Spanish-English translations for combate

fight
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Firstly, the fighting is, alas, not yet at an end. En primer lugar, los combates no han terminado aún, por desgracia. Whose arms are being used for the fighting in Darfur? ¿De quién son las armas utilizadas para el combate en Darfur? A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous
combat
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But is Europol combating drugrelated crime? ¿Combate Europol la criminalidad de las drogas? How does a free society combat those who wish to destroy it? ¿Cómo combate una sociedad libre contra aquellos que desean destruirla? We cannot combat alcoholism by restricting supply. No se combate el alcoholismo pidiendo que se limite la oferta.

frayThe ribbon frayed at the cut end.The hectic day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as stringsThough they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.