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n. slag, oorlog; gevecht; ruzie; bokswedstrijd; gevechtlust--------v. vechten, strijden; bevechten; doorbreken tijdens gevechtfight1[ fajt] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 gevecht ⇒ strijd, vechtpartij♦voorbeelden:1 put up a brave/good/poor fight • dapper/weinig weerstand biedena fight to the finish • een gevecht tot het bittere einde→ free free/————————fight22 ruziën♦voorbeelden:fight shy of something • ergens met een boog omheen lopenfight back • weerstand biedenfight on • doorvechtenfight for peace • strijden voor vredeII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 bevechten ⇒ bestrijden, strijden tegen♦voorbeelden:1 fight disease/the French • vechten tegen ziekte/de Fransenfight one's way out of a difficult situation • zich uit een benarde positie bevrijdenfight one's way back to respectability • met moeite zijn aanzien heroverenfight down one's anger • zijn boosheid onderdrukkenfight off something • ergens weerstand tegen biedenfight it out • het uitvechten -
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adj. verlegen; voorzichtig; schuw; schichtig; minder (dan)--------n. gooi, worp; poging, experiment; ontdekken (sl.)--------v. schichtig worden, plotseling opzij springen; smijten, gooienshy1[ sjaj] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; meervoud: shies〉♦voorbeelden:2 have a shy at something • een gooi doen naar iets, het (ook) eens proberen————————shy2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; ook shyer, shyly, shyness〉1 verlegen♦voorbeelden:I am shy of saying something on this subject • ik zeg liever niets over dit onderwerpbe shy about/of doing something • ervoor terugschrikken iets te doen3 he's shy three quid/three quid shy • hij is drie pond kwijt, hij komt drie pond te kort————————shy3〈 shied〉1 schichtig opspringen/opzij springen♦voorbeelden:2 shy away from something • iets vermijden, voor iets terugschrikken
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fight shy of — (something/doing something) to try to avoid something. He fought shy of entering his poems in the competition, although everyone said he should. Ellen fights shy of parties she hates crowds … New idioms dictionary
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