fight

fight
fight
A n
1 fig (struggle) lutte f (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; the fight for survival la lutte pour la survie ; the fight for life le combat contre la mort ; to keep up the fight continuer le combat ; to put up a fight se défendre (against contre) ; a fight to the death lit, fig une lutte à mort ;
2 (outbreak of fighting) (between civilians) bagarre f (between entre ; over pour) ; Mil bataille f (between entre ; for pour) ; (between animals) combat m (between entre) ; to get into ou have a fight with sb se bagarrer contre or avec qn ; to start a fight provoquer une bagarre (with contre or avec) ;
3 (in boxing) combat m (between entre) ; to win/lose a fight gagner/perdre un combat ; a straight fight (between) un combat loyal (entre) also fig ;
4 (argument) dispute f (over au sujet de ; with avec) ; to have a fight with sb se disputer avec qn ;
5 (combative spirit) (physical) envie f de se battre ; (psychological) envie f de lutter ; there was no fight left in her elle n'avait plus envie de lutter.
B vtr (prét, pp fought)
1 gen, fig lutter contre [disease, evil, opponent, emotion, problem, proposal, tendency] ; combattre [fire] ; mener [campaign, war] (against contre) ; to fight one's way through se frayer un passage dans [crowd] ; négocier [difficulties, obstacles] ; to fight sb lit, Sport se battre contre qn ; fig lutter contre qn ; to fight each other se battre ;
2 Pol [candidate] disputer [seat, election] ; [candidates] se disputer [seat, election] ;
3 Jur défendre [case, cause].
C vi (prét, pp fought)
1 fig (campaign) lutter (for pour ; against contre ; to do pour faire) ; to fight hard lutter ferme ;
2 lit, Mil se battre (against contre ; with avec) ; to fight for one's country se battre pour sa patrie ; to fight in a battle combattre dans une bataille ; to fight for one's life lutter pour la vie ; to fight for breath suffoquer ; to stand and fight résister ; to go down fighting lit mourir au combat ; fig lutter jusqu'à la mort ; to fight over se disputer [land, possessions] ;
3 (squabble) se quereller (over à propos de).
Idiom
to fight the good fight se battre pour la bonne cause.
Phrasal verbs
fight back :
fight back (physically, tactically) se défendre (against contre) ; (emotionally) ne pas se laisser faire ;
fight back [sth] ravaler [tears] ; refréner [fear, anger].
fight down :
fight down [sth] refréner [emotion].
fight off :
fight off [sth], fight [sth] off lit se libérer de [attacker] ; vaincre [troops] ; repousser [attack] ;
fight off [sth] fig lutter contre [illness, despair] ; rejeter [challenge, criticism, proposal, takeover bid].
fight on poursuivre la lutte.
fight out :
fight out [sth], fight [sth] out se battre pour régler [differences etc] ; leave them to fight it out laissez-les régler cela entre eux.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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