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Meaning: [combat in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/combat/). - 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](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#12469119](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12469119) [\#12469121](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/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)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · 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](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · 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](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · 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](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fight/). - Je veux **combattre**. I want to **fight**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1841654](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1841654) [\#1842959](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/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)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · 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](https://ebible.org/) · 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](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · 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](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · 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](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · 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](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prevent/). - 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](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · 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](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/battle/). - 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](https://ebible.org/) · 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](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · 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](https://ebible.org/) · 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](https://ebible.org/) · 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](https://ebible.org/) · 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](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#275900](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/275900) [\#1268307](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1268307)) - Je n'en peux plus de **combattre**. I'm sick of fighting. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1891117](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1891117) [\#2053731](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/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](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#12469115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12469115) [\#12469110](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12469110)) ## Grammar Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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