street fighting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for street fighting in the English»French Dictionary

street fighting N U

street fighting

combats mpl de rue

Translations for street fighting in the French»English Dictionary

combat de rue

street fighting

Translations for street fighting 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.fighting [Brit ˈfʌɪtɪŋ, Am ˈfaɪdɪŋ] N

1. fighting MIL:

fighting

combat m (between entre)

heavy fighting

combat intense

fighting has broken out

la bataille a éclaté

2. fighting (gen):

fighting

bagarre f

no fighting in the playground

il est interdit de se battre dans la cour

II.fighting [Brit ˈfʌɪtɪŋ, Am ˈfaɪdɪŋ] ADJ

1. fighting MIL:

fighting unit, force

de combat

fighting man

soldat m

fighting strength

effectifs mpl (militaires)

2. fighting (aggressive):

fighting talk, words

agressif/-ive

to have a fighting spirit

être combatif

I.street [Brit striːt, Am strit] N

street

rue f

in or on the street

dans la rue

across or over Brit the street

de l'autre côté de la rue

to go down/go across the street

descendre/traverser la rue

to put or turn sb out on the street

mettre or jeter qn à la rue

to be on the or walk the streets homeless person:

être à la rue

to be on the or walk the streets prostitute:

faire le trottoir

to keep people off the streets

éviter que les gens ne se retrouvent à la rue

to keep trouble off the streets

maintenir l'ordre dans la rue

to take to the streets population, rioters:

descendre dans la rue

to take to the streets prostitute:

faire le trottoir

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

the man in the street attr accident

de la circulation

the man in the street directory, plan, musician

des rues

II.street [Brit striːt, Am strit] ADJ

street style, drug, culture:

street

de la rue

III.street [Brit striːt, Am strit]

it's right up my/your street inf

c'est exactement ce qu'il me/vous faut

they are streets apart Brit

un abîme les sépare

to be in Queer Street Brit inf, dated

être dans la panade sl

to be streets ahead of inf Brit

être bien meilleur que

street fighting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for street fighting 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.fighting N no pl

fighting

combats mpl

II.fighting ADJ

fighting

combatif(-ive)

street [stri:t] N

street

rue f

at ... Street, in , [or Am on] ... Street

dans la rue ...

to lead sb on the streets

faire descendre qn dans la rue

to be streets ahead of sb/sth

être plus avancé que qn/qc

to take to the streets

descendre dans les rues

Phrases:

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

to be on the streets

être sur le trottoir

to be up sb's street

être le rayon de qn

to dance in the street(s) about sth

se réjouir de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their experience in sniping and street fighting caused the operation to develop into a bitter house-to-house battle.

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Many of the elites, unused to street fighting, ran helter-skelter and hid under the desks.

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He also taught street fighting and guerrilla warfare.

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Juvenile delinquency, street fighting, and driving under the influence.

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