fight with words

The government created new jobs in its fight against unemployment. — В борьбе против безработицы правительство создало новые рабочие места.

He had still some fight in him. — Он еще не совсем пал духом.

The two dogs were fighting over a bone. — Две собаки дрались из-за кости.

Freedom of speech is worth fighting for. — За свободу слова стоит бороться.

Women have to fight for their rights and for equality with men. — Женщинам приходится бороться за свои права/за равноправие с мужчинами.

legiones in ipsis fluminis ripis proeliabantur,

pedibus,

ad Syracusas,

ita proelians interficitur,

fortissime proeliando,

apes inter se et cum alteris quasi cum exteris gentibus proeliantur,

bella Domini,

ex animo proeliabor,

vehementer proeliatus sum,

chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire — to look up a word in the dictionary

chercher quelqu'un du regard dans la foule — to look (about) for somebody in the crowd

‘cherchons vendeuses’ — ‘sales assistants wanted’

son regard cherchait celui de sa femme — he sought his wife's eye

elle chercha quelques pièces de monnaie dans sa poche — she felt for some coins in her pocket

chercher le sommeil — to try to get some sleep

ne cherchez plus! — look no further!

chercher à faire — to try to do

envoyer quelqu'un chercher quelque chose — to send somebody to get something

je cherche mes mots — I can't find my words

j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir — I've thought and thought and still can't remember it

pas la peine de chercher bien loin — you don't have to look too far

où est-il allé chercher cela? — what made him think that?

ça doit chercher dans les cinq ans de prison — it would get you about five years in prison

elle t'a giflé mais tu l'as bien cherché — she slapped you but you asked for it

un écrivain qui se cherche — ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way

se chercher des excuses — to try to find excuses for oneself

Je cherche mes clés. — I'm looking for my keys.

Il cherchait 'vertugadin' dans le dictionnaire. — He was looking up 'vertugadin' in the dictionary.

aller chercher [du pain, du lait] — to go to get, [le docteur, un plombier] to go and get, [une visite à la gare] to pick up

Elle est allée chercher du pain pour ce midi. — She's gone to get some bread for lunch.

Va chercher du lait pour la voisine. — Go and get some milk for the lady next door.

Va vite chercher le docteur. — Quick, go and get the doctor.

J'irai te chercher à la gare. — I'll pick you up at the station.

chercher les ennuis — to be looking for trouble

chercher la bagarre — to be looking for a fight

chercher à faire — to try to do, to attempt to do

she had the pick of several jobs — sie konnte zwischen mehreren Jobs [aus]wählen

pick somebody's brains [about something] — jemanden [über etwas (Akk.)] ausfragen od. (ugs.) ausquetschen

pick one's nose/teeth — in der Nase bohren/in den Zähnen [herum]stochern

pick somebody's pocket — jemanden bestehlen

he had his pocket picked — er wurde von einem Taschendieb bestohlen

pick a lock — ein Schloss knacken (salopp)

pick to pieces — (fig.): (criticize) kein gutes Haar lassen an (+ Dat.) (ugs.)

pick and choose [too much] — [zu] wählerisch sein

(= choice) she could have her pick of any man in the room — sie könnte jeden Mann im Raum haben

to have first pick — die erste Wahl haben

to pick a team — eine Mannschaft aufstellen

to pick sb to do sth — jdn auswählen, etw zu tun

he has been picked for England — er ist für England aufgestellt worden

to pick sides — wählen

to pick one's time — den richtigen Zeitpunkt wählen

to pick one's way — seinen Weg suchen

to pick one's way through sth —

to pick a lock —

to pick a fight or quarrel (with sb) —

to pick pockets — sich als Taschendieb betätigen

he's very good at picking pockets — er ist ein sehr geschickter Taschendieb

to pick sb's pocket — jdn bestehlen

to pick and choose — wählerisch sein

take your pick — du hast die Wahl

she had the pick of several jobs — sie konnte zwischen mehreren Jobs [aus]wählen

have [the] first pick of something — als erster aus etwas auswählen dürfen

pick one's time [for something] — den Zeitpunkt [für etwas] festlegen

pick somebody's brains [about something] — jemanden [über etwas (Akk.)] ausfragen od. (ugs.) ausquetschen

pick one's nose/teeth — in der Nase bohren/in den Zähnen [herum]stochern

pick somebody's pocket — jemanden bestehlen

he had his pocket picked — er wurde von einem Taschendieb bestohlen

pick a lock — ein Schloss knacken (salopp)

pick to pieces — (fig.): (criticize) kein gutes Haar lassen an (+ Dat.) (ugs.)

pick and choose [too much] — [zu] wählerisch sein

ligna circa casam,

arma,

cibos ore suo (aves),

undique collatis membris,

sarcinas in unum locum,

collatis militaribus signis,

ut premerer sacrā Lauroque collatāque myrto,

quo (sc. in proximum horreum) omne rusticum instrumentum,

illuc (sc. in castella) parentes et conjuges,

dentes in corpore (canes),

materiam omnem, antequam dicere ordiamur,

summas (scriptorum) in commentarium et capita,

plura opera in unam tabulam,

quae in proximos quinque libros conlata sunt,

rogus inimicis collatus manibus,

dona mihi,

contulit aes populus,

so freq. on monuments: AERE CONLATO,

EX AERE CONLATO,

aurum argentumque in publicum,

munera ei,

tributa quotannis ex censu,

conferre eo minus tributi,

in commune,

quadringena talenta quotannis Delum,

(pecunia) ad ejus honores conlata,

ad honorem tuum pecunias maximas contulisse,

sextantes in capita,

pecunias,

vinum alius, alius mel,

sua bona in medium,

magnam partem patrimonii alicui rei,

cum et Socrati collatum sit ad victum,

nos dabimus, nos conferemus, nostro sumptu, non tuo,

naturane plus ad eloquentiam conferat an doctrina,

rursus in alia plus prior (exercitatio) confert,

Gracchorum eloquentiae multum contulisse matrem,

incipiente incremento confert alterna folia circum obruere,

multum veteres etiam Latini conferunt, imprimis copiam verborum,

membris collatis, of an embrace,

ora,

fontes e quibus collatae aquae flumen emittunt,

gradum ( = congredi),

dissimiles et dispares res in unam potestatem,

collatis viribus,

conferre vires in unum,

collata omnium vota in unius salutem,

e singulis frustis collata oratio,

velut studia inter nos conferebamus,

si quid res feret, coram inter nos conferemus,

sollicitudines nostras inter nos,

rationes,

cum hoc in viā sermonem contulit,

cum aliquo aut sermones aut consilia,

consilia ad adulescentes,

consilia dispersim antea habita,

injurias,

omnes sapientes decet conferre et fabulari,

fusi contulerimus inter nos... quid finis,

ibi conferentibus, quid animorum Hispanis esset,

(Galli) cum Fontejo ferrum ac manus contulerunt,

signa cum Alexandrinis,

collatis signis depugnare,

arma cum aliquo,

arma inter se,

castra cum hoste,

castra castris,

pedem cum pede,

pede conlato,

gradum cum aliquo,

pectora luctantia nexu pectoribus,

stat conferre manum Aeneae,

prima movet Cacus collatā proelia dextrā,

collatis cursibus hastas conicere,

seque viro vir contulit,

inter sese duri certamina belli,

contra conferre manu certamina pugnae,

collato Marte,

mecum confer, ait,

non possum magis pedem conferre, ut aiunt, aut propius accedere?

pedem cum singulis,

qui illi concedi putem utilius esse quod postulat quam signa conferri,

lites,

quem cum eo (sc. Democrito) conferre possumus non modo ingenii magnitudine sed etiam animi?

ut non conferam vitam neque existimationem tuam cum illius,

cum maximis minima,

nostras leges cum illorum Lycurgo et Dracone et Solone,

illa cum Graeciā,

vitam inter se utriusque conferte,

bos ad bovem collatus,

tempora praesentia praeteritis,

parva magnis,

alicui illud,

lanam tinctam Tyriae lacernae,

ingenia ingeniis,

illam puellis,

nil jucundo amico,

(Pausanias et Lysander) ne minimā quidem ex parte Lycurgi legibus et disciplinae conferendi sunt,

tesseram hospitalem,

conferte Verrem: non ut hominem cum homine comparetis, etc.,

exemplum,

nec cum quaereretur gener Tarquinio, quisquam Romanae juventutis ullā arte conferri potuit,

census,

haec omnia summā curā et diligentiā recognita et conlata sunt,

quam potero in verba conferam paucissima,

in pauca, ut occupatus nunc sum, confer, quid velis,

rem in pauca,

in pauca verba,

totam Academiam... ex duobus libris contuli in quattuor,

ut in pauca conferam,

sua verba in duos versus,

ex immensā diffusāque legum copiā optima quaeque et necessaria in paucissimos libros,

fero, II. B. 8. b.): cur enim non confertis, ne sit conubium divitibus et pauperibus,

qui cum se suaque omnia in oppidum Bratuspantium contulissent,

se suaque eo,

se suaque in naves,

iter Brundisium versus,

suas rationes et copias in illam provinciam,

Auct. B. Afr. 60: quos eodem audita Cannensis clades contulerat,

parentes illuc,

se Rhodum conferre,

se Colonas,

quo se fusa acies,

se ad Tissaphernem,

se ad Pharnabazum,

se in fugam,

conicere se in pedes,

pituita eo se umorve confert,

pulcre haec confertur ratis,

aliquem in saxum,

corpus in albam volucrem,

quo mortuo me ad pontificem Scaevolam contuli,

(Crassus) cum initio aetatis ad amicitiam se meam contulisset,

qui se ad senatūs auctoritatem, ad libertatem vestram contulerunt,

se ad studium scribendi,

se ad studia litterarum,

meus pater eam seditionem in tranquillum conferet (the figure taken from the sea when in commotion),

suspitionem in Capitonem,

ut spes votaque sua non prius ad deos quam ad principum aures conferret,

lamentationes suas etiam in testamentum,

dona quid cessant mihi Conferre?

tibi munera,

victoribus praemia,

puellae quinquaginta milia nummūm,

fructum alio,

hostiles exuvias ornatum ad urbis et posterum gloriam,

Mithridates omne reliquum tempus non ad oblivionem veteris belli, sed ad comparationem novi contulit,

omne studium atque omne ingenium ad populi Romani gloriam laudemque celebrandam,

omnem meam curam atque operam ad philosophiam,

omnem tuum amorem omnemque tuam prudentiam... confer ad eam curam,

animum ad fodiendos puteos, Auct. B. Alex. 9: ad naturae suae non vitiosae genus consilium vivendi omne,

orationem omnem ad misericordiam,

omnes curas cogitationesque in rem publicam,

diligentiam in valetudinem tuam,

praedas ac manubias suas non in monumenta deorum immortalium, neque in urbis ornamenta conferre, sed, etc.,

in eos, quos speramus nobis profuturos, non dubitamus officia conferre,

plurimum benignitatis in eum,

in unius salutem collata omnium vota,

commemoratio benevolentiae ejus, quam erga me a pueritiā contulisses,

species istas hominum in deos,

res ad imperium deorum,

permulta in Plancium, quae ab eo numquam dicta sunt, conferuntur... Stomachor vero, cum aliorum non me digna in me conferuntur,

mortis illius invidiam in L. Flaccum,

suum timorem in rei frumentariae simulationem angustiasque itinerum,

sua vitia et suam culpam in senectutem,

hanc ego de re publicā disputationem in Africani personam et Phili contuli,

culpam in aliquem,

causam in aliquem,

causam in tempus,

Carthaginis expugnationem in hunc annum,

omnia in mensem Martium,

aliquid in ambulationis tempus,

eam pecuniam in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus,

quod in longiorem diem conlaturus fuisset,

alicujus consulatum in annum aliquem,

idoneum locum in agris nactus... ibi adventum expectare Pompei eoque omnem belli rationem conferre constituit,

pestem alicui,

candorem mollitiamque,

fight a duel — ein Duell/eine Mensur austragen

duel of wits — geistiger Wettstreit

duel of wits — geistiger Wettstreit

fight a duel — ein Duell/eine Mensur austragen

duel of wits — geistiger Wettstreit

to have one's pick of — avere la scelta tra

take your pick — scegli, prendine uno

the pick of the bunch — il migliore (del gruppo)

"pick a card" — "pesca una carta"

you picked the wrong person — hai scelto la persona sbagliata

to have one's pick of — avere la scelta tra

take your pick — scegli, prendine uno

the pick of the bunch — il migliore (del gruppo)

"pick a card" — "pesca una carta"

you picked the wrong person — hai scelto la persona sbagliata

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

out of the way — abgelegen

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

one way or another — irgendwie

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

all the way — den ganzen Weg

block the way — den Weg versperren

make way! — Platz da!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

By the way — übrigens

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

change one's ways — sich ändern

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

that is always the way — das ist immer so

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal