fight

fight
fight [faɪt]
(verb: preterite, past participle fought)
1. noun
   a. ( = punch-up) bagarre (inf) f ; ( = battle) combat m, bataille f ; (Boxing) combat m ; (against disease, poverty) lutte f ; ( = quarrel) dispute f
• to have a fight with sb se battre avec qn ; ( = argue) se disputer avec qn
• he put up a good fight il s'est bien défendu
• we won't go down without a fight nous n'abandonnerons pas sans nous être battus
   b. ( = spirit) there was no fight left in him il n'avait plus envie de lutter
2. intransitive verb
[person, animal] se battre ; (for rights, against disease) lutter ; ( = quarrel) se disputer
• the dogs were fighting over a bone les chiens se disputaient un os
• to fight against disease lutter contre la maladie
• to fight for sb se battre pour qn
• to fight for one's life lutter contre la mort
3. transitive verb
combattre ; [+ person] se battre avec
• we're fighting a losing battle c'est un combat perdu d'avance
• to fight a campaign (Politics) mener une campagne
• we shall fight this decision all the way nous combattrons cette décision jusqu'au bout
► fight back
1. intransitive verb
(against attacker) rendre les coups ; (Sport) se reprendre
2. separable transitive verb
[+ tears] refouler
► fight off separable transitive verb
[+ attack] repousser
• she fought off her attackers elle a repoussé ses agresseurs
► fight on intransitive verb continuer le combat
* * *
[faɪt] 1.
noun
1) fig (struggle) lutte f (against contre; for pour; to do pour faire)

to keep up the fight — continuer le combat

to put up a fight — se défendre (against contre)

2) (outbreak of fighting) (between civilians) bagarre f (between entre; over pour); Military bataille f (between entre; for pour); (between animals, in boxing) combat m (between entre)

to get into ou have a fight with somebody — se bagarrer contre or avec quelqu'un

3) (argument) dispute f (over au sujet de; with avec)

to have a fight with somebody — se disputer avec quelqu'un

4) (combative spirit) (physical) envie f de se battre; (psychological) envie f de lutter
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp fought)
1) lit se battre contre [person]; fig lutter contre [disease, evil, opponent, emotion, proposal]; combattre [fire]; mener [campaign, war] (against contre)

to fight one's way through — se frayer un passage dans [crowd]

2) Politics [candidate] disputer [seat, election]
3) Law défendre [case, cause]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp fought)
1) fig (campaign) lutter
2) lit, Military se battre

to fight for breath — suffoquer

3) (squabble) se quereller (over à propos de)
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Phrasal Verbs:
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to fight the good fight — se battre pour la bonne cause


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