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1 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) éviter à tout prix -
2 shy
A adj4 US ( short) I'm 10 cents shy of a dollar il me manque 10 cents pour faire un dollar ; he's two years shy of 40 dans deux ans il aura 40 ans.C vi [horse] faire un écart (at devant).■ shy away se tenir à l'écart (from de) ; to shy away from doing répugner à faire. -
3 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(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 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(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(in physical or verbal dispute) se défendre, riposter; (in boxing, football match) se reprendre; (in race) revenir(tears) refouler; (despair, fear, laughter) réprimer(passion, resistance) vaincre; (impulse, urge) réprimer∎ 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 fairecontinuer le combat∎ just leave them to fight it out laisse-les se bagarrer et régler cela entre eux -
4 shy
shy [∫aɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = nervous) [person, smile, look] timide ; [animal] craintif• she went all shy when asked to give her opinion (inf) elle a été tout intimidée quand on lui a demandé de donner son avisb. ( = wary) to be shy of sb/sth avoir peur de qn/qch[horse] faire un écart (at devant)* * *[ʃaɪ] 1.1) ( timid) [person] timide (with, of avec); [animal] farouche (with, of avec)2) ( afraid)3) ( avoid)2.intransitive verb [horse] faire un écart (at devant)Phrasal Verbs:- shy away -
5 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) (se) battre2) (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.) combattre3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) (se) disputer2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) bataille2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) lutte3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) résistance4) (a boxing-match.) combat•- fighter- fight back - fight it out - fight off - fight one's way - fight shy of - put up a good fight -
6 desperately
desperately [ˈdespərɪtlɪ]a. [struggle, regret] désespérément ; [say, look] avec désespoirb. [poor, unhappy, worried] terriblement* * *['despərətlɪ]1) [plead, look, fight] désespérément2) [poor] terriblement; [ill] très gravement
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