Stadtteil Chelsea. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Politik 3 Diskografie 4 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
Combat 84 — Also known as The 7th Cavalry Origin Chelsea, London, England Genres Oi!, Punk rock Years active 1981 1984 … Wikipedia
Combat — (französisch Kampf ) steht für: Combat (Résistance), französische Résistance Gruppe Combat (Zeitung), französische Zeitung Combat Spirituel, afrikanische Pfingstkirche Combat 18, Terrororganisation Combat 84, britische Band Siehe auch: Ace Combat … Deutsch Wikipedia
Combat 18 — (или C18) британская праворадикальная террористическая организация, основанная неонацистской организацией «Blood and Honour» после заключения соглашения между Британским национальным фронтом и фанатской группировкой «Chelsea Headhunters» в… … Википедия
Combat — Com bat, n. [Cf. F. combat.] 1. A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy. [1913 Webster] My courage try by combat, if thou dar st. Shak. [1913 Webster] The noble combat that twixt joy and sorrow was fought in Paulina. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
