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1 ♦ fight
♦ fight /faɪt/n.1 combattimento; lotta; scontro; battaglia: a fight between two armies, un combattimento fra due eserciti; to give fight, dare battaglia; to put up a fight, opporre resistenza; resistere; combattere; to make a fight of it, battersi bene; combattere bene; to put up a good [poor] fight, battersi bene [male]4 (fig.) battaglia; lotta: the fight against AIDS [against crime], la lotta contro l'AIDS [contro la criminalità]; a fight for higher wages, una battaglia per ottenere salari più alti5 competizione; gara; lotta6 [u] spirito combattivo; combattività; volontà di combattere: He still had some fight in him, aveva ancora dello spirito combattivo; to show fight, mostrarsi combattivo; mostrare i denti; fight or flight response, reazione fisiologica davanti a un pericolo ( che prepara alla fuga o all'attacco)● to fight the good fight, ► to fight.♦ (to) fight /faɪt/(pass. e p. p. fought)A v. i.1 combattere; battersi: Italy fought against Germany in World War I, l'Italia combatté contro la Germania nella prima guerra mondiale; to fight with sb., combattere fianco a fianco di qc.; to fight hard, battersi accanitamente; He fought bravely, combatté (o si batté) con coraggio; I had to fight through a lot of hard opposition, dovetti superare un'accanita opposizione2 azzuffarsi; picchiarsi; venire alle mani; fare a pugni: The cats are fighting, i gatti si stanno azzuffando4 (fig.) combattere; lottare: to fight against poverty, lottare contro la povertà; to fight for one's rights, lottare per i propri diritti; I fought to regain my self-control, ho lottato per ritrovare il mio autocontrolloB v. t.1 combattere: to fight a battle [a war], combattere una battaglia [una guerra]2 (fig.) combattere; lottare contro; battersi contro: to fight crime, combattere la criminalità; to fight a fire, lottare contro un incendio; He fought Jones for the party leadership, contese a Jones la guida del partito3 resistere a; lottare contro; opporsi a: to fight a smile, lottare per non sorridere, (mil., antiq.) manovrare in battaglia● to fight a cause (o a suit at law) against sb., portare avanti una causa contro q. □ (fam.) to fight one's corner, lottare per difendere i propri interessi □ to fight a duel, fare un duello; battersi (in duello) □ to fight an election, essere candidato in un'elezione: He fought a hard election campaign, si è impegnato in una difficile campagna elettorale □ to fight fire with fire, combattere il fuoco col fuoco □ to fight for breath, respirare a fatica □ to fight for one's (o for dear) life, lottare per la vita; lottare contro la morte □ to fight the good fight, cercare di vivere bene; comportarsi bene □ to fight like a tiger, lottare come una tigre; battersi come un leone □ to fight a losing battle, combattere una battaglia già perduta; lottare per una causa persa □ to fight shy of, evitare; evitare di (fare qc.); tenersi lontano da □ to fight to the bitter end, lottare fino all'ultimo □ to fight to a finish, battersi a oltranza; □ to fight one's way through st., farsi largo (o farsi strada, aprirsi un varco) a fatica tra qc. □ (fig.) to fight one's way to the top, arrivare in alto, lottando tenacemente. -
2 clamp down
clamp down diventare più rigorosito clamp down on — porre un freno a [crime, extravagance]
* * *( with on) (to check or control strictly.) dare un giro di vite a* * *vi + adv* * *clamp down diventare più rigorosito clamp down on — porre un freno a [crime, extravagance]
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