♦ fight

♦ 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.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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