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  • 1 fight off

    (to drive away by fighting: She managed to fight off her attacker; I'll fight this cold off by going to bed early.) verjast

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  • 2 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) slást
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) berjast við/gegn
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) deila, rífast
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) átök; barátta; stríð
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) barátta
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) baráttuvilji
    4) (a boxing-match.) hnefaleikakeppni
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    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight

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  • 3 hold off

    1) ((of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.) halda sig í fjarlægð
    2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) verjast

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  • 4 come off second best

    (to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) verða undir

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  • 5 pick

    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velja (úr)
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) tína
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) taka upp
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) opna, dírka/stinga upp (lás)
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) úrval
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    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way     II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) haki

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  • 6 straight

    [streit] 1. adjective
    1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) beinn
    2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) heiðarlegur, hreinskilinn
    3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) beinn
    4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) í röð og reglu
    5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) óblandaður
    6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) svipbrigðalaus
    7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) venjulegur, dramatískur
    2. adverb
    1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) beint
    2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rakleiðis
    3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) drengilega, heiðarlega
    3. noun
    (the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) beinn kafli
    - straightness
    - straightforward
    - straightforwardly
    - straightforwardness
    - straight talking
    - go straight
    - straight away
    - straighten out/up
    - a straight fight
    - straight off

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См. также в других словарях:

  • fight off — (something) 1. to get rid of something, esp. an illness. Her body couldn t fight the infection off. 2. to keep yourself from doing something you should not do. I was trying to fight off the urge to sneak into the kitchen for something to eat.… …   New idioms dictionary

  • fight off — fight back / fight off [v] defend oneself beat off*, bottle up*, check, contain, control, curb, fend off, hold at bay*, hold back, keep at bay*, oppose, put up fight, repel, reply, repress, repulse, resist, restrain, retaliate, stave off, ward… …   New thesaurus

  • fight off — index counter, parry, repel (drive back) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fight off — verb force or drive back repel the attacker fight off the onslaught rebuff the attack • Syn: ↑repel, ↑repulse, ↑rebuff, ↑drive back • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

  • fight off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fight off something, for example an illness or an unpleasant feeling, you succeed in getting rid of it and in not letting it overcome you. [V P n (not pron)] Unfortunately these drugs are quite toxic and hinder the body s… …   English dictionary

  • fight off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fight off : present tense I/you/we/they fight off he/she/it fights off present participle fighting off past tense fought off past participle fought off 1) to stop someone who is trying to attack you The woman… …   English dictionary

  • fight-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: fight (II) + off (as in play off) : a prizefight to decide a tie or to determine a single winner in a class compare play off * * * fight off «FYT F, OF», noun. a contest to decide a tie, esp …   Useful english dictionary

  • fight off — they tried in vain to fight off the swarming locusts Syn: repel, repulse, beat off/back, ward off, fend off, keep/hold at bay, drive away/back, force back …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fight off — {v. phr.} 1. To struggle against someone so as to free oneself; push an attacker back. * /Suzy fought off her two attackers in Central Park with a couple of karate chops./ 2. To strive to overcome something negative. * /After twelve hours at the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fight off — {v. phr.} 1. To struggle against someone so as to free oneself; push an attacker back. * /Suzy fought off her two attackers in Central Park with a couple of karate chops./ 2. To strive to overcome something negative. * /After twelve hours at the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fight off — verb a) To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack. The platoon fought off the guerilla attack. b) To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion. The actor John Smith hopes to fight off the other nominees for the Golden Globe award …   Wiktionary

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