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1 ♦ 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]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 alti5 competizione; gara; lotta6 [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 opposizione2 azzuffarsi; picchiarsi; venire alle mani; fare a pugni: The cats are fighting, i gatti si stanno azzuffando4 (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 autocontrolloB 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 partito3 resistere a; lottare contro; opporsi a: to fight a smile, lottare per non sorridere, (mil., antiq.) manovrare in battaglia● 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. -
2 fight off
fight off [sth.], fight [sth.] off respingere (combattendo) [attacker, attack]; vincere [ troops]; fight off [sth.] fig. lottare contro [illness, despair]; respingere, rifiutare [challenge, criticism, proposal]* * *(to drive away by fighting: She managed to fight off her attacker; I'll fight this cold off by going to bed early.) respingere, superare* * *vt + adv(attack, attacker) respingere, (disease, sleep, urge) lottare contro* * *fight off [sth.], fight [sth.] off respingere (combattendo) [attacker, attack]; vincere [ troops]; fight off [sth.] fig. lottare contro [illness, despair]; respingere, rifiutare [challenge, criticism, proposal] -
3 fight out
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4 ■ fight back
■ fight backA v. i. + avv.rispondere a un attacco; reagire; contrattaccare: to fight back against (o at) st., reagire a qc.; combattere contro ( un aggressore)B v. t. + avv.reprimere; soffocare; trattenere: to fight back a yawn, soffocare uno sbadiglio; to fight back tears, trattenere le lacrime. -
5 ■ fight out
■ fight outv. t. + avv.(fam.) – nella loc.: to fight it out, risolvere una questione battendosi (o facendo a pugni); farla fuori: We decided to fight it out, decidemmo di farla fuori a pugni; Let them fight it out between themselves!, se la vedano tra di loro! -
6 fight back
fight back rispondere a un attacco, contrattaccare; (emotionally) reagire; fight back [sth.] ricacciare, trattenere [ tears]; tenere a freno, reprimere [fear, anger]* * *(to defend oneself against an attack, or attack in return.) resistere, rispondere a un attacco* * *1. vi + advdifendersi, Sport, (after illness) riprendersithe attackers ran away when the man fought back — gli assalitori sono scappati quando l'uomo ha reagito
2. vt + adv* * *fight back rispondere a un attacco, contrattaccare; (emotionally) reagire; fight back [sth.] ricacciare, trattenere [ tears]; tenere a freno, reprimere [fear, anger] -
7 ■ fight off
■ fight offv. t. + avv.1 respingere ( un aggressore, ecc.): The police fought off the demonstrators, la polizia respinse i dimostranti2 battere; sconfiggere; vincere; stroncare: to fight off a cold, stroncare un raffreddore □ (market.) to fight off the competition, battere la concorrenza. -
8 ■ fight down
■ fight downv. t. + avv. -
9 fight down
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10 ■ fight on
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11 ■ fight through
■ fight throughA v. i. + avv.combattere, lottare, battersi fino in fondoB v. t. + avv.C v. i. + prep.farsi largo lottando tra ( la folla, ecc.). -
12 fight
I [faɪt]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]
2.to fight sb. — sport battersi contro qcn
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. fought)2) (squabble) litigare, bisticciare ( over per)•- fight on••* * *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.) lottare, battersi2) (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, combattere3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) litigare2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) lotta, battaglia2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) lotta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combattività4) (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]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]
2.to fight sb. — sport battersi contro qcn
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. fought)2) (squabble) litigare, bisticciare ( over per)•- fight on•• -
13 fight *****
[faɪt] fought vb: pt, pp1. nMil combattimento, lotta, Boxing incontro, (between 2 persons) lite f, (brawl) zuffa, rissa, (fighting spirit) combattività(struggle, campaign)
fight (for/against) — lotta (a favore di/contro)fight (over) — disputa (su)to have a fight with sb — (quarrel, struggle) avere una lite con qn, litigare con qn
to put up a good fight — battersi or difendersi bene
2. vt(Mil: enemy, battle) combattere, (fire, disease, proposals) lottare contro, combattere, (Law: case) difendereto fight one's way through a crowd/across a room — farsi strada a fatica tra la folla/attraverso una stanza
3. vi(troops, countries)
to fight (against) — combattere (contro)to fight (with sb) — litigare (con qn), figto fight (for/against) — lottare (per/contro)
they fight sometimes, but they're good friends — a volte litigano ma sono buoni amici
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14 fight it out
(to fight on to a decisive end: Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go.) combattere fino in fondo -
15 fight on
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16 fight one's way
(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) farsi largo -
17 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) evitare di -
18 pick a quarrel/fight with (someone)
(to start a quarrel, argument or fight with (someone) on purpose: He was angry because I beat him in the race, and he tried to pick a fight with me afterwards.) attaccare lite conEnglish-Italian dictionary > pick a quarrel/fight with (someone)
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19 pick a quarrel/fight with (someone)
(to start a quarrel, argument or fight with (someone) on purpose: He was angry because I beat him in the race, and he tried to pick a fight with me afterwards.) attaccare lite conEnglish-Italian dictionary > pick a quarrel/fight with (someone)
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20 snowball fight
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