combate
combat ; fighting ; battle ; fight.
It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.
The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.
The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
avión de combate
fighter plane
fighter jet
warplane
fighter aircraft
Some fighter planes have two vertical stabilizers and rudders because of the need to control the plane with multiple, very powerful engines.
For this to occur, an air corridor would be needed that Israeli fighter jets could cross without being targeted by anti-aircraft missiles.
A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp.
India has already signed a deal with Russia for the joint development of a fifth generation fighter aircraft.
baja en combate
combat casualty
Combat casualties in Iraq have fallen to their lowest level of the war with most of the fatalities concentrated outside of Baghdad.
bota de combate
combat boot
You'll never wear your combat boots until they're comfortable, and this is the fastest and easiest way to break them in.
buque de combate
battle cruiser
These battle cruisers achieved greater speed - about 25 knots - by limiting the thickness of their armour.
caer en combate
fall in + action
The three soldiers have been declared fallen in action, but the return of their bodies is considered a national priority.
caído en combate
killed in action
The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action.
carro de combate
tank
The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).
combate aéreo
dogfight [dog fight]
But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.
combate cuerpo a cuerpo
hand-to-hand combat
In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
combate de almohadas
pillow fight
In this room we've had so many pillow fights and pyjamas parties, so many good times.
combate de boxeo
prize fight
boxing match
Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripe.
He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.
combate mano a mano
hand-to-hand combat
In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
combate pugilístico
boxing match
He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.
crucero de combate
battle cruiser
These battle cruisers achieved greater speed - about 25 knots - by limiting the thickness of their armour.
dejar fuera de combate
lay + Nombre + low
She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
desaparecido en combate
missing in action (MIA)
missing in combat
The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action.
When I went back to my mother I found out that she was my real mother and that my father was actually missing in combat.
entablar combate
engage in + combat
It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.
entablar combate con
engage
Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.
enviar a combate
send + Nombre + into battle
Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.
estar fuera de combate
be out of action
DJ Slim will be out of action for a bit - he has a serious back injury that needs intensive treatment immediately.
grito de combate
battle cry
The title of her paper is 'Let's get rid of it: a reference librarian's battle cry'.
llamada de combate
battle call
The discussion takes a special look at how music was used in battle calls, military maneuvers and managing daily life in the military.
mandar a combate
send + Nombre + into battle
Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.
muerto en combate
killed in action
The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action.
operación de combate
combat operation
During World War II he participated in combat operations aboard destroyers in the Pacific.
piloto de avión de combate
fighter pilot
He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.
piloto de combate
fighter pilot
He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.
poner fuera de combate
lay + Nombre + low
She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
puesto de combate
battle-station
At one time he remembered being in the shower all soaped up when the bell sounded for battle-stations, so he ran to his station all soaped up.
reglas de combate
rules of engagement
For example, new rules of engagement for world trade are required, and America must safeguard the rights of labor.
uniforme de combate
battle uniform
There were already several singes to her battle uniform, some that even threatened to burn down to her skin.
