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masculine

/kɔ̃ba/

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Translation

fight, combat

Word origin

A noun from combattre, from Vulgar Latin combattere, made of Latin com- ('together') and battuere ('to beat, strike'). English combat and battle come from the same battuere.

Origin
Latin
Root
battuere
English cognates
combat, battle

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcombats

Examples

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The fight lasted three hours without stopping.

.

She is waging a real fight for women's rights.

, .

After the battle, the soldiers were very tired.

' .

This film tells the struggle of a mother to find her daughter.

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The fighting stopped after the treaty was signed.

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This word is part of lesson 17.