fighting weight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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fighting [Am ˈfaɪdɪŋ, Brit ˈfʌɪtɪŋ] N U

I.fight <pt & pp fought> [Am faɪt, Brit fʌɪt] VB intr

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1. fight:

fight army/country:
luchar
fight army/country:
combatir
fight person:
pelear
fight person:
luchar
fight animal:
luchar
he fought in the First World War
combatió or luchó en la primera guerra mundial
to fight to the death
pelear or luchar a muerte
to fight against sb
luchar (or combatir etc.) contra alguien
to fight against sth
luchar contra algo
to fight for sb/sth for king/country/cause
luchar por alguien/algo
to fight for sb/sth for aim/policy
luchar por conseguir or lograr algo
he fights for a living
se gana la vida boxeando
she was fighting for her life
se debatía entre la vida y la muerte
he had to fight for breath
le costaba muchísimo respirar
to go down fighting
luchar hasta el final
to fight shy of sth/-ing he tends to fight shy of emotional commitments
tiende a eludir or evitar los compromisos afectivos
he always fights shy of meeting the press
siempre procura esquivar or eludir a los periodistas

II.fight <pt & pp fought> [Am faɪt, Brit fʌɪt] VB trans

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III.fight [Am faɪt, Brit fʌɪt] N

I.weight [Am weɪt, Brit weɪt] N

1. weight U or C (mass, heaviness):

weight
peso m
it's sold by weight
se vende al peso or por peso
just feel the weight of it
tómale el peso
the bag is 5kg in weight
la bolsa pesa 5kg
what weight are you?
¿cuánto pesas?
what's its weight in pounds?
¿cuánto pesa en libras?
it's quite a weight
es bastante pesado
what a weight!
¡qué pesado!
cloth of winter/summer weight
tela f de invierno/verano
to gain or put on weight
engordar
to gain or put on weight
subir de peso
to lose weight
adelgazar
to lose weight
perder peso
she put all her weight on the lever
empujó la palanca con todas sus fuerzas
don't put any weight on that table
no pongas nada de peso sobre esa mesa
to take the weight of sth
soportar or aguantar el peso de algo
the chair won't take your weight
la silla no te va a aguantar or no va a aguantar tu peso
sit down, take the weight off your feet
siéntate y descansa un poco
that has taken a weight off my mind
eso me ha sacado un peso de encima
to be worth one's weight in gold
valer su peso en oro
to pull one's weight everyone will have to pull their weight
cada uno tendrá que poner de su parte para sacar el trabajo adelante
John isn't pulling his weight
John no trabaja como debería
to throw one's weight around
mandonear inf
to throw one's weight around
prepotear RioPl inf
to throw one's weight behind sth
apoyar algo con dedicación

II.weight [Am weɪt, Brit weɪt] VB trans

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fighting weight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fighting weight in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fighting [ˈfaɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] N no pl

II.fighting [ˈfaɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] ADJ

I.fight [faɪt] fought, fought N

II.fight [faɪt] fought, fought VB intr

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III.fight [faɪt] fought, fought VB trans

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The ex-champ had to lose 110 pounds to get down to his fighting weight of 226, a Herculean task in the time he had before the fight.
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