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1 ♦ cause

♦ cause /kɔ:z/
n.

1 causa: cause and effect, causa ed effetto; the cause of the delay, la causa del ritardo; to establish the cause of death, accertare la causa del decesso

2 motivo; ragione: There is no cause for regret, non c'è motivo di rammaricarsi; to give cause for concern, creare motivo di preoccupazione; the underlying cause, la causa che sta alla radice; la ragione di fondo; without a cause, senza motivo; senza ragione; the probable cause, la causa più probabile

3 causa; ideale: to fight for a good cause, battersi per una buona causa; a deserving cause, una causa degna; to make common cause ( with), fare causa comune (con); in the cause of liberty, per la causa della (o per la) libertà

4 (leg.) causa: to plead a cause, perorare una causa; ( anche fig.) a lost cause, una causa persa

● (leg.) cause list, elenco delle cause a ruolo □ (leg.) cause of action, fondamento della propria azione; diritto sostanziale □ all in a good cause, per una buona causa □ (spec. leg.) to show cause, provare il proprio diritto □ with good cause, a ragione; con giusta causa □ without good cause, senza una buona ragione; senza un legittimo motivo.
♦ (to) cause /kɔ:z/
v. t.

1 causare; essere causa di; provocare; produrre; dare; procurare; creare: What causes tides?, qual è la causa delle maree?; to cause an accident, causare (o provocare) un incidente; to cause inflation, essere causa di inflazione; to cause cancer, essere causa di cancro; provocare il cancro; to cause damage, provocare (o produrre) danni; to cause anxiety, preoccupare; agitare; to cause problems, dare problemi

2 (seguito da un verbo all'inf.) fare; indurre: They caused me to miss my bus, mi fecero perdere l'autobus NOTA D'USO: - to provoke o to cause?-.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ cause
2 ♦ good

♦ good (1) /gʊd/
(compar. better, superl. relat. best), a.

1 buono; bello; dabbene; genuino; onesto; giusto; valido; in vigore: good health, buona salute; good humour, buonumore; bonomia, amabilità, benignità; a good fire, un buon (o bel) fuoco; good eggs, uova buone (non andate a male); good money, denaro buono, genuino; good eyesight, vista buona; to be of a good family, essere di buona famiglia; good looks, bellezza ( d'una persona); good luck, fortuna; buona sorte; to have a good cry, farsi un bel pianto; to get a good scolding, ricevere una buona lavata di capo; good sense, buon senso: With all this fog, you should have the good sense to go by train, con una simile nebbia, dovresti avere il buon senso di andare in treno; to fight for a good cause, battersi per una causa giusta; to have good reasons for doing st., avere validi motivi per fare qc.; This ticket is good for three days, questo biglietto è valido per tre giorni; my good man (o sir)!, buon uomo!; DIALOGO → - Greeting a guest- Good to see you!, che bello vederti!; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- Good to meet you Martin, my name's John, piacere di conoscerti Martin, mi chiamo John; a good swimmer, un buon nuotatore; good manners, belle maniere; buona educazione; Life is good!, la vita è bella!; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- Manchester is good for bands, Manchester è un buon posto per i gruppi musicali NOTA D'USO: - bello e beautiful-

2 bravo; capace: to be good at Latin, essere bravo in latino; to be good at doing st., essere bravo (o abile) a fare qc.

3 felice; piacevole: Life is good here, la vita è piacevole qui

4 attraente; bello: That girl has a good figure, quella ragazza ha una bella figura (fam.: un bel fisico)

5 considerevole; notevole; ragguardevole: a good crowd, una folla considerevole; to go a good way, fare un bel pezzo di strada

6 ( di un arto) sano; buono (fam.): He leans on his good leg, si appoggia sulla gamba sana

7 ben fatto; ben tornito

8 (fam.) serio; bravo: good girls, ragazze serie; Girls, be good!, ragazze, fate le brave!

9 – a good (enfat. o rafforzativo), ben; la bellezza di; bel: We waited a good twenty minutes, abbiamo aspettato ben venti minuti; I paid a good 1,000 pounds for it, l'ho pagato la bellezza di 1000 sterline; It happened a good while ago, è successo un bel po' di tempo fa; It's a good mile to the station, c'è più di un miglio per andare in stazione

10 (fin.) buono; sicuro; esigibile: a good investment, un buon investimento; good bonds, titoli sicuri; good debts, crediti esigibili

11 (arc.) conveniente; opportuno

12 ( slang USA) bene; in buona salute: ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I'm good, real good!’, ‘Come stai?’ ‘Oh, sto bene, benone!’

● (relig.) the good, i buoni; gli eletti □ to be good and ready, essere bell'e pronto (o già pronto) □ good appearance, bella presenza □ good breeding, buona educazione; buone maniere □ a good buy, un buon acquisto; un affarone □ good cheer, buonumore; allegria, festa; ( anche) buona cucina, buona tavola □ (leg.) good consideration, prestazione lecita □ a good deal, molto: He's a good deal better off now, adesso se la passa molto meglio □ good day, buongiorno! □ a good deal of, una buona (o grande) quantità di □ (fam. USA) good egg = good fellow ► sotto □ good enough, soddisfacente; sufficiente; che va bene: a good enough reason, un motivo sufficiente; It's good enough for me, per me va bene □ good evening, buonasera! □ ( anche leg.) good faith, buona fede □ good fellow, brava persona; tipo perbene; persona cordiale (o gioviale, socievole) □ good fellowship, cordialità; giovialità; socievolezza □ a good few, molti, molte; parecchi, parecchie □ a good-for-nothing, un buono a nulla; un inconcludente □ ( di persona) to be good for st., essere capace (fam., dial.: buono) di fare qc.; essere disposto a sborsare ( una data somma): His grandfather is always good for a pound or two, il nonno è sempre pronto ad allungargli un paio di sterline □ ( di cose) to be good for sb., fare bene a q.: Wine is not good for you, il vino non ti fa bene □ ( di cose) to be good for doing st., essere utile, andare bene per fare qc.: A stain remover is good for removing ink, uno smacchiatore va bene per eliminare le macchie d'inchiostro □ to be good for sb. 's health, fare bene alla salute di q. □ Good for…!, buon per…!; bravo!; ben fatto! □ (relig.) Good Friday, Venerdì Santo □ good-hearted, che ha buon cuore; di buon cuore □ good heartedness, bontà di cuore (o d'animo) □ good God! (o good heavens!, good gracious!), buon Dio!; Dio buono! □ (fam., spec. USA) good guy, (il) buono ( in un film, ecc.) □ a good hour, un'ora buona: We played for a good hour, abbiamo giocato per un'ora buona □ good-humoured, di buon cuore; bonario, amabile, benigno □ a good job, un buon posto ( di lavoro); (fam.) una cosa buona: It's a good job you kept the receipt, meno male che hai conservato la ricevuta □ good life, vita morigerata, virtuosa; ( anche) vita comoda, piena di agi, agiata □ (ass.) a good life, una persona sana, che promette di vivere a lungo □ (fam.) good-looker, persona di bell'aspetto; bell'uomo, bella donna □ good-looking, bello, di bell'aspetto; ( anche) buono, onesto all'aspetto □ (comm., arc.) a good man, un uomo solvibile, reputato solido □ (spreg.) the good man, il buon uomo; il pover'uomo; il poveretto □ a good many, molti, molte; moltissimi, moltissime □ good nature, cortesia; gentilezza d'animo; benignità □ good-natured, cortese, gentile; di buon cuore; benigno □ good-neighbourhood (o good-neighbourliness, good neighbourship), cordialità; amichevolezza; amabilità □ good offices, buoni uffici; interessamento □ ( slang) a good old boy, un amicone □ the good old times, i bei tempi passati; il buon tempo andato □ Good on…! = Good for…! ► sopra □ ( nelle fiabe) the good people, le fate □ good-sized, ampio; vasto: a good-sized garden, un ampio giardino □ good standing, buona posizione sociale; buona reputazione □ good temper, amabilità; pazienza □ good-tempered, amabile; paziente □ a good thing, una cosa buona; un affare vantaggioso □ good things, cose buone; cibi raffinati □ (leg.) good title, titolo valido; diritto inoppugnabile □ good turn, cortesia; favore; piacere: He has done me several good turns, mi ha fatto parecchi favori □ to be good to sb., essere gentile con q. □ to be good with one's hands, essere bravo con le mani, avere una buona manualità □ as good as, praticamente; come se; quasi: He is as good as dead, è come (se fosse) morto; Our work is as good as done, il nostro lavoro è quasi finito □ as good as gold, buonissimo: This child is as good as gold, questo bimbo è un angelo! □ as good as new, come nuovo: My motorbike is as good as new, la mia moto è come nuova □ (antiq.) as good as a play, divertentissimo □ to be as good as one's promise (o one's word), essere di parola; mantenere le promesse □ (fam.) to come good, riprendersi (fig.): After a bad start, the runner came good, dopo una brutta partenza, il corridore si riprese □ to do sb. a good turn (o a good office), fare un favore (o rendere un servizio) a q. □ to have a good appetite, avere un bell'appetito □ to have a good mind to do st., avere una gran voglia da fare qc. □ to have a good night, dormire bene □ to have a good time, divertirsi; spassarsela □ (fam. ingl.) to give as good as one gets, rendere pan per focaccia (fig.); rispondere per le rime □ to have a good year, avere un'annata favorevole ( finanziariamente, ecc.) □ to be in good spirits, essere di buon umore; stare di buon animo □ to lead (o to live) a good life, fare (o condurre) una vita intemerata, onesta □ to make good, avere successo, fare fortuna: He went out to Australia and made good there, emigrò in Australia e là fece fortuna □ to make good (st.), mettere in atto, attuare ( una minaccia, ecc.); mantenere ( una promessa, ecc.); risarcire ( un danno, una spesa, ecc.); (edil., ecc.) risanare, ripristinare, rimediare a ( un inconveniente, un danneggiamento, ecc.); provare, dimostrare la fondatezza di ( un'accusa); rafforzare ( una posizione) □ (form.) to be so good as to do st., essere tanto gentile da fare qc.: Be so good ( o good enough) as to take me home, abbia la bontà di accompagnarmi a casa □ to say a good word ( for sb.), dire (o mettere) una buona parola (per q.) □ too good for words, d'indicibile bontà (bellezza, ecc.) □ too good to be true, troppo bello per essere vero □ very good, assai buono; ottimo: He speaks very good English, parla un inglese ottimo □ ( anche iron.) My good friend!, mio buon amico!; amico mio!; bello mio! □ Good luck to you!, buona fortuna!; tanti auguri! □ How good of you!, molto gentile da parte tua! □ DIALOGO → - Discussing football- That would be good of you, sarebbe molto gentile da parte tua □ That's a good one!, questa sì ch'è bella! □ His word is as good as his bond, è un uomo di parola □ All in good time, abbi pazienza, dai tempo al tempo!; a suo tempo!; al momento giusto! □ «He's just won 10,000 pounds on the pools» «Good for him!», «Ha vinto 10 000 sterline al totocalcio» «Meglio per lui!» (o «Beato lui!») □ (prov.) One can have too much of a good thing, il troppo stroppia.
NOTA D'USO: - to be good in o to be good at?- good (2) /gʊd/
n.

1 [u] bene; beneficio; profitto; utilità; vantaggio; (del) buono: to separate good from evil, separare il bene dal male; He does a lot of good for his country, fa molto a vantaggio del suo paese; There's good in him, c'è del buono in lui; the common good, il bene comune

2 (econ.) bene: a fungible good, un bene fungibile

3 (pl.) ► goods

4 (pl.) – the good, i buoni (collett.)

● to come to no good, ( di persona) finir male; fare una brutta fine □ to do good, fare del bene, compiere opere buone (o buone azioni) □ It did no good, non è servito a niente □ What good will it do?, a che servirà?; a che pro? □ Will it do any good?, servirà a qualcosa? □ to do sb. good, fare bene ( alla salute, ecc.): This medicine will do you good, questa medicina ti farà bene □ (iron.) Much good may it do you!, buon pro ti faccia! □ to do good for sb., fare del bene a q. □ for good ( and all), per sempre; definitivamente: to leave for good, andarsene per sempre; This skirt is ruined for good, questa gonna è rovinata senza rimedio; He's back for good, è tornato per restare □ (fam.) to be in good with sb., essere nelle grazie di (o in buoni rapporti con) q. □ a power for good, una potenza che ha un effetto benefico; un influsso benefico □ to the good, in vantaggio, in attivo: After this sale, I'll be 2,000 pounds to the good, con questa vendita, avrò guadagnato 2000 sterline □ It's all to the good!, tanto di guadagnato!; So much to the good!, tanto di guadagnato! □ It's no good, non serve a nulla; è inutile □ (iron.) And a lot of good that does!, per quel che serve!; bella roba!; tempo perso! □ Is your new dentist any good?, vale qualcosa (o è bravo) il tuo nuovo dentista? □ What's the good of…?, a che serve?; a che pro? □ up to no good, che sta combinando qualcosa (o qualche guaio); che ne sta combinando una NOTA D'USO: - good o goods?-.
good (3) /gʊd/
inter.

1 bene!; bravo!; ben fatto!

2 d'accordo!
good (4) /gʊd/
avv.

(fam.) bene: You did good, hai fatto bene; sei stato bravo; Cook it good!, cuocilo bene!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ good
3 cause

cause [koz]

feminine noun

   a. ( = raison) cause

   b. (Law) case

   c. ( = intérêts) cause

• cause perdue lost cause

• pour la bonne cause for a good cause

   d. (locutions)

► à cause de because of

► en cause

• être en cause [personne] to be involved ; [intérêts] to be at stake

• son honnêteté n'est pas en cause his honesty is not in question

• mettre en cause [+ innocence, nécessité, capacité] to call into question

• remettre en cause [+ principe, tradition] to question► pour cause

• fermé pour cause d'inventaire closed for stocktaking (Brit) or inventory (US)

• fermé pour cause de maladie closed on account of illness

• et pour cause ! and for good reason!

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koz
nom féminin

1) ( origine) cause

un rapport de cause à effet — a relation of cause and effect

il n'y a pas d'effet sans cause — there's no smoke without fire

2) ( raison) reason

pour une cause encore indéterminée — for a reason as yet unknown

il s'est fâché et pour cause — he got angry and with good reason

sans cause — groundless

c'est une cause de licenciement immédiat — it's a ground for immediate dismissal

pour cause de maladie — because of illness

fermé pour cause de travaux — closed for for renovation

avoir pour cause quelque chose — to be caused by something

à cause de — because of

3) ( ensemble d'intérêts) cause

une cause perdue — a lost cause

gagner quelqu'un à sa cause — to win somebody over to one's cause

prendre fait et cause pour quelqu'un — to take up the cause of somebody

pour la bonne cause — for a good cause

4) ( affaire) case

les causes célèbres — the causes célèbres, the famous cases

être en cause — [système, fait, organisme] to be at issue; [personne] to be involved

être hors de cause — to be in the clear

mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose en cause — to implicate somebody/something

mettre hors de cause — to clear

remettre en cause — to challenge [principe, hiérarchie, décision]; to cast doubt on [projet, efficacité, signification]; to undermine [efforts, proposition, processus]

tout est remis en cause — everything has been thrown back into doubt

se remettre en cause — to pass one's life under review

remise en cause — ( de système) reappraisal

avoir or obtenir gain de cause — to win one's case

donner gain de cause à — to decide in favour [BrE] of

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en toute connaissance de cause — in full knowledge of the facts

en tout état de cause — in any case

en désespoir de cause — as a last resort

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koz nf
1) (entraînant un effet) [mort, conflit, malentendu] cause

la principale cause de mortalité — the main cause of death

une des causes de qch — one of the causes of sth

la cause de tous les maux — the root of all evil

la cause et non la conséquence — the cause rather than the effect

voir dans qch la cause de qch — to see the cause for sth in sth

chercher la cause de — to seek the cause of

être cause de — to be the cause of

à cause de — because of

C'est arrivé à cause de lui. — It happened because of him.

Nous n'avons pas pu sortir à cause du mauvais temps. — We couldn't go out because of the bad weather.

pour cause de — for

Le musée est fermé pour cause de travaux. — The museum is closed for building work.

2) DROIT case

mettre qn hors de cause — to clear sb

mettre qch hors de cause — to clear sth

Le père de l'enfant a été mis hors de cause. — The child's father has been cleared.

être hors de cause — to be cleared of blame

prononcer la mise hors de cause de qn — to exonerate sb

prononcer la mise hors de cause de qch — to exonerate sth

en connaissance de cause [choisir, décider, agir, accepter] — in full knowledge of the facts

la cause est entendue — the matter is settled

3) (= parti, camp) cause

la cause des opprimés — the cause of the oppressed

défendre la cause de qn [personne] — to stand up for sb, to take sb's side, [groupe, communauté] to champion sb

Elle défend la cause des opprimés. — She champions the oppressed.

embrasser la cause de qn — to take up sb's cause

épouser la cause de qn — to take up sb's cause

une bonne cause — a good cause

pour la bonne cause — for a good cause

faire cause commune avec qn — to make common cause with sb

4) (autres locutions)

être en cause [intérêts] — to be at stake, [personne] to be involved, [qualité] to be in question

mettre en cause [personne] — to implicate, [qualité de qch, honnêteté de qn] to call into question

remettre en cause — to challenge, to call into question

et pour cause — and with good reason

en tout état de cause — in any case

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cause nf

1 ( origine) cause (de of); un rapport or une relation de cause à effet entre a relation of cause and effect between; il n'y a pas d'effet sans cause there's no smoke without fire; à petites causes grands effets minor causes can bring about major results;

2 ( raison) reason; j'ignore la cause de leur colère/départ I don't know the reason for their anger/departure; pour une cause encore indéterminée for a reason as yet unknown; il s'est fâché et pour cause he got angry and with good reason; sans cause [licenciement, chagrin] groundless; c'est une cause de licenciement immédiat it's a ground for immediate dismissal; pour cause économique for financial reasons; pour cause de maladie because of illness; fermé pour cause d'inventaire/de travaux closed for stocktaking/for renovation; avoir pour cause qch to be caused by sth; à cause de because of;

3 ( ensemble d'intérêts) cause; défendre une/sa cause to defend a/one's cause; se battre pour la cause to fight for the cause; une cause juste/perdue a just/lost cause; être dévoué à la cause commune to be dedicated to the common cause; être acquis à la cause de qn to be won over to sb's cause; gagner qn à sa cause to win sb over to one's cause; pour les besoins de la cause for the sake of the cause; prendre fait et cause pour qn to take up the cause of sb; faire cause commune avec qn to make common cause with sb; pour la bonne cause for a good cause;

4 ( affaire) case; plaider/gagner/perdre une cause to plead/win/lose a case; plaider la cause de qn/sa propre cause to plead sb's case/one's own case; la cause est entendue Jur the case is closed; fig it's an open and shut case; les causes célèbres the causes célèbres, the famous cases; être en cause [système, fait, organisme] to be at issue; [personne] to be involved; être hors de cause to be in the clear; mettre qn/qch en cause to implicate sb/sth; mise en cause implication; mettre qn/qch hors de cause gén to clear sb/sth; [police] to eliminate [sb] from an enquiry; remettre en cause to call [sth] into question, to challenge [politique, principe, droit, hiérarchie, décision]; to cast doubt on [projet, efficacité, signification]; to undermine [efforts, proposition, processus]; tout est remis en cause everything has been thrown back into doubt; se remettre en cause to pass one's life under review; remise en cause ( de soi-même) rethink; ( de système) reappraisal; avoir or obtenir gain de cause to win one's case; donner gain de cause à to decide in favour^GB of.

Idiomes

en toute connaissance de cause in full knowledge of the facts, fully conversant with the facts sout; en tout état de cause in any case; en désespoir de cause as a last resort.

[koz] nom féminin

1. [origine, motif] cause, reason, origin

cause de: la cause profonde de sa tristesse the underlying reason for his sadness

être (la) cause de quelque chose to cause something

le mauvais temps est cause que je n'ai pu aller vous rendre visite I wasn't able to come and see you on account of the bad weather

relation de cause à effet causal relationship

à petite cause grands effets (proverbe) great oaks from little acorns grow (proverbe)

et pour cause! and for a very good reason!

2. PHILOSOPHIE cause

la cause première/seconde/finale the prime/secondary/final cause

3. DROIT [affaire] case, brief

cause célèbre (sens propre & figuré) cause célèbre

cause civile civil action

cause criminelle criminal proceedings

un avocat sans causes a briefless barrister

la cause est entendue

a. (sens propre) each side has put its case

b. (figuré) there's no doubt about it

plaider la cause de quelqu'un (sens propre & figuré) to plead somebody's case

[motif]

cause licite/illicite just/unjust cause

4. [parti que l'on prend] cause

faire cause commune avec quelqu'un to join forces with somebody

une cause perdue a lost cause

pour la bonne cause

a. [pour un bon motif] for a good cause

b. (humoristique) [en vue du mariage] with honourable intentions

je suis tout acquis à sa cause I support him wholeheartedly

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à cause de locution prépositionnelle

1. [par la faute de] because ou on account of, due ou owing to

2. [en considération de] because ou on account of, due ou owing to

3. [par égard pour] for the sake ou because of

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en cause locution adjectivale

1. [concerné] in question

la voiture en cause était à l'arrêt the car involved ou in question was stationary

la somme/l'enjeu en cause the amount/the thing at stake

2. [que l'on suspecte]

les financiers en cause the financiers involved

certains ministres sont en cause some ministers are implicated

3. [contesté]

être en cause [talent] to be in question

DROIT

affaire en cause case before the court

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en cause locution adverbiale

1. [en accusation]

mettre quelqu'un en cause to implicate somebody

mettre quelque chose en cause to call something into question

2. [en doute]

remettre en cause [principe] to question, to challenge

son départ remet tout en cause her departure reopens the whole question ou debate

en tout état de cause locution adverbiale

in any case, at all events, whatever happens

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pour cause de locution prépositionnelle

owing to, because of

‘fermé pour cause de décès’ ‘closed owing to bereavement’

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cause
4 cause

ko:z
1. noun
1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) razón, motivo

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa

2. verb
(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causar

cause¹ n

1. causa

the cause of the fire was a spark una chispa fue la causa del incendio

2. motivo / razón

there's no cause for concern no hay motivo para preocuparse

cause² vb causar / provocar

the fire was caused by a spark una chispa provocó el incendio

El gerundio de cause se escribe causing

cause

tr[kɔːz]

noun

1 (origin) causa

■ we still do not know the cause of the accident todavía desconocemos la causa del accidente

2 (reason, grounds) razón nombre femenino, motivo

■ you have cause for complaint tienes motivos para quejarte

■ there's no cause for alarm no hay por qué asustarse

■ without good cause sin motivo justificado

3 (principle, movement) causa

■ it's for a good cause es para una buena causa

4 SMALLLAW/SMALL causa, pleito

transitive verb

1 causar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to cause somebody to do something hacer que alguien haga algo

cause ['kɔz] vt, caused ; causing : causar, provocar, ocasionar

cause n

1) origin: causa f, origen m

2) reason: causa f, razón f, motivo m

3) lawsuit: litigio m, pleito m

4) movement: causa f, movimiento m

cause

conj.

• causa conj.

n.

• causa s.f.

• causador s.m.

• fundamento s.m.

• lugar s.m.

• materia s.f.

• móvil s.m.

• porqué s.m.

• semilla s.f.

v.

• acarrear v.

• brotar v.

• causar v.

• irrogar v.

• ocasionar v.

I kɔːz
noun

1)

a) c (of accident, event, death) causa f

cause and effect — causa y efecto

b) u (reason, grounds) motivo m, razón f

there's some cause for concern — existen motivos or razones para preocuparse

there's no cause for concern — no hay por qué preocuparse

without (good) cause — sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)

2) c (ideal, movement) causa f

to fight/die for the cause — luchar/morir* por la causa

it's a good cause — es una buena causa

they fought in the cause of freedom — lucharon en pro de la libertad

II

transitive verb causar

to cause somebody problems — causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien

to cause somebody/something TO + INF — hacer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)

[kɔːz]
1. N

1) (=origin) causa f ; (=reason) motivo m, razón f

cause and effect — (relación de) causa y efecto

with good cause — con razón

to be the cause of — ser causa de

there's no cause for alarm — no hay por qué inquietarse

to give cause for complaint — dar motivo de queja

you have cause to be worried — usted tiene motivo para estar preocupado

to show cause — frm aducir argumentos convincentes

2) (=purpose) causa f

in the cause of justice — por la justicia

to make common cause with — hacer causa común con

it's all in a good cause — se está haciendo por una buena causa

to die in a good cause — morir por una causa noble

to take up sb's cause — apoyar la campaña de algn
lost 3.
3) (Jur) causa f, pleito m

2.

VT causar, provocar; [+ accident, trouble] causar

I don't want to cause you any inconvenience — no quisiera causarle ninguna molestia

to cause sb to do sth — hacer que algn haga algo

3.

CPD

cause célèbre N — pleito m or caso m célebre

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I [kɔːz]
noun

1)

a) c (of accident, event, death) causa f

cause and effect — causa y efecto

b) u (reason, grounds) motivo m, razón f

there's some cause for concern — existen motivos or razones para preocuparse

there's no cause for concern — no hay por qué preocuparse

without (good) cause — sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)

2) c (ideal, movement) causa f

to fight/die for the cause — luchar/morir* por la causa

it's a good cause — es una buena causa

they fought in the cause of freedom — lucharon en pro de la libertad

II

transitive verb causar

to cause somebody problems — causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien

to cause somebody/something TO + INF — hacer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)

English-spanish dictionary > cause
5 cause

1. noun
1) (what produces effect) Ursache, die (of für od. Gen.); (person) Verursacher, der/Verursacherin, die

be the cause of something — etwas verursachen

2) (reason) Grund, der; Anlass, der

cause for/to do something — Grund od. Anlass zu etwas/, etwas zu tun

no cause for concern — kein Grund zur Beunruhigung

without good cause — ohne triftigen Grund

3) (aim, object of support) Sache, die

freedom is our common cause — Freiheit ist unser gemeinsames Anliegen od. Ziel

be a lost cause — aussichtslos sein; verlorene Liebesmühe sein (ugs.)

[in] a good cause — [für] eine gute Sache
2. transitive verb
1) (produce) verursachen; erregen [Aufsehen, Ärgernis]; hervorrufen [Verstimmung, Unruhe, Verwirrung]

2) (give)

cause somebody worry/pain — etc. jemandem Sorge/Schmerzen usw. bereiten

cause somebody trouble/bother — jemandem Umstände machen

3) (induce)

cause somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

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[ko:z] 1. noun
1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) die Ursache

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) der Grund

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) die Angelegenheit
2. verb
(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) verursachen, veranlassen

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'cause

[kəz]

conj (sl) short for because

cause

[kɔ:z, AM esp kɑ:z]

I. n

1. (reason) Grund m, Ursache f

\cause of action Klagegrund m

challenge for \cause Ablehnung f unter Angabe von Gründen

challenge without \cause Ablehnung f ohne Angabe von Gründen

\cause of death Todesursache f

\cause and effect Ursache und Wirkung

contributory \causes mitverursachende Umstände

to show \cause Gründe vorlegen

2. no pl (understandable grounds) Anlass m

you've got good \cause for complaint/concern Sie haben allen Grund, sich zu beschweren/besorgt zu sein

to give \cause for concern Anlass zur Sorge geben

don't worry, there's no \cause for concern keine Sorge, es besteht kein Grund zur Beunruhigung

a just \cause ein triftiger Grund

to be \cause to celebrate Grund zum Feiern sein

with/without [good] \cause aus triftigem/ohne [triftigen] Grund

▪ to be the \cause of sth der Grund für etw akk sein

3. (purpose) Sache f

in the \cause of freedom im Namen der Freiheit

a rebel without a \cause jd, der sich gegen jegliche Autorität widersetzt

to make common \cause with sb mit jdm gemeinsame Sache machen

a good [or worthy] \cause eine gute Sache, ein guter Zweck

to be for a good \cause für einen guten Zweck sein

a lost \cause eine verlorene Sache

to defend [or further] a \cause für eine Sache eintreten

to do sth in the \cause of sth etw im Namen einer S. gen tun

4. (court case) Fall m

to plead a \cause einen Fall vertreten

5. LAW (legal proceedings) Verhandlung f

\cause list Verhandlungsliste f, Terminkalender m

matrimonial \causes Ehesachen pl

II. vt

▪ to \cause sth etw verursachen [o hervorrufen]

this medicine may \cause dizziness and nausea die Einnahme dieses Medikaments kann zu Schwindelgefühl und Übelkeit führen

to \cause a disturbance die öffentliche [Sicherheit und] Ordnung stören

to \cause sb harm jdm schaden [o Schaden zufügen]

to \cause mischief [or trouble] Unruhe stiften

▪ to \cause sb to do sth jdn veranlassen, etw zu tun

the strict teacher \caused the boy to burst into tears der strenge Lehrer brachte den Jungen zum Weinen

the bright light \caused her to blink das helle Licht ließ sie blinzeln

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[kɔːz]
1. n

1) Ursache f (of für)

cause and effect — Ursache und Wirkung

what was the cause of the fire? — wodurch ist das Feuer entstanden?

2) (= reason) Grund m, Anlass m

she has no cause to be angry — sie hat keinen Grund, sich zu ärgern

the cause of his failure — der Grund für sein Versagen

with/without (good) cause — mit (triftigem)/ohne (triftigen) Grund

not without cause — nicht ohne Grund

there's no cause for alarm — es besteht kein Grund or Anlass zur Aufregung

you have every cause to be worried — du hast allen Anlass zur Sorge

you have good cause for complaint — Sie haben allen Grund zur Klage, Sie beklagen sich zu Recht

3) (= purpose, ideal) Sache f

to make common cause with sb — mit jdm gemeinsame Sache machen

to work for or in a good cause — sich für eine gute Sache einsetzen

he died for the cause of peace — er starb für den Frieden or für die Sache des Friedens

in the cause of justice — für die (Sache der) Gerechtigkeit, im Namen der Gerechtigkeit

it's all in a good cause — es ist für eine gute Sache

4) (JUR: action) Fall m, Sache f

2. vt
verursachen
to cause sb grief — jdm Kummer machen

to cause sb to do sth (form) — jdn veranlassen, etw zu tun (form)

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cause [kɔːz]

A s

1. Ursache f:

cause of the crash FLUG Absturzursache;

cause of death Todesursache;

cause and effect Ursache und Wirkung f

2. Grund m, Anlass m, Veranlassung f ( alle:

for zu):

there is cause for hope that … es besteht begründete Hoffnung, dass …;

give sb cause for jemandem Anlass geben zu;

you have no cause for complaint (to complain) Sie haben keinen Grund zur Klage (sich zu beklagen);

for cause JUR aus wichtigem Grunde;

without ( good oder just) cause ohne (triftigen) Grund

3. Sache f:

work for a good cause;

fight for one’s cause;

make common cause with gemeinsame Sache machen mit;

in the cause of zum Wohle (gen), für

4. JUR

a) Sache f, Rechtsstreit m, Prozess m

b) Gegenstand m, Grund m (eines Rechtsstreits):

cause of action Klagegrund;

show cause seine Gründe darlegen, dartun ( why warum)

5. Sache f, Angelegenheit f, Frage f

B v/t

1. veranlassen, lassen:

cause sb to do sth jemanden etwas tun lassen; jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun;

cause sth to be done etwas veranlassen; veranlassen, dass etwas getan wird;

he caused the man to be arrested er ließ den Mann verhaften; er veranlasste, dass der Mann verhaftet wurde

2. verursachen, hervorrufen, bewirken, Schaden anrichten, für eine Sensation, einen Skandal sorgen, einen Proteststurm entfachen, eine gefährliche Situation heraufbeschwören

3. bereiten, zufügen:

cause sb trouble jemandem Mühe oder Schwierigkeiten bereiten

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1. noun
1) (what produces effect) Ursache, die (of für od. Gen.); (person) Verursacher, der/Verursacherin, die

be the cause of something — etwas verursachen

2) (reason) Grund, der; Anlass, der

cause for/to do something — Grund od. Anlass zu etwas/, etwas zu tun

no cause for concern — kein Grund zur Beunruhigung

without good cause — ohne triftigen Grund

3) (aim, object of support) Sache, die

freedom is our common cause — Freiheit ist unser gemeinsames Anliegen od. Ziel

be a lost cause — aussichtslos sein; verlorene Liebesmühe sein (ugs.)

[in] a good cause — [für] eine gute Sache
2. transitive verb
1) (produce) verursachen; erregen [Aufsehen, Ärgernis]; hervorrufen [Verstimmung, Unruhe, Verwirrung]

2) (give)

cause somebody worry/pain — etc. jemandem Sorge/Schmerzen usw. bereiten

cause somebody trouble/bother — jemandem Umstände machen

3) (induce)

cause somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

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n.

Anlass -¨e m.

Erreger - m.

Grund ¨-e m.

Sache -n f.

Ursache -n f.

Verursacher m. v.

bewirken v.

hervorrufen v.

veranlassen v.

verursachen v.

English-german dictionary > cause
6 cause

I [kɔːz] 1. сущ.
1) причина, основание

deep-rooted / root / underlying cause — глубокая причина, истинная причина

immediate cause — непосредственная причина

leading / major cause — главная причина

primary cause — основная причина

secondary cause — причина второстепенной важности

ultimate cause — конечная причина

Syn:

reason 1., motive 1., origin

2) дело; цель

good cause — правое дело

just cause — справедливое дело

worthwhile / worthy cause — важное, общественно значимое дело

to advance / champion / fight for / promote / support the cause of peace — защищать, отстаивать дело мира

to make common cause with smb. — действовать сообща, объединяться с кем-л.

- in the cause of science
- in a good cause
- for a good cause
3) юр. судебное дело, судебный процесс

lost cause — проигранное дело

to take up a cause — рассматривать дело

- plead a cause

Syn:

case I 3)

4) вопрос, требующий решения, рассмотрения
2. гл.
1) послужить причиной, поводом (для чего-л.); мотивировать (что-л.)

The ruin of the empire was caused by the loss of freedom and the growth of despotism. — Крушение империи было вызвано потерей свободы и усилением деспотической власти.

Syn:

bring about, produce 2., induce, make 1.

2) заставлять; добиваться

to cause a thing to be done — заставить сделать что-л.; добиться выполнения чего-л.

to cause smb. to be informed — поставить кого-л. в известность
II [kɔz] союз; разг.; сокр. от because
потому что, так как, поскольку

Англо-русский современный словарь > cause
7 cause

ko:z 1. noun
1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) årsak

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) grunn

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) sak
2. verb
(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) forårsake, få til å, bringe til, påføre

forårsake
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grunn
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kampanje
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årsak

I
subst. \/kɔːz\/

1) årsak, grunn, foranledning

• they don't know what was the cause of fire

de vet ikke som var årsaken til brannen

• there is no cause for complaint

det er ingen grunn til å klage

2) sak

• pacifism as a political cause

• in their spare time they worked for a good cause

på fritiden jobbet de for en god sak

3) ( jus) sak, rettsspørsmål

be the original cause of gi støtet til

cause and effect årsak og virkning

cause of action ( jus) søksmålsgrunnlag, saksgrunnlag

cause of death ( jus) dødsårsak

efficient cause bevirkende årsak, grunn

enlist in a cause arbeide ivrig for en sak, engasjere seg i en sak

enlist somebody in a cause vinne noen for en (god) sak

fight a just cause kjempe for en rettferdig sak

just cause ( jus) skjellig grunn, rimelig grunn

make common cause with gjøre felles sak med

• they used to be adversaries but now they made common cause with each other

før var de motstandere, men nå gjorde de felles sak

matrimonial cause eller matrimonial proceedings ( jus) eksteskapssak

plead a cause føre en sak, prosedere

plead somebody's cause ( også jus) snakke for noen, tale noens sak

small cause for something liten grunn til noe

• small cause for gratitude

liten grunn til takknemlighet

show cause ( jus) anføre skjellig grunn

without cause uten foranledning, umotivert, ubegrunnet
II
verb \/kɔːz\/

1) forårsake, foranledige, være årsak til, fremkalle, volde, medføre, føre til, skape, bevirke, bringe, avstedkomme

• he caused the accident with his reckless driving

2) tilføre, påføre

3) få til å

• fertiliser caused the plants to grow tall

cause something to be done sørge for at noe blir gjort

cause trouble to somebody skape vanskeligheter for noen

• this has caused us a lot of trouble

dette har voldt oss mye bryderi

English-Norwegian dictionary > cause
8 fight

fight [faɪt]

bagarre ⇒ 1 (a) dispute ⇒ 1 (a) combativité ⇒ 1 (b) se battre contre ⇒ 2 se battre ⇒ 3 combattre ⇒ 3 se disputer ⇒ 3

(pt & pp fought [fɔ:t])

1 noun

(a) (physical) bagarre f; (verbal) dispute f; (of army, boxer) combat m, affrontement m; (against disease, poverty etc) lutte f, combat m;

∎ the fight for life la lutte pour la vie;

∎ her fight against cancer sa lutte contre le cancer;

∎ the fight for the leadership of the party la lutte pour la tête du parti;

∎ do you want a fight? tu veux te battre?;

∎ he enjoys a good fight (physical) il aime la bagarre ou les bagarres; (verbal) il aime les disputes; (boxing match) il aime les bons combats de boxe;

∎ to have or to get into a fight with sb (physical) se battre avec qn; (verbal) se disputer avec qn;

∎ they are always having fights ils sont toujours en train de se bagarrer ou se disputer;

∎ you've been in a fight again tu t'es encore battu ou bagarré;

∎ to pick a fight (with sb) chercher la bagarre (avec qn);

∎ are you trying to pick a fight (with me)? tu me provoques?, tu cherches la bagarre?;

∎ a fight to the death une lutte à mort;

∎ are you going to the fight? (boxing match) est-ce que tu vas voir le combat?;

∎ to put up a (good) fight (bien) se défendre;

∎ the boxer put up a great fight le boxeur s'est défendu avec acharnement;

∎ to make a fight of it se défendre avec acharnement;

∎ to give in without (putting up) a fight capituler sans (opposer de) résistance;

∎ he realized he would have a fight on his hands il s'est rendu compte qu'il allait devoir lutter

(b) (fighting spirit) combativité f;

∎ there's not much fight left in him il a perdu beaucoup de sa combativité;

∎ he still has a lot of fight left in him il n'a pas dit son dernier mot;

∎ the news of the defeat took all the fight out of us la nouvelle de la défaite nous a fait perdre tout cœur à nous battre ou nous a enlevé le courage de nous battre;

∎ to show fight montrer de la combativité, ne pas se laisser faire

2 transitive verb

(person, animal) se battre contre; (boxer) combattre (contre), se battre contre; (match) disputer; (disease, terrorism, fire etc) lutter contre, combattre; (new measure, decision) combattre; (illness, temptation) lutter contre;

∎ to fight a duel se battre en duel;

∎ to fight a battle livrer (une) bataille;

∎ figurative I'm not going to fight your battles for you c'est à toi de te débrouiller;

∎ to fight a court case (lawyer) défendre une cause; (plaintiff, defendant) être en procès;

∎ to fight an election (politician) se présenter à une élection;

∎ British to fight an election campaign mener une campagne électorale;

∎ British John Brown is fighting Smithtown for the Tories John Brown se présente à Smithtown pour les conservateurs;

∎ I'll fight you for it on réglera ça par une bagarre;

∎ I'll fight you for custody je me battrai contre toi pour obtenir la garde des enfants;

∎ to fight a losing battle (against sth) livrer une bataille perdue d'avance (contre qch);

∎ Religion to fight the good fight combattre pour la bonne cause;

∎ she fought the urge to laugh elle essayait de réprimer une forte envie de rire;

∎ don't fight it (pain, emotion) n'essaie pas de lutter;

∎ you've got to fight it il faut que tu te battes;

∎ to fight sb/a newspaper in court emmener qn/un journal devant les tribunaux, faire un procès à qn/à un journal;

∎ to fight one's way through the crowd/the undergrowth se frayer un passage à travers la foule/les broussailles;

∎ to fight one's way to the top of one's profession se battre pour atteindre le sommet de sa profession;

∎ he fought his way back to power c'est en luttant qu'il est revenu au pouvoir

3 intransitive verb

(physically → person, soldier) se battre; (→ boxer) combattre; (→ two boxers) s'affronter; (verbally) se disputer; (against disease, injustice, sleep etc) lutter;

∎ to fight against the enemy combattre l'ennemi;

∎ to fight to the death/the last se battre à mort/jusqu'à la fin;

∎ he fought in the war il a fait la guerre;

∎ Military he fought in Russia il s'est battu en Russie;

∎ they were fighting with each other (physically) ils étaient en train de se battre; (verbally) ils étaient en train de se disputer;

∎ they were fighting over some islands/who would sleep where ils se battaient pour des îles/pour décider qui allait dormir où;

∎ they were always fighting over or about money ils se disputaient toujours pour des problèmes d'argent;

∎ the children were fighting over the last biscuit les enfants se disputaient (pour avoir) le dernier biscuit;

∎ to fight for one's country se battre pour sa patrie;

∎ to fight for one's rights/to clear one's name lutter pour ses droits/pour prouver son innocence;

∎ they fought for the leadership of the party ils se sont disputé la direction du parti;

∎ he fought for breath il se débattait ou il luttait pour respirer;

∎ to fight for one's life (ill person) lutter contre la mort; figurative (in race, competition) se battre avec la dernière énergie, se démener;

∎ to go down fighting se battre jusqu'au bout;

∎ to fight shy of doing sth tout faire pour éviter de faire qch;

∎ to fight shy of sb éviter qn

►► the fight game la boxe

➲ fight back

1 intransitive verb

(in physical or verbal dispute) se défendre, riposter; (in boxing, football match) se reprendre; (in race) revenir

2 separable transitive verb

(tears) refouler; (despair, fear, laughter) réprimer

➲ fight down separable transitive verb

(passion, resistance) vaincre; (impulse, urge) réprimer

➲ fight off separable transitive verb

(attack, enemy, advances) repousser; (sleep) combattre; (disease) résister à;

∎ she has to fight men off (has a lot of admirers) elle a des admirateurs à la pelle ou à ne plus savoir qu'en faire

➲ fight on intransitive verb

continuer le combat

➲ fight out separable transitive verb

∎ just leave them to fight it out laisse-les se bagarrer et régler cela entre eux

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > fight
9 fight

fight [faɪt]

(verb: preterite, past participle fought)

1. noun

a. ( = punch-up) bagarre (inf) f ; ( = battle) combat m, bataille f ; (Boxing) combat m ; (against disease, poverty) lutte f ; ( = quarrel) dispute f

• to have a fight with sb se battre avec qn ; ( = argue) se disputer avec qn

• he put up a good fight il s'est bien défendu

• we won't go down without a fight nous n'abandonnerons pas sans nous être battus

b. ( = spirit) there was no fight left in him il n'avait plus envie de lutter

2. intransitive verb

[person, animal] se battre ; (for rights, against disease) lutter ; ( = quarrel) se disputer

• the dogs were fighting over a bone les chiens se disputaient un os

• to fight against disease lutter contre la maladie

• to fight for sb se battre pour qn

• to fight for one's life lutter contre la mort

3. transitive verb

combattre ; [+ person] se battre avec

• we're fighting a losing battle c'est un combat perdu d'avance

• to fight a campaign (Politics) mener une campagne

• we shall fight this decision all the way nous combattrons cette décision jusqu'au bout

► fight back

1. intransitive verb

(against attacker) rendre les coups ; (Sport) se reprendre

2. separable transitive verb

[+ tears] refouler

► fight off separable transitive verb

[+ attack] repousser

• she fought off her attackers elle a repoussé ses agresseurs

► fight on intransitive verb continuer le combat

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[faɪt] 1.
noun

1) fig ( struggle) lutte f ( against contre; for pour; to do pour faire)

to keep up the fight — continuer le combat

to put up a fight — se défendre ( against contre)

2) ( outbreak of fighting) ( between civilians) bagarre f ( between entre; over pour); Military bataille f ( between entre; for pour); (between animals, in boxing) combat m ( between entre)

to get into ou have a fight with somebody — se bagarrer contre or avec quelqu'un

3) ( argument) dispute f ( over au sujet de; with avec)

to have a fight with somebody — se disputer avec quelqu'un

4) ( combative spirit) ( physical) envie f de se battre; ( psychological) envie f de lutter
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp fought)

1) lit se battre contre [person]; fig lutter contre [disease, evil, opponent, emotion, proposal]; combattre [fire]; mener [campaign, war] ( against contre)

to fight one's way through — se frayer un passage dans [crowd]

2) Politics [candidate] disputer [seat, election]

3) Law défendre [case, cause]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp fought)

1) fig ( campaign) lutter

2) lit, Military se battre

to fight for breath — suffoquer

3) ( squabble) se quereller ( over à propos de)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fight back

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

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to fight the good fight — se battre pour la bonne cause

English-French dictionary > fight
10 ♦ 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]

2 lite; rissa; zuffa: cat fight, zuffa fra due gatti; A fight broke out, è scoppiata una rissa

3 ( boxe) incontro; combattimento

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 alti

5 competizione; gara; lotta

6 [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 opposizione

2 azzuffarsi; picchiarsi; venire alle mani; fare a pugni: The cats are fighting, i gatti si stanno azzuffando

3 litigare: Stop fighting!, smettetela di litigare!; to fight over st., litigare per qc.

4 (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 autocontrollo

5 gareggiare; battersi: to fight for first place, gareggiare per il primo posto

6 ( sport) boxare; combattere

B 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 partito

3 resistere a; lottare contro; opporsi a: to fight a smile, lottare per non sorridere, (mil., antiq.) manovrare in battaglia

4 far combattere ( animali): to fight dogs, far combattere i cani

5 ( sport) combattere contro (q.); incontrare ( un avversario); disputare ( un incontro)

● 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.

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11 fight

fight

A n

1 fig ( struggle) lutte f (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; the fight for survival la lutte pour la survie ; the fight for life le combat contre la mort ; to keep up the fight continuer le combat ; to put up a fight se défendre (against contre) ; a fight to the death lit, fig une lutte à mort ;

2 ( outbreak of fighting) ( between civilians) bagarre f (between entre ; over pour) ; Mil bataille f (between entre ; for pour) ; ( between animals) combat m (between entre) ; to get into ou have a fight with sb se bagarrer contre or avec qn ; to start a fight provoquer une bagarre (with contre or avec) ;

3 ( in boxing) combat m (between entre) ; to win/lose a fight gagner/perdre un combat ; a straight fight (between) un combat loyal (entre) also fig ;

4 ( argument) dispute f (over au sujet de ; with avec) ; to have a fight with sb se disputer avec qn ;

5 ( combative spirit) ( physical) envie f de se battre ; ( psychological) envie f de lutter ; there was no fight left in her elle n'avait plus envie de lutter.

B vtr ( prét, pp fought)

1 gen, fig lutter contre [disease, evil, opponent, emotion, problem, proposal, tendency] ; combattre [fire] ; mener [campaign, war] (against contre) ; to fight one's way through se frayer un passage dans [crowd] ; négocier [difficulties, obstacles] ; to fight sb lit, Sport se battre contre qn ; fig lutter contre qn ; to fight each other se battre ;

2 Pol [candidate] disputer [seat, election] ; [candidates] se disputer [seat, election] ;

3 Jur défendre [case, cause].

C vi ( prét, pp fought)

1 fig ( campaign) lutter (for pour ; against contre ; to do pour faire) ; to fight hard lutter ferme ;

2 lit, Mil se battre (against contre ; with avec) ; to fight for one's country se battre pour sa patrie ; to fight in a battle combattre dans une bataille ; to fight for one's life lutter pour la vie ; to fight for breath suffoquer ; to stand and fight résister ; to go down fighting lit mourir au combat ; fig lutter jusqu'à la mort ; to fight over se disputer [land, possessions] ;

3 ( squabble) se quereller (over à propos de).

Idiom

to fight the good fight se battre pour la bonne cause.

Phrasal verbs

■ fight back:

▶ fight back (physically, tactically) se défendre (against contre) ; ( emotionally) ne pas se laisser faire ;

▶ fight back [sth] ravaler [tears] ; refréner [fear, anger].

■ fight down:

▶ fight down [sth] refréner [emotion].

■ fight off:

▶ fight off [sth], fight [sth] off lit se libérer de [attacker] ; vaincre [troops] ; repousser [attack] ;

▶ fight off [sth] fig lutter contre [illness, despair] ; rejeter [challenge, criticism, proposal, takeover bid].

■ fight on poursuivre la lutte.

■ fight out:

▶ fight out [sth], fight [sth] out se battre pour régler [differences etc] ; leave them to fight it out laissez-les régler cela entre eux.

Big English-French dictionary > fight
12 cause

kɔ:z
1. сущ.
1) причина, основание (для действия, состояния, результата) deep-rooted, root, underlying cause ≈ глубокая причина, истинная причина immediate cause ≈ непосредственный источник leading, major cause ≈ главная причина primary cause ≈ основной источник secondary cause ≈ источник второстепенной важности ultimate cause ≈ конечная причина Syn: reason, motive, origin
2) дело;
благое дело, благотворительное предприятие to advance, champion, fight for, promote cause ≈ способствовать развитию какого-л. предприятия to serve a cause ≈ обслуживать какое-л. мероприятие to espouse, plead a cause ≈ отдаваться какому-л. делу to take up a cause ≈ рассматривать какое-л. дело good, just, worthwhile, worthy cause ≈ стоящее дело;
правое дело;
справедливое дело lost cause ≈ проигранное дело to support the cause of the workers ≈ защищать дело рабочего класса the cause of peace ≈ дело мира to make common cause with smb. ≈ объединяться с кем-л. ради общего дела in the cause of science in a good cause
3) юр. уголовное дело, судебный процесс plead a cause Syn: case
4) вопрос, требующий решения/рассмотрения
2. гл. послужить причиной/поводом для чего-л.;
мотивировать что-л. to cause smb. to be informed ≈ поставить кого-л. в известность to cause a thing to be done ≈ велеть что-л. выполнить The ruin of the empire was caused by the loss of freedom and the growth of despotism. ≈ Крушение империи было вызвано потерей свободы и усилением деспотической власти. Syn: effect, bring about, produce, induce, make причина, основание;
- * and effect причина и следствие;
- root *s коренные причины;
- first * of all *s причина всех причин;
- * of death причина смерти;
- the *s of war причины войны;
- to stay away from school without good * пропускать занятия без уважительных причин;
- he is the * of all our troubles все наши беды от него, он является причиной всех бед;
- there is no * for anxiety нет оснований для тревоги мотив, повод, причина;
- just * убедительный мотив;
полное основание, полное право;
- a * of action повод к действиям;
- without * без повода, без оснований, без причин;
беспричинно;
- * for divorce основание для развода;
мотивы, по которым брак должен быть расторгнут;
- * for rejoicing повод для торжества дело;
общее дело;
- the * of peace дело мира;
- the * of the workers дело рабочего класса;
- to make common * with smb. объединяться с кем-л ради общего дела;
- in the * of science ради общего дела;
- in the * of science ради науки;
- he died for the C. он погиб за общее дело;
- good * правое дело;
- to work in a good * бороться за правое дело;
- lost * безнадежное дело;
- to fight in the * of justice бороться за справедливость;
- to fight in the * of the oppressed бороться на стороне угнетенных;
- no one should be judge in his own * никто не может быть судьей в своем собственном деле (юридическое) судебное дело, процесс;
- to plead a * вести процесс, защищать дело в суде;
- to gain one's * выиграть процесс мотивы или соображения, высказываемые стороной;
- to show * привести основания;
представить доводы;
- * of action основание для предъявления иска быть причиной, служить поводом;
вызвать;
причинять;
- what *d his death? от чего он умер?, что стало причиной его смерти?;
- what *s the lides? почему бывают приливы? заставлять;
побуждать;
добиваться;
- he *d me to go он заставил меня уйти;
- it *d my going я ушел из-за этого;
- the King *d him to be put to death он был казнен по приказу короля;
- to * smb. to be informed поставить кого-л в известность;
- he *d the letter to be sent письмо было отправлено по его приказанию;
- we *d the roof to be mended нам починили крышу;
мы починили крышу be the ~ of быть причиной ~ заставлять;
to cause a thing to be done велеть (что-л.) выполнить ~ before the High Court дело, рассматриваемое в Высоком суде (Великобритания) ~ celebre знаменитый судебный процесс ~ of action мотив действия ~ of action основание для предъявления иска ~ of action причина действия ~ of cancellation причина аннулирования ~ of damage причина ущерба ~ of death причина смерти ~ of loss причина ущерба ~ дело;
to support the cause of the workers защищать дело рабочего класса;
the cause of peace дело мира cause быть причиной, причинять, вызывать;
to cause (smb.) to be informed поставить (кого-л.) в известность ~ to rise вызывать рост ~ to rise добиваться увеличения external ~ внешний повод extraneous ~ внешняя причина good ~ достаточное основание to make common ~ (with smb.) объединяться (с кем-л.) ради общего дела;
in the cause of science ради (или во имя) науки;
in a good cause чтобы сделать добро to make common ~ (with smb.) объединяться (с кем-л.) ради общего дела;
in the cause of science ради (или во имя) науки;
in a good cause чтобы сделать добро just ~ судебное дело, имеющее основания main ~ главная причина to make common ~ (with smb.) объединяться (с кем-л.) ради общего дела;
in the cause of science ради (или во имя) науки;
in a good cause чтобы сделать добро common: ~ общий;
common lot общий удел;
common interests общие интересы;
by common consent с общего согласия;
to make common cause действовать сообща ~ юр. дело, процесс;
to plead a cause защищать дело в суде primary ~ дело первостепенной важности proximate ~ непосредственная причина show ~ представлять обоснования show ~ представлять основания show: ~ проявлять;
выставлять, демонстрировать;
to show cause привести оправдание;
he showed me great kindness он проявил ко мне большое участие ~ дело;
to support the cause of the workers защищать дело рабочего класса;
the cause of peace дело мира undefended ~ судебное дело, ведущееся без защиты without due ~ без уважительной причины

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > cause
13 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.) pelear (se), luchar

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.) luchar, combatir

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) pelear (se), discutir

2. noun
1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) pelea

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) lucha

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividad

4) (a boxing-match.) combate

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- fighter
- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight

fight¹ n lucha / pelea

there was a fight hubo una pelea

fight² vb

1. luchar

our soldiers are fighting the enemy nuestros soldados luchan contra el enemigo

2. pelearse

two boys were fighting dos chicos se peleaban

to fight a battle librar una batalla

El pasado y participio pasado de fight es fought

fight

tr[faɪt]

noun

1 (struggle) lucha

■ the fight for Barcelona la lucha por Barcelona

■ the fight against poverty la lucha contra la pobreza

2 (physical violence) pelea; (quarrel) riña; (argument) disputa

■ the police broke up the fight la policía disolvió la pelea

3 (boxing) combate nombre masculino

4 (resistance) combatividad nombre femenino, ánimo

■ he had plenty of fight left in him aún le quedaba mucho ánimo

intransitive verb (pt & pp fought tr[fɔːt])

1 (quarrel) pelear(se) (about/over, por), discutir (about/over, por)

■ they're always fighting about money siempre discuten por dinero

■ it's not worth fighting over no vale la pena discutir por eso

2 (in boxing) pelear ( against, contra)

3 (with physical violence) pelearse ( with, con) ( against, contra), luchar ( with, con) ( against, contra)

■ he's always fighting with the other children siempre se está peleando con los otros niños

4 figurative use luchar ( for, por) ( against, contra), combatir

■ fight for human rights luchar por los derechos humanos

transitive verb

1 (bull) lidiar

2 (engage in - battle) librar; (- war) hacer; (- election) presentarse a

3 (with physical violence) pelearse, luchar

■ fight the enemy luchar contra el enemigo

■ they were fighting some kids from another school se peleaban con unos chicos de otro colegio

4 figurative use (strive to overcome, prevent) luchar, combatir

■ fight racism combatir el racismo

■ fight drug trafficking luchar contra el narcotráfico

5 SMALLLAW/SMALL recurrir contra

6 (fire) apagar, combatir

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fight a case SMALLLAW/SMALL defenderse contra un cargo

to fight it out decidirlo, resolverlo

to fight one's way through lograr abrirse paso

to fight for one's life luchar por la vida

to fight like a tiger luchar como un jabato

to fight a losing battle luchar por una causa perdida

to fight shy of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien

to fight to the finish luchar hasta el final

to pick a fight with somebody meterse con alguien

to put up a fight oponer resistencia

fight ['faɪt] v, fought ['fɔt] ; fighting vi

: luchar, combatir, pelear

fight vt

: luchar contra, combatir contra

fight n

1) combat: lucha f, pelea f, combate m

2) match: pelea f, combate m (en boxeo)

3) quarrel: disputa f, pelea f, pleito m

fight

n.

• batalla s.f.

• combate s.m.

• cuchillada s.f.

• guerra s.f.

• lid s.f.

• lidia s.f.

• lucha s.f.

• marimorena s.f.

• pelea s.f.

• pendencia s.f.

• pugna s.f.

• rija s.f.

• riña s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

• sarracina s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fought) = batallar v.

• batir v.

• bregar v.

• combatir v.

• disputar v.

• guerrear v.

• lidiar v.

• luchar v.

• militar v.

• pelear v.

• pugnar v.

• reñir v.

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1. faɪt
(past & past p fought) intransitive verb

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar, combatir; \<\<person\>\> pelear, luchar; \<\<animal\>\> luchar

to fight AGAINST somebody/something — luchar contra alguien/algo

to fight FOR somebody/something — \<\<for country/cause\>\> luchar por alguien/algo; \<\<for aim/policy\>\> luchar por conseguir or lograr algo

she was fighting for her life — se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

to go down fighting — luchar hasta el final

he had to fight for breath — le costaba muchísimo respirar

to fight shy of something: he tends to fight shy of emotional commitments — tiende a eludir or evitar los compromisos afectivos

b) ( quarrel)

to fight OVER/ABOUT something — pelearse por algo

c) fighting pres p <troops/units> de combate

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar or combatir contra

if you want it, you'll have to fight me for it — si lo quieres vas a tener que vértelas conmigo

Frazier fought Ali for the world title — Frazier peleó contra Ali or se enfrentó a Ali por el título mundial

I had to fight my way into the hall — tuve que abrirme camino or paso a la fuerza para entrar en la sala

b) ( oppose) \<\<fire/disease\>\> combatir; \<\<measure/proposal\>\> combatir, oponerse* a

we'll fight them all the way — no les vamos a dar cuartel

2)

a) ( conduct)

to fight a battle — librar una batalla

they fought a long war against the rebels — lucharon contra los rebeldes durante largo tiempo

b) ( contest) \<\<election\>\> presentarse a

we intend to fight the case — ( Law) pensamos llevar el caso a los tribunales (or defendernos etc)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

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noun

1) c

a) ( between persons) pelea f; (between armies, companies) lucha f, contienda f

to put up a good fight — ofrecer* or oponer* resistencia

they're looking for a fight — están buscando camorra or bronca

b) ( boxing match) pelea f, combate m

2) c

a) ( struggle) lucha f

b) ( quarrel) pelea f

3) u ( fighting spirit)

he was still full of fight — aún seguía con ganas de pelear

there's no fight left in him — no le quedan ánimos para luchar

[faɪt] (vb: pt, pp fought)
1. N

1) (between individuals)

a) (physical, verbal) pelea f ( over por)

• to have a fight with sb — pelearse con algn, tener una pelea con algn

• to look for a fight — (physical) buscar pelea; (verbal) querer pelearse

I'm not looking for a fight over this issue — no quiero pelearme por este asunto
pick 2., 1)
b) (Boxing) combate m, pelea f

2) (Mil) (between armies) lucha f, contienda f

3) (=struggle, campaign) lucha f ( for por) ( against contra)

the fight for justice/against inflation — la lucha por la justicia/contra la inflación

he won't give up without a fight — no se rendirá sin luchar antes

• if he tries to sack me he'll have a fight on his hands — si intenta despedirme le va a costar lo suyo

4) (=fighting spirit) ánimo m de lucha

there was no fight left in him — ya no le quedaba ánimo de lucha, ya no tenía ánimo para luchar

we still had a lot of fight in us — todavía nos quedaba mucho ánimo para luchar

• to show (some) fight — mostrarse dispuesto a pelear

5) (=resistance)

• police believe the victim put up a fight — la policía cree que la víctima opuso resistencia

they beat us but we put up a good fight — nos vencieron pero nos defendimos bien

2. VT

1) (Mil) [+ enemy] luchar contra, combatir contra; (Boxing) [+ opponent] pelear contra, luchar contra

• to fight a battle — (Mil) librar una batalla; (fig) luchar

I've had to fight quite a battle to get as far as this — he tenido que luchar mucho para llegar hasta aquí

I don't ask you to fight my battles for me — no te pido que libres mis batallas

• to fight a duel — batirse en duelo

• to fight sb for sth, he fought the council for the right to build on his land — se enfrentó al ayuntamiento por el derecho a edificar en sus tierras

I'd like to fight him for the title — me gustaría luchar or pelear contra él por el título

• to fight one's way through a crowd — abrirse paso a la fuerza entre una multitud

2) (=combat) [+ fire] combatir; [+ poverty, inflation, crime] combatir, luchar contra; [+ proposal] oponerse a

• I've made up my mind so don't try and fight me on it — lo he decidido, así que no intentes oponerte

• I had to fight the urge to giggle — tuve que esforzarme para no reír, tuve que contener las ganas de reír

3) (=try to win) [+ campaign] tomar parte en; [+ election] presentarse a

• he says he'll fight the case all the way to the Supreme Court — dice que si es necesario llevará el caso hasta el Tribunal Supremo

he fought his case in various courts for ten years — defendió su causa en varios tribunales durante diez años

• he's decided to fight the seat for a third time — (Pol) ha decidido presentarse por tercera vez como candidato para el escaño

3. VI

1) (=do battle) [troops, countries] luchar, combatir ( against contra); [person, animal] pelear; (Boxing) luchar, pelear

did you fight in the war? — ¿luchó usted en la guerra?, ¿tomó usted parte en la guerra?

the boys were fighting in the street — los chicos estaban peleándose en la calle

• they'll fight to the death — lucharán a muerte

• I fought for my country — luché por mi país

• the dogs were fighting over a bone — los perros estaban peleando por un hueso

2) (=quarrel) discutir, pelear(se) ( with con)

• they usually fight about or over who pays the bills — suelen discutir or pelear(se) por quién paga las facturas

3) (=struggle) luchar ( for por) ( against contra)

• to fight against disease/crime — luchar contra la enfermedad/el crimen

she was fighting against sleep — luchaba contra el sueño

• to fight for sth/sb — luchar por algo/algn

he was fighting for his life — estaba luchando por su vida

he was fighting for breath — le faltaba la respiración, respiraba con enorme dificultad

- go down fighting

- fight shy of

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

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1. [faɪt]
(past & past p fought) intransitive verb

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar, combatir; \<\<person\>\> pelear, luchar; \<\<animal\>\> luchar

to fight AGAINST somebody/something — luchar contra alguien/algo

to fight FOR somebody/something — \<\<for country/cause\>\> luchar por alguien/algo; \<\<for aim/policy\>\> luchar por conseguir or lograr algo

she was fighting for her life — se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

to go down fighting — luchar hasta el final

he had to fight for breath — le costaba muchísimo respirar

to fight shy of something: he tends to fight shy of emotional commitments — tiende a eludir or evitar los compromisos afectivos

b) ( quarrel)

to fight OVER/ABOUT something — pelearse por algo

c) fighting pres p <troops/units> de combate

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar or combatir contra

if you want it, you'll have to fight me for it — si lo quieres vas a tener que vértelas conmigo

Frazier fought Ali for the world title — Frazier peleó contra Ali or se enfrentó a Ali por el título mundial

I had to fight my way into the hall — tuve que abrirme camino or paso a la fuerza para entrar en la sala

b) ( oppose) \<\<fire/disease\>\> combatir; \<\<measure/proposal\>\> combatir, oponerse* a

we'll fight them all the way — no les vamos a dar cuartel

2)

a) ( conduct)

to fight a battle — librar una batalla

they fought a long war against the rebels — lucharon contra los rebeldes durante largo tiempo

b) ( contest) \<\<election\>\> presentarse a

we intend to fight the case — ( Law) pensamos llevar el caso a los tribunales (or defendernos etc)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

II

noun

1) c

a) ( between persons) pelea f; (between armies, companies) lucha f, contienda f

to put up a good fight — ofrecer* or oponer* resistencia

they're looking for a fight — están buscando camorra or bronca

b) ( boxing match) pelea f, combate m

2) c

a) ( struggle) lucha f

b) ( quarrel) pelea f

3) u ( fighting spirit)

he was still full of fight — aún seguía con ganas de pelear

there's no fight left in him — no le quedan ánimos para luchar

English-spanish dictionary > fight
14 fight

1. intransitive verb,
fought

1) (lit. or fig.) kämpfen; (with fists) sich schlagen

fight shy of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

2) (squabble) [sich] streiten, [sich] zanken ( about wegen)
2. transitive verb,
fought

1) (in battle)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen; (using fists)

fight somebody — sich mit jemandem schlagen; [Boxer:] gegen jemanden boxen

2) (seek to overcome) bekämpfen; (resist)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas ankämpfen

3)

fight a battle — einen Kampf austragen

be fighting a losing battle — (fig.) auf verlorenem Posten stehen od. kämpfen

4) führen [Kampagne]; kandidieren bei [Wahl]

5)

fight one's way — sich (Dat.) den Weg freikämpfen; (fig.) sich (Dat.) seinen Weg bahnen

fight one's way to the top — (fig.) sich an die Spitze kämpfen
3. noun
1) Kampf, der ( for um); (brawl) Schlägerei, die

make a fight of it, put up a fight — sich wehren; (fig.) sich zur Wehr setzen

give in without a fight — (fig.) klein beigeben

2) (squabble) Streit, der

they are always having fights — zwischen ihnen gibt es dauernd Streit

3) (ability to fight) Kampffähigkeit, die; (appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist, der

all the fight had gone out of him — (fig.) sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/119957/fight_against">fight against

- fight back

- fight down

- fight for

- fight off

- fight out

- fight over

- fight with

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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.) kämpfen

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.) (be)kämpfen

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) streiten
2. noun
1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) der Kampf

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) der Kampf

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) der Kampfwille

4) (a boxing-match.) der Boxkampf

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- fighter
- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight
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fight

[faɪt]

I. n

1. (violent combat) Kampf m (against/for gegen/um + akk); (brawl) Rauferei f; (involving fists) Schlägerei f

to give up without a \fight kampflos aufgeben

2. BOXING Kampf m, Fight m

3. MIL Gefecht nt ( against gegen + akk)

4. (struggle, resistance) Kampf m (against/for gegen/um + akk)

5. (quarrel) Streit

to have a \fight on one's hands Ärger am Hals haben fam

6. no pl (inclination) Kampfgeist m

to knock [or take] the \fight out of sb jdm seinen Kampfgeist nehmen

to show some \fight (defend oneself) Widerstand leisten, sich akk zur Wehr setzen; (show appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist demonstrieren, sich akk kampflustig zeigen

7.

▶ \fight or flight! friss oder stirb! fam

▶ to put up a [good] \fight sich akk [tapfer] zur Wehr setzen

to put up a \fight about sth sich akk gegen etw akk wehren

II. vi

<fought, fought>

1. (combat violently) kämpfen

the children were \fighting in the playground die Kinder rauften sich auf dem Spielplatz

to \fight like cats and dogs wie Hund und Katze sein

▪ to \fight against/for sth/sb gegen/für etw/jdn kämpfen

▪ to \fight with each other miteinander kämpfen

2. (wage war) kämpfen

to \fight to the death auf Leben und Tod kämpfen

to \fight to the bitter end bis zum bitteren Ende kämpfen

to \fight to the finish bis zum Schluss [o letzten Augenblick] kämpfen

▪ to \fight on weiterkämpfen, den Kampf fortsetzen

▪ to \fight against/for sb/sth gegen/für jdn/etw kämpfen

to \fight for the winning side für die Sieger kämpfen

▪ to \fight with sb (battle against) gegen jdn kämpfen; (battle on same side) an jds Seite kämpfen

3. (quarrel) sich akk streiten

▪ to \fight about sb/sth sich akk über jdn/etw [o wegen einer Person/einer S. gen] streiten

▪ to \fight over sth/sb sich akk um etw/jdn streiten

4. (struggle) kämpfen

to \fight at [or in] an election bei einer Wahl kandidieren

to \fight to clear one's name um seinen guten Ruf kämpfen

▪ to \fight against sth gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen, etw bekämpfen

▪ to \fight against sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen

▪ to \fight for sth um etw akk kämpfen

to \fight for breath nach Luft ringen

to \fight for a cause für eine Sache kämpfen

to \fight for life um sein Leben kämpfen

5. BOXING boxen

▪ to \fight against sb gegen jdn boxen

III. vt

<fought, fought>

1. (wage war)

▪ to \fight sb/sth gegen jdn/etw kämpfen

to \fight a delaying action den Feind im Kampf hinhalten

to \fight a battle eine Schlacht schlagen

to \fight a duel ein Duell austragen, sich akk duellieren

2. ( dated: manoeuvre)

to \fight ships/troops Schiffe/Truppen kommandieren

3. (struggle to extinguish)

to \fight a fire ein Feuer bekämpfen, gegen ein Feuer ankämpfen

4. (strive to win)

to \fight an action einen Prozess durchkämpfen

to \fight a case in [or through] the courts einen Fall vor Gericht durchfechten; (strive to beat)

▪ to \fight sb for sth gegen jdn wegen einer S. gen einen Prozess führen

5. (struggle against, resist)

▪ to \fight sth etw bekämpfen, gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen

to \fight crime das Verbrechen bekämpfen

to \fight a disease gegen eine Krankheit ankämpfen

▪ to \fight sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen

6. (in boxing)

▪ to \fight sb gegen jdn boxen

7. (battle)

to \fight one's way [out of sth] sich dat den Weg [aus etw dat] freikämpfen

to \fight one's way through the crowd sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen

to \fight one's way to the top sich akk an die Spitze kämpfen

8.

▶ to not be able to \fight one's way out of a brown paper bag absolut bescheuert sein fam

▶ to \fight one's corner BRIT seinen Standpunkt verfechten

▶ to \fight fire with fire mit den gleichen Waffen kämpfen

▶ to \fight a losing battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen

▶ to \fight shy of sb/sth jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

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[faɪt] vb: pret, ptp fought
1. n

1) (lit, fig) Kampf m; (= fist fight, scrap) Rauferei f, Prügelei f, Schlägerei f; (MIL) Gefecht nt; (= argument, row) Streit m

to have a fight with sb — sich mit jdm schlagen

to give sb a fight (lit, fig) — jdm einen Kampf liefern

to put up a fight (lit, fig) — sich zur Wehr setzen

to put up a good fight (lit, fig) — sich tapfer zur Wehr setzen, sich tapfer schlagen

do you want a fight? — willst du was?, du willst dich wohl mit mir anlegen?

if he wants a fight, then... (lit, fig) — wenn er Streit sucht, dann...

a politician who enjoys a good fight — ein streitlustiger Politiker

he won't give in without a fight —

in the fight against disease — im Kampf gegen die Krankheit

the fight for survival — der Kampf ums Überleben

he lost his fight for life —

the big fight (Boxing) — der große Kampf

2) (= fighting spirit) Kampfgeist m

there was no fight left in him — sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

to show fight — Kampfgeist zeigen

2. vi
kämpfen; (= have punch-up etc) raufen, sich prügeln, sich schlagen; (= argue with wife etc) sich streiten or zanken
the dogs were fighting over a bone — die Hunde rauften um einen Knochen

to fight against disease — Krankheiten bekämpfen

to fight for sb/sth — um jdn/etw kämpfen

to fight for what one believes in — für seine Überzeugungen eintreten or streiten

to fight for one's life — um sein Leben kämpfen

to fight for breath — nach Atem ringen

to go down fighting — sich nicht kampflos ergeben

to fight shy of sth — einer Sache (dat) aus dem Weg gehen

I've always fought shy of claiming that... — ich habe immer bewusst vermieden, zu behaupten...

3. vt

1) person kämpfen mit or gegen; (= have punch-up with) sich schlagen mit, sich prügeln mit; (in battle) kämpfen mit, sich (dat) ein Gefecht nt liefern mit

I'll fight him on that one — dazu nehme ich es mit ihm auf

you can't fight the whole company — du kannst es nicht mit der ganzen Firma aufnehmen

2) fire, disease, cuts, policy, crime, inflation bekämpfen; decision ankämpfen gegen; corruption angehen gegen

there's no point in fighting it, you can't win — es hat keinen Zweck, dagegen anzukämpfen, es ist aussichtslos

she fought the urge to giggle — sie versuchte, sich das Kichern zu verkneifen

3)

to fight a duel — ein Duell nt austragen, sich duellieren

to fight pitched battles — sich (dat) offene Gefechte liefern

to fight political battles — politische Kämpfe austragen

to fight an action (Jur) — einen Prozess durchkämpfen or durchfechten

to fight one's way through the crowd — sich durch die Menge kämpfen

See:

→ also battle

4) (MIL, NAUT: control in battle) army, ships kommandieren

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fight [faıt]

A s

1. Kampf m:

a) MIL Gefecht n

b) Konflikt m, Streit m

c) Ringen n ( for um):

give sth up without a fight etwas kampflos aufgeben;

lose the fight over den Kampf verlieren um;

make (a) fight (for sth) (um etwas) kämpfen;

put up a (good) fight einen (guten) Kampf liefern, sich tapfer schlagen;

fight against drugs Drogenbekämpfung f;

the fight against unemployment der Kampf gegen die Arbeitslosigkeit

2. Boxen: Kampf m, Fight m:

fight record Kampfrekord m

3. Schlägerei f, Rauferei f:

have a fight (with) → C 3

4. Kampffähigkeit f, Kampf(es)lust f:

show fight

a) sich zur Wehr setzen,

b) kampflustig sein;

there was no fight left in him er war kampfmüde oder umg fertig;

he still had a lot of fight in him er war noch lange nicht geschlagen

B v/t prät und pperf fought [fɔːt]

1. jemanden, etwas bekämpfen, bekriegen, kämpfen gegen

2. einen Krieg, einen Prozess führen, eine Schlacht schlagen oder austragen, eine Sache ausfechten:

fight it out es (untereinander) ausfechten; → battle Bes Redew, duel A, losing A 3

3. etwas verfechten, sich einsetzen für

4. kämpfen gegen oder mit, sich schlagen mit, SPORT auch boxen gegen jemanden:

fight back ( oder down) seine Enttäuschung, Tränen etc unterdrücken;

fight off jemanden, etwas abwehren, einen Vertreter etc abwimmeln umg;

fight off a cold

a) gegen eine Erkältung ankämpfen,

b) eine Erkältung bekämpfen; → windmill A 1

5. raufen oder sich prügeln mit

6. erkämpfen:

fight one’s way

a) sich durchkämpfen ( through durch) (a. fig),

b) fig seinen Weg machen, sich durchschlagen;

fight one’s way to sth sich etwas erkämpfen

7. Hunde etc kämpfen lassen, zum Kampf an- oder aufstacheln

8. Truppen, Geschütze etc kommandieren, (im Kampf) führen

C v/i

1. kämpfen ( with oder against mit oder gegen; for um):

fight against sth gegen etwas ankämpfen;

fight back sich zur Wehr setzen oder wehren, zurückschlagen; → go down 2, shy¹ A 3, A 5

2. SPORT boxen

3. sich raufen oder schlagen oder prügeln ( with mit)

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1. intransitive verb,
fought

1) (lit. or fig.) kämpfen; (with fists) sich schlagen

fight shy of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

2) (squabble) [sich] streiten, [sich] zanken ( about wegen)
2. transitive verb,
fought

1) (in battle)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen; (using fists)

fight somebody — sich mit jemandem schlagen; [Boxer:] gegen jemanden boxen

2) (seek to overcome) bekämpfen; (resist)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas ankämpfen

3)

fight a battle — einen Kampf austragen

be fighting a losing battle — (fig.) auf verlorenem Posten stehen od. kämpfen

4) führen [Kampagne]; kandidieren bei [Wahl]

5)

fight one's way — sich (Dat.) den Weg freikämpfen; (fig.) sich (Dat.) seinen Weg bahnen

fight one's way to the top — (fig.) sich an die Spitze kämpfen
3. noun
1) Kampf, der ( for um); (brawl) Schlägerei, die

make a fight of it, put up a fight — sich wehren; (fig.) sich zur Wehr setzen

give in without a fight — (fig.) klein beigeben

2) (squabble) Streit, der

they are always having fights — zwischen ihnen gibt es dauernd Streit

3) (ability to fight) Kampffähigkeit, die; (appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist, der

all the fight had gone out of him — (fig.) sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

Phrasal Verbs:

- fight against

- fight back

- fight down

- fight for

- fight off

- fight out

- fight over

- fight with

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n.

Kampf ¨-e m.

Schlacht -en f.

Streit -e m. (battle) one's way through expr.

sich durchboxen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fought)

= kämpfen v.

sich streiten v.

English-german dictionary > fight
15 fight

I [faɪt]
nome

1) (struggle) lotta f. ( for per; to do per fare)

to keep up the fight — proseguire o continuare la lotta

to put up a fight against — opporre resistenza o resistere a, lottare contro

2) (outbreak of fighting) (between civilians) rissa f., zuffa f. ( over per); mil. combattimento m., battaglia f. ( for per); (between animals) combattimento m.

to get into o have a fight with sb. — battersi o fare a pugni con qcn

3) (in boxing) incontro m.

4) (argument) lite f., litigio m. ( over per)

to have a fight with sb. — litigare con qcn

5) (combative spirit) combattività f.
II 1. [faɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. fought)

1) lottare contro, combattere contro [disease, opponent, emotion, proposal]; lottare contro [ fire]; combattere [ war]

to fight one's way through — farsi largo a fatica o con la forza tra [ crowd]

to fight sb. — sport battersi contro qcn

2) pol. [ candidate] contendere [ seat]

fight an election — sostenere una battaglia elettorale

3) dir. intentare, fare [ cause]; difendere [ case]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. fought)

1) lottare, combattere ( for per; against contro; to do per fare)

to fight for breath — cercare disperatamente di non soffocare

2) (squabble) litigare, bisticciare ( over per)

•

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

••

to fight the good fight — battersi per una buona causa

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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.) lottare, battersi

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.) lottare, combattere

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) litigare
2. noun
1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) lotta, battaglia

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) lotta

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combattività

4) (a boxing-match.) combattimento

•

- fighter
- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight
* * *
I [faɪt]
nome

1) (struggle) lotta f. ( for per; to do per fare)

to keep up the fight — proseguire o continuare la lotta

to put up a fight against — opporre resistenza o resistere a, lottare contro

2) (outbreak of fighting) (between civilians) rissa f., zuffa f. ( over per); mil. combattimento m., battaglia f. ( for per); (between animals) combattimento m.

to get into o have a fight with sb. — battersi o fare a pugni con qcn

3) (in boxing) incontro m.

4) (argument) lite f., litigio m. ( over per)

to have a fight with sb. — litigare con qcn

5) (combative spirit) combattività f.
II 1. [faɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. fought)

1) lottare contro, combattere contro [disease, opponent, emotion, proposal]; lottare contro [ fire]; combattere [ war]

to fight one's way through — farsi largo a fatica o con la forza tra [ crowd]

to fight sb. — sport battersi contro qcn

2) pol. [ candidate] contendere [ seat]

fight an election — sostenere una battaglia elettorale

3) dir. intentare, fare [ cause]; difendere [ case]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. fought)

1) lottare, combattere ( for per; against contro; to do per fare)

to fight for breath — cercare disperatamente di non soffocare

2) (squabble) litigare, bisticciare ( over per)

•

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

••

to fight the good fight — battersi per una buona causa

English-Italian dictionary > fight
16 cause

1. [kɔ:z] n
1. причина, основание

cause and effect - причина и следствие

root causes - коренные причины

first cause of all causes - причина всех причин

cause of death - причина смерти

the causes of war - причины войны

to stay away from school without good cause - пропускать занятия без уважительных причин

he is the cause of all our troubles - все наши беды от него, он является причиной всех бед

there is no cause for anxiety [for despair] - нет оснований для тревоги [для отчаяния]

2. (for, редк. of) мотив, повод, причина

just cause - убедительный мотив; полное основание, полное право

a cause of action - повод к действиям [см. тж. 4, 2)]

without cause - без (всякого) повода, без оснований, без (уважительных) причин; беспричинно

cause for divorce - основание для развода; мотивы, по которым брак должен быть расторгнут

cause for rejoicing - повод для торжества

3. дело; общее дело

the cause of peace - дело мира

the cause of the workers - дело рабочего класса

to make common cause with smb. - объединяться с кем-л. ради общего дела

in the cause of science - ради /во имя, в интересах/ науки

he died for the Cause - он погиб за общее /за наше/ дело

good cause - правое /доброе, хорошее, справедливое/ дело

to work in a good cause - бороться за правое дело

lost cause - безнадёжное /проигранное/ дело

to fight in the cause of justice - бороться за справедливость

to fight in the cause of the oppressed - бороться на стороне угнетённых

no one should be judge in his own cause - никто не может быть судьёй в своём собственном деле

4. юр.

1) судебное дело, процесс

to plead a cause - вести процесс, защищать дело в суде

to gain one's cause - выиграть процесс

2) мотивы или соображения, высказываемые стороной ( на процессе)

to show cause - привести основания /соображения/; представить доводы

cause of action - основание для предъявления иска [см. тж. 2]
2. [kɔ:z] v
1. быть причиной, служить поводом; вызывать; причинять

what caused his death? - от чего он умер?, что было причиной его смерти?

what causes the tides? - почему бывают приливы?

2. заставлять; побуждать; добиваться

he caused me to go - он заставил меня уйти

it caused my going - я ушёл из-за этого

the King caused him to be put to death - он был казнён по приказу короля

to cause smb. to be informed - поставить кого-л. в известность

he caused the letter to be sent - письмо было отправлено по его приказанию

we caused the roof to be mended - нам починили крышу; мы починили крышу

НБАРС > cause
17 cause

1. [kɔ:z] n
1. причина, основание

cause and effect - причина и следствие

root causes - коренные причины

first cause of all causes - причина всех причин

cause of death - причина смерти

the causes of war - причины войны

to stay away from school without good cause - пропускать занятия без уважительных причин

he is the cause of all our troubles - все наши беды от него, он является причиной всех бед

there is no cause for anxiety [for despair] - нет оснований для тревоги [для отчаяния]

2. (for, редк. of) мотив, повод, причина

just cause - убедительный мотив; полное основание, полное право

a cause of action - повод к действиям [см. тж. 4, 2)]

without cause - без (всякого) повода, без оснований, без (уважительных) причин; беспричинно

cause for divorce - основание для развода; мотивы, по которым брак должен быть расторгнут

cause for rejoicing - повод для торжества

3. дело; общее дело

the cause of peace - дело мира

the cause of the workers - дело рабочего класса

to make common cause with smb. - объединяться с кем-л. ради общего дела

in the cause of science - ради /во имя, в интересах/ науки

he died for the Cause - он погиб за общее /за наше/ дело

good cause - правое /доброе, хорошее, справедливое/ дело

to work in a good cause - бороться за правое дело

lost cause - безнадёжное /проигранное/ дело

to fight in the cause of justice - бороться за справедливость

to fight in the cause of the oppressed - бороться на стороне угнетённых

no one should be judge in his own cause - никто не может быть судьёй в своём собственном деле

4. юр.

1) судебное дело, процесс

to plead a cause - вести процесс, защищать дело в суде

to gain one's cause - выиграть процесс

2) мотивы или соображения, высказываемые стороной ( на процессе)

to show cause - привести основания /соображения/; представить доводы

cause of action - основание для предъявления иска [см. тж. 2]
2. [kɔ:z] v
1. быть причиной, служить поводом; вызывать; причинять

what caused his death? - от чего он умер?, что было причиной его смерти?

what causes the tides? - почему бывают приливы?

2. заставлять; побуждать; добиваться

he caused me to go - он заставил меня уйти

it caused my going - я ушёл из-за этого

the King caused him to be put to death - он был казнён по приказу короля

to cause smb. to be informed - поставить кого-л. в известность

he caused the letter to be sent - письмо было отправлено по его приказанию

we caused the roof to be mended - нам починили крышу; мы починили крышу

НБАРС > cause
18 fight

1. I
abs boys (dogs, etc.) are fighting .мальчишки и т. д. дерутся; they set the cocks fighting они стравили петухов
2. II
1) fight in some manner fight resolutely (desperately, heroically, doggedly, to the finish, to the last, etc.) бороться решительно и т. д.; they fought to the death они сражались /боролись, стояли/ насмерть; fight tooth and nail сражаться не на жизнь, а на смерть; they fell fighting valiantly они мужественно пали в бою

2) fight at some time my brother and sister often (always, never, etc.) fight мои брат и сестра часто и т. д. ссорятся
3. III
1) fight smth. fight the fire (the gale, fight disease, the vermin, that tendency of yours, etc.) бороться с пожаром и т. д.', you must fight their resistance (discontent) вы должны подавить их сопротивление (недовольство)

2) fight smth., smb. fight a battle вести борьбу; участвовать в сражении; they fought a losing battle они вели бессмысленную / заранее обреченную на провал/ борьбу; fight a duel драться на дуэли; fight an enemy (this man, the opposition candidate, etc.) веста борьбу с врагом и т. д.

3) fight smth. fight a prize оспаривать приз /награду/; fight a cause отстаивать какое-л. дело; he decided to fight that point он решил оспаривать этот пункт /дать бой по этому вопросу/; they fight everything I say что бы я ни сказал, они все встречают в штыки; I intend to fight that suit to the last я приму все меры, чтобы выиграть дело (в суде); fight a football match (a race) участвовать в футбольном матче (в соревнованиях по бегу); fight an election вести предвыборную борьбу; from now on you'll have to fight your own battles с этого времени тебе придется самому отстаивать свои интересы

4) fight smb., smth. fight troops (reserves, etc.) маневрировать войсками и т. д.; fight a ship управлять кораблем; fight a gun вести огонь из орудия (в бою); fight a tank управлять танком (в бою)
4. XI
be fought at some place a bloody battle was fought near the frontier у границы произошло кровопролитное сражение; be fought in some manner the race (the match) was very closely fought гонки (соревнования) прошла в острой борьбе
5. XIII
fight to do smth. fight to preserve their freedom (to regain one's liberty, to have the right to decide for themselves, etc.) бороться /сражаться, веста бой/ за то, чтобы сохранить свободу /за сохранение свободы/ и т. д., the boys fought to prove their mettle мальчишки дрались, чтобы показать, какие они храбрые; we fought to gain more time мы стремились выиграть побольше времени
6. XVI
1) fight against /with/ smb., smth. fight against the enemy (against that country, with a person, against difficulties, against a disease, with temptations, with an evil, against nature, etc.) бороться с врагом /против врага/ и т. д.', England fought against /with/ Germany in two wars Англия дважды воевала с Германией; they fought against fearful odds они сражались против значительно превосходящих сил /в самых неблагоприятных условиях/; fight for smth. fight for one's country (for liberty, for one's independence, for peace, for one's rights, for justice against force, for higher wages and better conditions, for existence, for survival, etc.) бороться /сражаться/ за свою родину и т. д.; I know what I'm fighting for я знаю, за что сражаюсь; fight for one's life отчаянно драться, сражаться не на жизнь, а на смерть; fight for glory (for fame, for the prize, etc.) добиваться славы и т. д., стремиться к славе и т. д.; fight about /over/ smth. I think I'm right but I'm not going to fight about it думаю, что я прав, но не стану спорить; fight with smth. fight with swords (with the fists, etc.) драться на шпагах и т. д.; fight with revolvers стрелять друг в друга из револьверов; fight with bravery проявлять в бой /в борьбе/ храбрость; fight with success успешно сражаться; fight in smth. fight in the Franco-Prussian war (in the North African campaign, in the battle of X, in fifty seven battles, etc.) принимать участие /участвовать/ в франко-прусской войне и т. д., fight in a duel драться на дуэли; fight under smb. fight under General А. воевать под командованием генерала А.; fight in defence (on behalf) of smb., smth. fight in defence of the people бороться за свой народ; fight on behalf of a good cause бороться за правое дело

2) fight with smb. have you been fighting with the boy next door again? ты опять подрался с соседским мальчиком?; fight with each other for a place драться друг с другом из-за места; fight over smith, fight over a bone (over a trifle, etc.) драться из-за кости и т.д.; fight over the box стараться отнять друг у друга коробку || fight among themselves ссориться, ругаться; they always fight among themselves вечно они воюют /дерутся, спорят/ между собой;
7. XIX1
fight like smb. fight like a lion (like a wild cat, like vultures over succession, etc.) драться как лев и т. д.
8. XXI1
fight smth., smb. with smb., smth. fight a battle with very few soldiers (with these weapons, with a small force, with no support to speak of, with facts and words, etc.) вести борьбу /сражение/ с горсткой солдат и т. д., fight smb. with his own weapons бить кого-л. его собственным оружием; fight one's wag (in)to (out of, through, etc.) smth. fight one's way into the town (into the building, etc.) ворваться /войти/ с боями в город и т. д., fight one's way through the bushes (through the snow, through the enemy's country, to the top, etc.) пробиться сквозь кустарник и т. д., fight one's way out of the crowd (out of the surrounded fort, etc.) вырваться из толпы и т. д.; fight one's way in life /in the world/ пробить себе дорогу в жизни; fight smth. at smth. fight a case at law отстаивать дело в суде || fight smb.'s battles for him заступаться /лезть в драку/ за кого-л.; отстаивать чьи-л. интересы

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > fight
19 fight

[faɪt] n

1) ( violent combat) Kampf m ( against/ for gegen/um +akk); ( brawl) Rauferei f; ( involving fists) Schlägerei f;

to give up without a \fight kampflos aufgeben

2) boxing Kampf m, Fight m

3) mil Gefecht nt ( against gegen +akk)

4) (struggle, resistance) Kampf m ( against/ for gegen/um +akk)

5) ( quarrel) Streit;

to have a \fight on one's hands Ärger am Hals haben ( fam)

6) no pl ( inclination) Kampfgeist m;

to knock [or take] the \fight out of sb jdm seinen Kampfgeist nehmen;

to show some \fight ( defend oneself) Widerstand leisten, sich akk zur Wehr setzen;

( show appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist demonstrieren, sich akk kampflustig zeigen

PHRASES:

\fight or flight! friss oder stirb! ( fam)

to put up a [good] \fight sich akk [tapfer] zur Wehr setzen;

to put up a \fight about sth sich akk gegen etw akk wehren vi <fought, fought>

1) ( combat violently) kämpfen;

the children were \fighting in the playground die Kinder rauften sich auf dem Spielplatz;

to \fight like cats and dogs wie Hund und Katze sein;

to \fight against/ for sth/sb gegen/für etw/jdn kämpfen;

to \fight with each other miteinander kämpfen

2) ( wage war) kämpfen;

to \fight to the death auf Leben und Tod kämpfen;

to \fight to the bitter end bis zum bitteren Ende kämpfen;

to \fight to the finish bis zum Schluss [o letzten Augenblick] kämpfen;

to \fight on weiterkämpfen, den Kampf fortsetzen;

to \fight against/ for sb/ sth gegen/für jdn/etw kämpfen;

to \fight for the winning side für die Sieger kämpfen;

to \fight with sb ( battle against) gegen jdn kämpfen;

( battle on same side) an jds Seite f kämpfen

3) ( quarrel) sich akk streiten;

to \fight about sb/ sth sich akk über jdn/etw [o wegen einer Person/einer S. gen] streiten;

to \fight over sth/sb sich akk um etw/jdn streiten

4) ( struggle) kämpfen;

to \fight at [or in] an election bei einer Wahl kandidieren;

to \fight to clear one's name um seinen guten Ruf kämpfen;

to \fight against sth gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen, etw bekämpfen;

to \fight against sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen;

to \fight for sth um etw akk kämpfen;

to \fight for breath nach Luft ringen;

to \fight for a cause für eine Sache kämpfen;

to \fight for life um sein Leben kämpfen

5) boxing boxen;

to \fight against sb gegen jdn boxen vt <fought, fought>

1) ( wage war)

to \fight sb/ sth gegen jdn/etw kämpfen;

to \fight a delaying action den Feind im Kampf hinhalten;

to \fight a battle eine Schlacht schlagen;

to \fight a duel ein Duell austragen, sich akk duellieren

2) (dated: manoeuvre)

to \fight ships/ troops Schiffe/Truppen kommandieren

3) ( struggle to extinguish)

to \fight a fire ein Feuer bekämpfen, gegen ein Feuer ankämpfen

4) ( strive to win)

to \fight an action einen Prozess durchkämpfen;

to \fight a case in [or through] the courts einen Fall vor Gericht durchfechten;

( strive to beat)

to \fight sb for sth gegen jdn wegen einer S. gen einen Prozess führen

5) (struggle against, resist)

to \fight sth etw bekämpfen, gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen;

to \fight crime das Verbrechen bekämpfen;

to \fight a disease gegen eine Krankheit ankämpfen;

to \fight sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen

6) ( in boxing)

to \fight sb gegen jdn boxen

7) ( battle)

to \fight one's way [out of sth] sich dat den Weg [aus etw dat] freikämpfen;

to \fight one's way through the crowd sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen;

to \fight one's way to the top sich akk an die Spitze kämpfen

PHRASES:

to \fight a losing battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen;

to \fight one's corner ( Brit) seinen Standpunkt verfechten;

to \fight fire with fire mit den gleichen Waffen kämpfen;

to not be able to \fight one's way out of a brown paper bag absolut bescheuert sein ( fam)

to \fight shy of sb/ sth jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

English-German students dictionary > fight
20 cause

1. n причина, основание

cause and effect — причина и следствие

root causes — коренные причины

first cause of all causes — причина всех причин

cause of death — причина смерти

the causes of war — причины войны

to stay away from school without good cause — пропускать занятия без уважительных причин

proximate cause — непосредственная причина

accident cause — причина несчастного случая

unspecified cause — неустановленная причина

root cause — основная причина, первопричина

restarting cause field — поле причины рестарта

2. n мотив, повод, причина

just cause — убедительный мотив; полное основание, полное право

a cause of action — повод к действиям

without cause — без повода, без оснований, без причин; беспричинно

moving cause — движущая причина

second cause — побочная причина

principal cause — главная причина

remote cause — отдалённая причина

apparent cause — кажущаяся причина

3. n дело; общее дело

the cause of peace — дело мира

the cause of the workers — дело рабочего класса

in the cause of science — ради науки

he died for the Cause — он погиб за общее дело

good cause — правое дело

to work in a good cause — бороться за правое дело

lost cause — безнадёжное дело

to fight in the cause of justice — бороться за справедливость

dying cause — гиблое дело

cause of peace — дело мира

short cause — простое дело

plead a cause — защищать дело

legitimate cause — правое дело

4. n юр. судебное дело, процесс

to plead a cause — вести процесс, защищать дело в суде

he is an enemy of our cause — он враг нашего дела

open espousal of a cause — открытая поддержка дела

soldiers in the cause of peace — борцы за дело мира

the pleader of a good cause — защитник правого дела

devotion to the cause — беззаветная преданность делу

5. n юр. мотивы или соображения, высказываемые стороной

to show cause — привести основания ; представить доводы

side in a cause — сторона по делу

excusable cause — извинительный мотив

justifiable cause — извинительный мотив

colorable cause — видимость основания для иска или обвинения

impulsive cause — побудительная причина, побудительный мотив

6. v быть причиной, служить поводом; вызывать; причинять

what caused his death? — от чего он умер?, что было причиной его смерти?

cause shock — вызывать шок

residual cause — случайная причина

secondary cause — побочная причина

cause of action — повод к действиям

defect cause — причина неисправности

7. v заставлять; побуждать; добиваться

he caused me to go — он заставил меня уйти

it caused my going — я ушёл из-за этого

the King caused him to be put to death — он был казнён по приказу короля

Синонимический ряд:

1. aspiration (noun) aspiration; conviction; crusade

2. basis (noun) basis; foundation; grounds; origin; rationale; root; source

3. call (noun) call; justification; necessity; obligation; occasion

4. motive (noun) consideration; motive; spring

5. reason (noun) aim; antecedent; determinant; end; goal; ground; motivation; object; objective; purpose; reason; subject

6. suit (noun) action; case; lawsuit; suit

7. originate (verb) be behind; create; engender; give rise to; originate

8. produce (verb) breed; bring about; draw on; effect; effectuate; generate; get up; hatch; incite; induce; lead to; make; muster up; occasion; precipitate; procure; produce; prompt; provoke; raise; result in; secure; spawn; stir; touch off; work; work up

Антонимический ряд:

deter; development; effect; end; fruit; issue; outcome; outgrowth; prevent; product; production; result

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