🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

combatente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõbɐˈtẽtʃi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Combatant/kəmˈbæt.ənt/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O soldado foi reconhecido como um combatente legítimo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or nation engaged in fighting during a war.

    "International law makes a clear distinction between combatants and civilian non-combatants."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Taking part in active fighting or military conflict.

    "Several combatant nations signed the armistice agreement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'combattant', the present participle of 'combattre' (to fight), which traces back to the Late Latin 'combattere'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its core military and competitive sense.

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