combatir

v.

to combat, to fight.

un producto para combatir la caries a product which fights tooth decay

Ellos pelearon la ley injusta They fought the unfair law.

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combatir

► verbo intransitivo

1 to fight (contra, against /-), struggle (contra, against)

■ combatir contra el enemigo to fight (against) the enemy

► verbo transitivo

1 (luchar contra) to fight

■ combatir el cáncer to fight cancer

2 figurado to combat, fight

3 figurado (batir, golpear) to beat, lash

■ las olas combaten el acantilado the waves beat against the cliff

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verb

to combat, fight

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1.

VI [ejército, soldado] to fight

su padre combatió en la Guerra — his father fought in the War

ha combatido por conseguir un acuerdo — she has fought to achieve an agreement

2.

VT [+ fraude, desempleo, injusticia, enfermedad] to combat, fight; [+ frío] to fight (off)

dedicó todo su esfuerzo a combatir al enemigo — he put all his strength into fighting o combating the enemy

combatió las tesis capitalistas — he fought against capitalist ideologies

un buen libro para combatir el aburrimiento — a good book to fight off o combat boredom

medidas para combatir el fuego — fire-fighting measures

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1.

verbo intransitivo soldado/ejército to fight

2.

combatir vt <enemigo/enfermedad/fuego> to fight, to combat (frml); <proyecto/propuesta> to fight; <frío> to fight off

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= combat, fight, fight off, counter.

Ex. 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.

Ex. This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.

Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.

Ex. 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.

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* combatir el absentismo = combat + absenteeism.

* combatir el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism.

* combatir el estrés = cope with + stress.

* combatir el fraude = combat + fraud.

* combatir la inflación = combat + inflation.

* combatir (por) = war (over).

* combatir un problema = combat + problem.

* excepción de combatir = combat exclusion.

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1.

verbo intransitivo soldado/ejército to fight

2.

combatir vt <enemigo/enfermedad/fuego> to fight, to combat (frml); <proyecto/propuesta> to fight; <frío> to fight off

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combatir (por)

(v.) = war (over)

Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.

= combat, fight, fight off, counter.

Ex: 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.

Ex: This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.

Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.

Ex: 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.

* combatir el absentismo = combat + absenteeism.

* combatir el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism.

* combatir el estrés = cope with + stress.

* combatir el fraude = combat + fraud.

* combatir la inflación = combat + inflation.

* combatir (por) = war (over).

* combatir un problema = combat + problem.

* excepción de combatir = combat exclusion.

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combatir [I1 ]

vi

1 «soldado/ejército» to fight

combatió con los Nacionales he fought on the Nationalist side o with the Nationalists

2 «viento» to blow

■ combatir

vt

‹enemigo› to combat (frml), to fight; ‹enfermedad› to combat, fight; ‹proyecto/propuesta› to fight

la mejor manera de combatir el fuego the best way of fighting fire

una crema para combatir la sequedad de la piel a cream to combat o counteract skin dryness

corrían alrededor del patio para combatir el frío they were running around the patio to keep warm

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combatir (conjugate combatir) verbo intransitivo [soldado/ejército] to fight
verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/enfermedad/fuego› to fight, to combat (frml);
‹proyecto/propuesta› to fight;
‹frío› to fight off
combatir
I verbo intransitivo to fight [contra, against
con, with]: combatieron con el enemigo hasta caer rendidos, they fought against the enemy until they became exhausted
II verbo transitivo to combat: hay que combatir esta enfermedad con todos los medios a nuestro alcance, we need to fight this disease using all of our resources
'combatir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esteroide
- luchar
English:
combat
- fight
- fire
- attack
- oppose

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combatir

♦ vt

1. [ejércitos] to combat, to fight;

combatir al enemigo to fight the enemy

2. [problemas] to combat, to fight;

combatir el frío to combat the cold;

combatieron todos los intentos de aprobar la ley they fought against all attempts to pass the law;

un producto para combatir la caries a product which fights tooth decay

♦ vi

to fight (contra against);

combatió junto a los aliados he fought with the allies;

combatió por la república he fought for the republic

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combatir

v/t & v/i fight

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combatir vt

: to combat, to fight against

combatir vi

: to fight