combate

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See also: combaté

Galician

Verb

combate

  1. inflection of combater:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

Verb

combate

  1. to combat

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -at͡ʃi, (Portugal) -atɨ
  • Hyphenation: com‧ba‧te

Etymology 1

Noun

combate m (plural combates)

  1. combat; fighting; conflict
    1. (military) a battle, especially a short one; skirmish
      Synonyms: batalha, (chiefly historical) escaramuça
    2. (martial arts, blood sports) fighting, or a fight, in a sport context
      Synonym: luta
    3. (figuratively) fierce campaigning or effort against something; war
      Synonyms: luta, enfrentamento

Etymology 2

Verb

combate

  1. inflection of combater:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French combattre, with conjugation based on bate.

Pronunciation

Verb

a combate (third-person singular present combate, past participle combătut) 3rd conj.

  1. to combat, fight, struggle against
    Synonym: lupta
  2. to control; to take measures against; to beat or force back

Conjugation

    conjugation of combate (third conjugation, past participle in -ut)
infinitive a combate
gerund combătând
past participle combătut
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present combat combați combate combatem combateți combat
imperfect combăteam combăteai combătea combăteam combăteați combăteau
simple perfect combătui combătuși combătu combăturăm combăturăți combătură
pluperfect combătusem combătuseși combătuse combătuserăm combătuserăți combătuseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să combat să combați să combată să combatem să combateți să combată
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative combate combateți
negative nu combate nu combateți

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Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈbate/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: com‧ba‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from combatir.

Noun

combate m (plural combates)

  1. combat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

combate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of combar combined with te
  2. inflection of combatir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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