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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDeber de combate
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Deh-behr de kom-bah-teh
"Los soldados a menudo están en deber de combate en zonas de conflicto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being engaged in active military service, particularly in a combat situation.
"Soldiers are often deployed on combat duty in conflict zones." - 2
A specific assignment or task performed by military personnel during wartime.
"He was assigned to combat duty in the infantry division."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'combat' originates from the Latin 'combattere', meaning 'to fight together', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. 'Duty' comes from the Latin 'debere', meaning 'to owe', reflecting obligations or responsibilities, particularly in military contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Combat Duty" is said worldwide
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Devoir de combat
Transliteration: Duh-vwahr duh kom-bah
"Les soldats sont souvent en devoir de combat dans les zones de conflit."
Kampfdienst
Transliteration: Kampfdienst
"Soldaten sind oft im Kampfdienst in Konfliktgebieten."
Servizio di combattimento
Transliteration: Ser-vi-tsee-o dee kom-bat-ti-men-to
"I soldati sono spesso in servizio di combattimento nelle zone di conflitto."
Deber de combate
Transliteration: Deh-behr de kom-bah-teh
"Los soldados a menudo están en deber de combate en zonas de conflicto."
Dever de combate
Transliteration: Deh-vehr de kom-bah-tay
"Os soldados estão frequentemente em dever de combate em zonas de conflito."
युद्ध ड्यूटी
Transliteration: Yuddh dyootee
"सैनिक अक्सर युद्ध ड्यूटी पर होते हैं।"
作战职责
Transliteration: Zuòzhàn zhízé
"士兵们常常在冲突地区执行作战职责。"
전투 임무
Transliteration: Jeontu immu
"군인들은 종종 전투 임무를 수행합니다."
戦闘任務
Transliteration: Sentō ninmu
"兵士たちはしばしば戦闘任務に従事します。"
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