to fight cancer

(struggle, campaign) fight (for/against) — lotta (a favore di/contro)

(argument) fight (over) — disputa (su)

to have a fight with sb — (quarrel, struggle) avere una lite con qn, litigare con qn

to put up a good fight — battersi or difendersi bene

(troops, countries) to fight (against) — combattere (contro)

(quarrel) to fight (with sb) — litigare (con qn), fig

to fight a case ( JUR) — bronić sprawy

to fight one's way through a crowd/the undergrowth — przedzierać się (przedrzeć się perf) przez tłum/zarośla

dedicó todo su esfuerzo a combatir al enemigo — he put all his strength into fighting o combating the enemy

un buen libro para combatir el aburrimiento — a good book to fight off o combat boredom

Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.

Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.

Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.

être en lutte — to be fighting ou struggling

de haute lutte — fml [gagner, obtenir] after a hard-fought struggle

cooperar (con alguien) en algo: cooperamos con ellos en la introducción del sistema we worked with o cooperated with them on the introduction of the system; cooperaron en las tareas de reconstrucción they collaborated on the rebuilding work; cooperar en la lucha contra el cáncer — to work together in the fight against cancer

cooperar (con alguien) en algo: cooperamos con ellos en la introducción del sistema we worked with o cooperated with them on the introduction of the system; cooperaron en las tareas de reconstrucción they collaborated on the rebuilding work; cooperar en la lucha contra el cáncer — to work together in the fight against cancer

Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.

lotta all'ultimo sangue (anche) fig — fight to the death

abbandonare la lotta — to give up o abandon the struggle

lotta armata — armed conflict o struggle

lotta di classe — class struggle o war(fare)

livrer un combat — to campaign ( contre against; pour for)

batió el récord mundial de 400 metros vallas — she broke o beat the world 400 metres hurdles record

las ventas han batido todos los récords este año — sales have broken o beaten all records this year

la policía batió la zona pero no encontró nada — the police combed o searched the area but found nothing

las olas batían la orilla de la playa — the waves were beating on o against the shore

el viento batía con fuerza las ventanas — the wind was pounding on o against the windows

los cañones batieron las murallas de la ciudad — the cannons battered o pounded the city walls

el viento batía con fuerza contra los cristales — the wind pounded on o against the windows

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat o whisk the egg whites until stiff

batirse a or en duelo — to fight a duel

batírselas — to manage

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat o whisk the egg whites until stiff

batirse a or en duelo — to fight a duel

batírselas — to manage

Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.

there were signs of a struggle — había señales de haberse producido una pelea or un forcejeo

• two men went up to him and a struggle broke out — dos hombres se acercaron a él y se desencadenó una pelea

• he lost his glasses in the struggle — perdió las gafas en la pelea or refriega

• to put up a struggle — oponer resistencia, forcejear

• he handed over his wallet without a struggle — entregó su billetera sin oponer resistencia

• he finally lost his struggle against cancer — finalmente perdió su lucha contra el cáncer

• the struggle for survival — la lucha por la supervivencia

• there is a fierce power struggle going on behind the scenes — hay una intensa lucha por el poder entre bastidores

• local shopkeepers are not giving up without a struggle — los tenderos del barrio no van a rendirse sin luchar

• we were struggling for the gun when it went off — forcejeábamos para hacernos con la pistola cuando se disparó

• to struggle with sb — forcejear con algn

• to struggle free — lograr soltarse con dificultad

• I struggled into my costume — logré ponerme el disfraz como pude

• we struggled through the crowd — nos abrimos paso a duras penas entre la multitud

• she struggled to her feet — logró ponerse de pie

• the bus was struggling up the hill — el autobús subía con dificultad la cuesta

• he was struggling with his luggage — cargaba con su equipaje con gran esfuerzo

• to struggle against sth — luchar contra algo

• we could see she was struggling for breath — veíamos como respiraba con dificultad

• to struggle in vain — luchar en vano

they were struggling to pay their bills — tenían problemas or iban apurados para pagar las facturas

• I struggled through the book — me costó terminar de leer el libro, tuve problemas para terminar de leer el libro

• she has struggled with her weight for years — ha tenido problemas con su peso durante años

vencieron al equipo visitante por 3 a 2 — they defeated o beat the visiting team 3-2

nuestro sistema inmunológico es capaz de vencer al virus — our immune system is capable of beating o overcoming the virus

me venció el pánico cuando tuve que hablarle — panic got the better of me o I was overcome with panic when I had to speak to him

vencieron los 15km en dos horas — they did o completed the 15km in two hours

¡venceremos! — we shall win o overcome!

su contrato vence a final de año — his contract runs out o expires at the end of the year

antes de que venza la garantía — before the guarantee runs out o expires

se me venció el carnet — my card expired o ran out

antes de que venza la garantía — before the guarantee runs out o expires

se me venció el carnet — my card expired o ran out

Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.