/ ˌɔː də ˈkɒ͂bɑː; NAmE ˌɔːr də koʊmˈbɑː/ adjective
( formal , from French ) unable to fight or to take part in an activity, especially because you are injured
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WORD ORIGIN
French , literally out of the fight .
/ ˌɔː də ˈkɒ͂bɑː; NAmE ˌɔːr də koʊmˈbɑː/ adjective
( formal , from French ) unable to fight or to take part in an activity, especially because you are injured
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WORD ORIGIN
French , literally out of the fight .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005