Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Luis y Pedro son dos ex combatientes
English translation:
Luis and Pedro are two combat veterans.
Spanish term
Luis y Pedro son dos ex combatientes
I'm starting to translate a documentary about Malvinas war. The speech refers to a couple of men as "dos ex combatientes". I wonder if the proper term is "veteran" or "combatant". I believe there's some difference regarding having been on combat or not. But I'm not sure.
I'd really appreciate your help.
TIA!
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| 4 +2 | Luis and Pedro are two combat veterans. |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 +2 | Luis and Pedro are two ex-combatants |
David Ronder
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| 5 | Luis and Pedro are two combat veterans |
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Oct 18, 2012 15:52: Jenni Lukac (X) Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Luis and Pedro are two combat veterans.
Other
Rem tene, verba sequentur
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to English
Luis and Pedro are two combat veterans
Alternatively, I'd say "veteran" alone should suffice.
HTH
vet·er·an
1. a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.
2. a person who has served in a military force, esp. one who has fought in a war: a Vietnam veteran.
–adj.
3. (of soldiers) having had service or experience in warfare: veteran troops.
4. experienced through long service or practice; having served for a long period: a veteran member of Congress.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of veterans.
United Kingdom
Linguistic flair and an eye for detail
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Luis and Pedro are two ex-combatants
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q="ex combatants"&aq=f&oq="e...
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Jairo Payan
: I agree with your point of view about "veterans"
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Thanks, Jairo
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Charles Davis
: I'm pretty sure you're right about "veterans" being US English, though "ex-combatants" is quite common there too. I think it's the best choice all round.
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Thanks, Charles
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