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- Dictionarycombat/ˈkɒmbat/
noun
- 1. fighting between armed forces: "five Hurricanes were shot down in combat"
verb
- 1. take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable): "an effort to combat drug trafficking"
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Jan 10, 2008 · Germany. England English. Jan 10, 2008. #2. Hi Wookie, To be "locked inconflict" is a slight variation on the idiom "locked in combat," which is often heard. It evokes a picture of two warriors grappling with one another in hand-to-hand fighting, each unable to separate for fear of giving the other an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
Jul 26, 2013 · The flak jacket and combat helmet examples show how remiss the government is in not providing the troops engaged in counterinsurgency operations (CI ops) with the best protective kit. Sure it can: "The government, in not providing the best protective kit, has been remiss." I agree, basically, with Edinburgher.
Feb 23, 2012 · Hello. This is an extract from Rain Fall by Barry Eisler. A student of various schools of swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat, Kano distilled a new system of fighting based on the principle of maximum efficiency in the application of physical and mental energy. Loosely speaking, judo is to Western wrestling what karate is to boxing.
Nov 24, 2018 · Nov 24, 2018. #1. In English, the expression die trying can show you won't give up until you reach your objective whatever the sacrifice might be. I may not end up getting my master's degree but I will die trying. (I'm giving everything for my goal) She said she'd sail around the world and break the world record or would die trying.
Sep 12, 2014 · Korean. Sep 12, 2014. #1. According to MacMillan Dictionary, both "fight with" and "fight against" are possible constructions and the dictionary makes no clear distinction between them. It seems that they are interchangeable. If, in the following example: People have to fight with/against their fate in times of war.
Feb 16, 2011 · American English. Feb 16, 2011. #3. "Take the fight to the enemy" means to seek out the enemy aggressively and attack him where he is found, rather than sit in once place waiting for the enemy to attack you. I think there is something left out of the sentence. It sounds like what the writer means is that the former squad leader would be honored ...
Jul 8, 2007 · United States, English. Jul 8, 2007. #1. Another way to say this in English is "I'll keep you in prayer." It means that the "I" promise to pray for "you." My French attempt is: Je vous garderai dans mes prières. But I'm not sure if "garder" works here the way "keep" does in English. Thanks for any assistance,
Aug 17, 2007 · Aug 17, 2007. #1. The general meaning of 'to be on the back foot' seems clear to me - to be in retreat; to be at a disadvantage and under pressure, responding to (adverse) events... Is there a more specific meaning linked to sports, and football more particularly?
Nov 16, 2010 · In writing one often meets the adjective societal when referring to society, e.g. "of societal benefit". From "of benefit to society" it is only a short step to "socially beneficial" or "societally beneficial". Similar phrases are "to be friendly to the environment" = "to be environmentally friendly".
Apr 6, 2017 · cover, verb, to protect (a soldier, force, or military position) during an expected period of ground combat by taking a position from which any hostile troops can be fired upon. a couple of other overlapping meanings. to aim at, as with a pistol. to have within range, as a fortress does adjacent territory. In your example, the tank can move to ...
