combate

See also: combaté

Galician

Verb

combate

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

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kumˈba.te/

Verb

combate

1. to combat

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈba.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈba.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈba.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈba.tɨ/

• 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

• IPA^(key): /komˈba.te/

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

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

    conjugation of combate (third conjugation, past participle in -ut)

Related terms

• bate

Further reading

• combate in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈbate/ [kõmˈba.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: com‧ba‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from combatir.

Noun

combate m (plural combates)

1. combat

Derived terms

• avión de combate (“fighter plane, fighter jet, warplane”)
• bandera de combate
• carro de combate
• deporte de combate
• orden de combate

 

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

• “combate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014