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fought [Brit fɔːt, Am fɔt] VB pt VB pp

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fought → fight

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I.fight [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt] N

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3. fight (in boxing):

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):

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

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1. fight (gen) fig:

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

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

to fight sb lit SPORTS

se battre contre qn

to fight sb fig

lutter contre qn

to fight each other

2. fight POL:

fight candidate: seat, election

fight candidates: seat, election

3. fight LAW:

fight case, cause

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

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1. fight (campaign):

fight fig

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

to fight hard

2. fight lit MIL:

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

to stand and fight

to go down fighting lit

mourir au combat

to go down fighting fig

lutter jusqu'à la mort

to fight over land, possessions

3. fight (squabble):

se quereller (over à propos de)

IV.fight [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt]

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to fight the good fight

se battre pour la bonne cause

hard-fought ADJ

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hard-fought battle

âprement mené

hard-fought election, competition

âprement disputé

close-fought ADJ

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close-fought

I.fight [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt] N

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3. fight (in boxing):

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):

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

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1. fight (gen) fig:

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

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

to fight sb lit SPORTS

se battre contre qn

to fight sb fig

lutter contre qn

to fight each other

2. fight POL:

fight candidate: seat, election

fight candidates: seat, election

3. fight LAW:

fight case, cause

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

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1. fight (campaign):

fight fig

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

to fight hard

2. fight lit MIL:

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

to stand and fight

to go down fighting lit

mourir au combat

to go down fighting fig

lutter jusqu'à la mort

to fight over land, possessions

3. fight (squabble):

se quereller (over à propos de)

IV.fight [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt]

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to fight the good fight

se battre pour la bonne cause

fist fight N

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gang fight N

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bagarre f entre bandes

I.fight back VB [Brit fʌɪt -, Am faɪt -] (fight back)

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II.fight back VB [Brit fʌɪt -, Am faɪt -] (fight back [sth])

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fight back tears

fight back fear, anger

I.fight off VB [Brit fʌɪt -, Am faɪt -] (fight off [sth], fight [sth] off) lit

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II.fight off VB [Brit fʌɪt -, Am faɪt -] (fight off [sth]) fig

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I.fight down VB [Brit fʌɪt -, Am faɪt -] (fight down [sth])

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fight down emotion:

fight on VB [Brit fʌɪt -, Am faɪt -]

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poursuivre la lutte

Translations for fought in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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fought [fɔ:t, Am fɑ:t] VB

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fought pt, pp of fight

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

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1. fight (exchange blows):

2. fight (wage war, do battle):

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

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Phrases:

to fight shy of sth/doing sth

être frileux pour qc/pour faire qc

III.fight [faɪt] N

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1. fight (violent confrontation):

to get into a fight with sb

se bagarrer avec qn

2. fight (quarrel):

3. fight (battle):

5. fight SPORTS:

hard-fought ADJ

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1. hard-fought (achieved after much effort):

hard-fought

bien mérité(e)

2. hard-fought (relentless):

hard-fought

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

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1. fight (exchange blows):

2. fight (wage war, do battle):

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

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Phrases:

to fight shy of sth/doing sth

être frileux pour qc/pour faire qc

III.fight [faɪt] N

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1. fight (violent confrontation):

to get into a fight with sb

se bagarrer avec qn

2. fight (quarrel):

3. fight (battle):

5. fight SPORTS:

cock fight N

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combat m de poulets

fight off VB trans

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1. fight off (repel, repulse):

2. fight off (resist):

fight on VB intr

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continuer à se battre

I.fight back VB intr

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II.fight back VB trans

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1. fight back (fight):

2. fight back fig tears:

Translations for fought in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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match au finish

match fought to the finish

se combattre

to fight each other

to get into a fight with sb

se bagarrer avec qn

there's no fight left in him

il n'a plus de combativité

to put up a good fight

bien se défendre

to fight shoulder to shoulder with sb

se battre ensemble

to fight tooth and nail

se défendre bec et ongles

to fight like cat and dog

se quereller comme chien et chat

to pick a fight with sb

chercher la bagarre avec qn

not to put up a fight

se laisser faire (subir)

the men who fought in 1914 thought it would be the war to end all wars

les combattants en 1914 croyaient que ce serait la der

to fight like cat and dog

s'entendre [ou vivre] comme chien et chat

Translations for fought in the French»English Dictionary

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native Algerians who fought with the French army during the Algerian War of Independence

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Royalist officers, split between liberals and conservatives, fought an internecine war among themselves. en.wikipedia.org

They fought upon each side with much ferocity, and both kings fell. en.wikipedia.org

The figure of a one-legged man symbolizes all soldiers who fought in wars. en.wikipedia.org

Once more the battle was hard fought and narrowly decided, with both sides suffering great losses. en.wikipedia.org

All the vices - perfidy, avarice, debauchery, ambition, flattery - fought within him for the mastery. en.wikipedia.org

Other public school teachers and teacher unions have also fought against school vouchers. en.wikipedia.org

A couple who were charged $3,500 for writing a bad review about an online shop have fought back and filed their own $75,000 lawsuit. www.dailymail.co.uk

Both sides fought valiantly with great losses all around. en.wikipedia.org

In the race his gearbox failed, but he fought back to score minor points in the final round. en.wikipedia.org

He fought for freedom, democracy and human rights, for defence of just causes in Tunisia and the world. en.wikipedia.org

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