Engelsk navneord: combat | |||
1. | combat (om handling) an engagement fought between two military forces | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | armed combat | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | battle, conflict, engagement, fight | ||
Mere specifikke termer | aggression, belligerency, hostilities, trench warfare | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | war, warfare | ||
Overordnet emneområde | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | combat (om handling) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A fight broke out at the hockey game. There was fighting in the streets. The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fight, fighting, scrap | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | battle, conflict, struggle | ||
Mere specifikke termer | affaire d'honneur, affray, banging, battering, beating, brawl, brush, clash, close-quarter fighting, cut-and-thrust, disturbance, dogfight, dogfight, duel, encounter, fencing, fistfight, fisticuffs, fray, free-for-all, gang fight, gunfight, gunplay, hassle, impact, in-fighting, knife fight, rough-and-tumble, ruffle, rumble, scuffle, set-to, shock, shootout, single combat, skirmish, slugfest, snickersnee, tussle, whipping | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | blow | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: combat | |||
1. | combat (om konkurrence) battle or contend against in or as if in a battle | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq. We must combat the prejudices against other races. They battled over the budget. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | battle | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | contend, fight, struggle | ||
Mere specifikke termer | dogfight, wrestle | ||