cock fight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cock fight in the French»English Dictionary

combat de coqs

cock fight

Translations for cock fight in the English»French Dictionary

I.fight [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt] N

1. fight (struggle):

fight fig

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. fight (outbreak of fighting):

fight (between civilians)

bagarre f (between entre, over pour)

fight MIL

bataille f (between entre, for pour)

fight (between animals)

combat m (between entre)

to get into or have a fight with sb

se bagarrer contre or avec qn

to start a fight

provoquer une bagarre (with contre or avec)

3. fight (in boxing):

fight

combat m (between entre)

to win/lose a fight

gagner/perdre un combat

a straight fight (between)

un combat loyal (entre) also fig

4. fight (argument):

fight

dispute f (over au sujet de, with avec)

to have a fight with sb

se disputer avec qn

5. fight (combative spirit):

fight (physical)

envie f de se battre

fight (psychological)

envie f de lutter

there was no fight left in her

elle n'avait plus envie de lutter

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

1. fight (gen) fig:

fight disease, evil, opponent, emotion, problem, proposal, tendency

lutter contre

fight fire

combattre

fight campaign, war

mener (against contre)

to fight one's way through crowd

se frayer un passage dans

to fight one's way through difficulties, obstacles

négocier

to fight sb lit SPORTS

se battre contre qn

to fight sb fig

lutter contre qn

to fight each other

se battre

2. fight POL:

fight candidate: seat, election

disputer

fight candidates: seat, election

se disputer

3. fight LAW:

fight case, cause

défendre

III.fight <pret, pp fought> [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt] VB intr

1. fight (campaign):

fight fig

lutter (for pour, against contre, to do pour faire)

to fight hard

lutter ferme

2. fight lit MIL:

fight

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

to go down fighting fig

lutter jusqu'à la mort

to fight over land, possessions

se disputer

3. fight (squabble):

fight

se quereller (over à propos de)

IV.fight [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt]

to fight the good fight

se battre pour la bonne cause

I.cock [Brit kɒk, Am kɑk] N

1. cock (rooster):

cock

coq m

2. cock ZOOL (male bird):

cock

mâle m

cock

oiseau m mâle

cock attr pheasant, sparrow

mâle

cock bird

mâle m

3. cock (penis):

cock vulg sl

bitte f vulg sl

cock vulg sl

pénis m

4. cock Brit (nonsense):

cock sl

foutaises fpl sl

cock sl

âneries fpl

that's a load of old cock

c'est de la foutaise sl

5. cock Brit (term of address) region, sl:

well, old cock?

alors mon vieux? inf

6. cock (of hay, straw):

cock

meulon m

7. cock (weathervane):

cock

girouette f

8. cock (of gun):

cock

chien m de fusil

at full/half cock pistol, gun

armé/au cran de repos

II.cock [Brit kɒk, Am kɑk] VB trans

1. cock (raise):

to cock an eyebrow

hausser les sourcils

the dog cocked its leg

le chien a levé la patte

to cock an ear

dresser l'oreille

to keep an ear cocked

dresser l'oreille

he cocked an eye at the clock

il a jeté un coup d'œil à l'horloge

2. cock (tilt):

cock head

pencher

cock hat

mettre [qc] sur le côté

3. cock MIL:

cock gun

armer

III.cock [Brit kɒk, Am kɑk]

to be cock of the walk pej

être le roi de la basse-cour

to go off at half cock inf (be hasty)

être impulsif/-ive

to go off at half cock (be disappointing)

partir en eau de boudin

to live like fighting cocks

vivre comme des coqs en pâte

cock fight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cock fight in the English»French Dictionary

cock fight N

cock fight

combat m de poulets

Translations for cock fight in the English»French Dictionary

I.fight <fought, fought> [faɪt] VB intr

1. fight (exchange blows):

fight

se battre

2. fight (wage war, do battle):

fight

combattre

to fight with/against sb

se battre avec/contre qn

3. fight (dispute, quarrel bitterly):

to fight over sth

se disputer pour qc

4. fight (struggle to overcome sth):

to fight for sth

se battre pour qc

to fight against sth

lutter contre qc

II.fight [faɪt] VB trans

fight enemy, crime

combattre

fight person

se battre contre

fight a case, an action

défendre

to fight an election POL

mener une campagne électorale

Phrases:

to fight shy of sth/doing sth

être frileux pour qc/pour faire qc

III.fight [faɪt] N

1. fight (violent confrontation):

fight

bagarre f

to get into a fight with sb

se bagarrer avec qn

2. fight (quarrel):

fight

dispute f

3. fight (battle):

fight

combat m

4. fight (struggle, campaign):

fight

lutte f

to show some fight

ne pas se laisser faire

there's no fight left in him

il n'a plus de combativité

to put up a good fight

bien se défendre

5. fight SPORTS:

fight

combat m

I.cock [kɒk, Am kɑ:k] N

1. cock (male chicken):

cock

coq m

2. cock Brit inf (form of address):

cock

mon vieux

II.cock [kɒk, Am kɑ:k] VB trans

1. cock (turn):

cock

pencher

to cock sth (up)

dresser qc

2. cock (ready gun):

cock

armer

Phrases:

to cock a snook at sth

faire un pied de nez à qc

to cock one's eye at sb/sth

donner un coup d'œil à qn/qc