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1 outbreak
outbreak ['aʊtbreɪk]∎ there have been outbreaks of violence throughout the country il y a eu des explosions de violence dans tout le pays;∎ at the outbreak of war au début de la guerre, lorsque la guerre a éclaté;∎ at the outbreak of the strike dès le début de la grève;∎ there's been an outbreak of flu il y a eu de nombreux cas de grippe;∎ doctors fear an outbreak of meningitis les médecins redoutent une épidémie de méningite;∎ to have an outbreak of spots avoir une éruption de boutons∎ there will be outbreaks of rain/snow in many places il y aura des chutes de pluie/de neige un peu partout -
2 outbreak
outbreak [ˈaʊtbreɪk]* * *['aʊtbreɪk] -
3 outbreak
outbreak n (of war, unrest) déclenchement m ; (of violence, spots) éruption f ; ( of disease) déclaration f ; at the outbreak of war quand la guerre a éclaté ; an outbreak of rain une ondée. -
4 outbreak
(a sudden beginning (usually of something unpleasant): the outbreak of war.) déclenchement -
5 prevent
prevent vtr prévenir [fire, illness, violence] ; éviter [conflict, disaster, damage] ; faire obstacle à [marriage] ; to prevent the outbreak of war/the introduction of reform empêcher le déclenchement d'une guerre/l'introduction de réformes ; to prevent sb/sth from doing empêcher qn/qch de faire ; to prevent sb/sth from being criticized empêcher que qn/qch soit critiqué ; to prevent sb's death empêcher que qn ne meure. -
6 prevent
prevent [prɪˈvent]* * *[prɪ'vent]transitive verb prévenir [fire, illness, violence]; éviter [conflict, disaster, damage]; faire obstacle à [marriage] -
7 fight
fight [faɪt](verb: preterite, past participle fought)1. nouna. ( = punch-up) bagarre (inf) f ; ( = battle) combat m, bataille f ; (Boxing) combat m ; (against disease, poverty) lutte f ; ( = quarrel) dispute fb. ( = spirit) there was no fight left in him il n'avait plus envie de luttercombattre ; [+ person] se battre avec[+ tears] refouler[+ attack] repousser* * *[faɪt] 1.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
4) ( combative spirit) ( physical) envie f de se battre; ( psychological) envie f de lutter2.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)2) Politics [candidate] disputer [seat, election]3) Law défendre [case, cause]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp fought)2) lit, Military se battre•Phrasal Verbs:- fight on•• -
8 fight
A n1 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.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 ;3 Jur défendre [case, cause].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).to fight the good fight se battre pour la bonne cause.■ 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.
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