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hors de combat
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hors de com·bat
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French
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out of the fight; disabled; no longer able to fight.
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hors de combat
(ɔr də kɔ̃ba)
—
adj
, —
adv
disabled or injured
[literally: out of (the) fight]
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hors de combat
1757, from Fr., lit. "out of combat."
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