combattre — French to English

How French combattre is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: combattre (50 398). By style: everyday 27 · literary 3 · biblical 64 · parliamentary 3 267 · legal and administrative 712 · UN documents 46 325.

combat

Used about 35 132 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 021 · legal and administrative ≈ 326 · UN documents ≈ 33 779). Forms: combat, combating. Meaning: combat in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Je pense qu'il faut combattre la stigmatisation entourant la schizophrénie et les autres troubles psychotiques.

  I think that we need to combat the stigma surrounding schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · #12469119 #12469121

• Vous discutez mes idées, il sied que je me borne à combattre vos raisonnements.

  You discuss my ideas, and it becomes me to confine myself to combating your arguments.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 901

• Daphné III: programme spécifique «Combattre la violence» (vote)

  Combating violence (Daphne III programme) (vote)

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 932427

• prévenir et combattre la traite des personnes, et

  to prevent and combat trafficking in persons; and

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 824692

• III. Mesures visant à prévenir et à combattre le terrorisme

  III. Measures to prevent and combat terrorism

  United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 21579978

fight

Used about 1 915 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 12 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 19 · parliamentary ≈ 681 · legal and administrative ≈ 237 · UN documents ≈ 965). Meaning: fight in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Je veux combattre.

  I want to fight.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #1841654 #1842959

• La plupart des blessés pouvaient et voulaient encore combattre.

  The greater part of the wounded were able, and wished, to fight still.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 25482

• s’unirent ensemble d’un commun accord pour combattre contre Josué et contre Israël.

  they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOS 9:2

• Il nous faut combattre ensemble le terrorisme.

  I agree we must stand together to fight terrorism.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1868521

• NE PAS combattre l'incendie lorsque le feu atteint les explosifs

  DO NOT fight fire when fire reaches explosives

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3991667

trafficking

Used about 1 033 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 68 · UN documents ≈ 965).

• Je veux parler de la traite des humains, de la prostitution et de la pornographie, autant de fléaux qu'il convient de combattre.

  I refer to people trafficking, prostitution and pornography, all of which have to be combated.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1176154

• 26. Dans plus de la moitié des réponses, il a été souligné que la formation est une composante clef des efforts nationaux déployés pour combattre efficacement la traite des personnes.

  Training was highlighted by more than half of all respondents as a key component of national efforts to successfully counter trafficking in persons.

  United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 19204099

prevent

Used about 1 010 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 45 · UN documents ≈ 965). Meaning: prevent in the Elamur Dictionary.

• En conséquence, l'utilisation de la warfarine permettrait de prévenir ou de combattre un risque grave pour la santé humaine et animale dans lequel les rongeurs sont impliqués.

  As a consequence the use of warfarin would be to prevent or control a serious danger to human and animal health in which rodents are involved.

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4360492

• c) La loi visant à prévenir, combattre et réprimer les mutilations génitales féminines (loi no 14/2011), qui interdit et érige en infraction la pratique des mutilations génitales féminines;

  (c) Law to Prevent, Fight and Suppress Female Genital Mutilation (Law No. 14/2011), which prohibits and criminalizes the practice of female genital mutilation; and

  United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27789957

• En conséquence, l'utilisation du flocoumafen permettrait de prévenir ou de combattre un risque grave pour la santé humaine et animale dans lequel les rongeurs sont impliqués.

  As a consequence the use of flocoumafen would be to prevent or control a serious danger to human and animal health in which rodents are involved.

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4361217

• En conséquence, l'utilisation de la diféthialone permettrait de prévenir ou de combattre un risque grave pour la santé humaine et animale dans lequel les rongeurs sont impliqués.

  As a consequence the use of difethialone would be to prevent or control a serious danger to human and animal health in which rodents are involved.

  DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4361112

battle

Used about 996 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 31 · UN documents ≈ 965). Meaning: battle in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Sihon sortit à notre rencontre, avec tout son peuple, pour nous combattre à Jahats.

  Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 2:32

• Au lendemain de ces odieux attentats, nous nous sommes tous engagés collectivement pour combattre le terrorisme où qu ' il se trouve.

  In the wake of these barbaric acts, we all entered a solemn collective pledge to battle terrorism wherever it may exist.

  United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 8720620

• D’Aser, en état d’aller à l’armée et prêts à combattre: quarante mille.

  Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array: forty thousand.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 12:36

• La détresse et l’angoisse l’épouvantent, Elles l’assaillent comme un roi prêt à combattre;

  Distress and anguish make him afraid. They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 15:24

• et tes serviteurs, tous armés pour la guerre, iront combattre devant l’Éternel, comme dit mon seigneur.

  but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord says.”

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NUM 32:27

More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

• Le président a appelé la population à s'unir pour combattre la pauvreté et la maladie.

  The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #275900 #1268307

• Je n'en peux plus de combattre.

  I'm sick of fighting.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #1891117 #2053731

• Je pense qu'on doit combattre la stigmatisation qui entoure la schizophrénie et les autres troubles psychotiques.

  I think we need to challenge the stigma around schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · #12469115 #12469110

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