Translation of Italian word "combattere" to English
combattere
/komˈbattere/
Meaning
VerbTo take part in a fight or battle against an enemy, illness, or social problem.
How to use
The Italian verb 'combattere' means 'to fight, to combat, to struggle' (To take part in a fight or battle against an enemy, illness, or social problem). It belongs to the second conjugation (-ere). It forms compound tenses with the auxiliary 'avere'. When negated, 'combattere' takes 'non' immediately before it: 'non combatte...' — no other word may intervene.
🇬🇧 English
to fight, to combat, to struggle
Example
I medici combattono instancabilmente per salvare la vita dei pazienti.
Doctors fight tirelessly to save patients' lives.
La società civile deve combattere ogni forma di discriminazione.
Civil society must fight all forms of discrimination.
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- I medici combattono instancabilmente per salvare la vita dei pazienti.— Doctors fight tirelessly to save patients' lives.
- La società civile deve combattere ogni forma di discriminazione.— Civil society must fight all forms of discrimination.
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The Italian word "combattere" means "to fight, to combat, to struggle" in English.
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