fight in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fight in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fight [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt] N

1. fight (struggle):

fight

lotta f (against contro; for per; to do per fare)

the fight for survival

la lotta per la sopravvivenza

the fight for life

la lotta per la vita

to keep up the fight

proseguire or continuare la lotta

to put up a fight

opporre resistenza or resistere (against a)

to put up a fight

lottare (against contro)

a fight to the death

combattimento all'ultimo sangue or lotta senza quartiere, a oltranza also fig

2. fight (outbreak of fighting):

fight (between civilians)

rissa f

fight (between civilians)

zuffa f (between tra; over per)

fight MIL

combattimento m

fight MIL

battaglia f (between tra; for per)

fight (between animals)

combattimento m (between tra)

to get into or have a fight with sb

battersi con qn or fare a pugni con qn

to start a fight

ingaggiare una lotta or provocare una rissa (with contro, con)

a fight between two dogs

una zuffa tra due cani

3. fight (in boxing):

fight

incontro m (between tra)

to win, lose a fight

vincere, perdere un incontro

a straight fight (between)

un combattimento leale (tra) also fig

4. fight (argument):

fight

lite f

fight

litigio m (over per; with con)

to have a fight with sb

litigare con qn

5. fight (combative spirit):

fight (physical)

combattività f

fight (physical)

volontà f di combattere

fight (psychological)

spirito m combattivo

there was no fight left in her

non aveva più voglia di lottare

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

1. fight:

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

lottare contro, combattere contro

fight fire

lottare contro

fight campaign, war

combattere (against contro)

to fight one's way through crowd

farsi largo a fatica or con la forza tra

to fight one's way through difficulties, obstacles

superare lottando

to fight sb SPORTS

battersi, combattere contro qn

to fight sb fig

combattere or lottare contro qn

to fight each other

battersi

2. fight POL:

fight candidate: seat

contendere

fight candidates: seat

contendersi, disputarsi

fight an election

sostenere una battaglia elettorale

3. fight LAW:

fight cause

intentare, fare

fight case

difendere

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

1. fight:

fight

lottare, combattere (for per; against contro; to do per fare)

to fight hard

lottare accanitamente

to fight for one's country

combattere per il proprio paese

to fight in a battle

combattere in battaglia

to fight for one's life

battersi per la vita

to fight for breath

cercare disperatamente di non soffocare

to stand and fight

resistere or opporre resistenza

to go down fighting

morire combattendo

to go down fighting fig

combattere fino alla morte

to fight over land, possessions

contendersi or disputarsi

2. fight (squabble):

fight

litigare, bisticciare (over per)

IV.fight [Brit fʌɪt, Am faɪt]

to fight the good fight

battersi per una buona causa

fist fight [Am ˈfɪstfaɪt] N

fist fight

rissa f

fist fight

scazzottata f

fight on VB [fʌɪt -]

fight on

continuare a combattere

I.fight back VB [fʌɪt -] (fight back)

fight back (physically, tactically)

rispondere a un attacco, contrattaccare

fight back (emotionally)

reagire

II.fight back VB [fʌɪt -] (fight back [sth])

fight back tears

ricacciare, trattenere

fight back fear, anger

tenere a freno, reprimere

I.fight off VB [fʌɪt -] (fight off [sth], fight [sth] off)

fight off attacker, attack

respingere (combattendo)

fight off troops

vincere

II.fight off VB [fʌɪt -] (fight off [sth]) fig

fight off illness, despair

lottare contro

fight off challenge, criticism, proposal, takeover bid

respingere, rifiutare

pillow fight [Am ˈpɪloʊ faɪt] N

pillow fight

battaglia f dei cuscini

title fight [ˈtaɪtlˌfaɪt] N (in boxing)

title fight

= combattimento per il conseguimento del titolo

fight down VB [fʌɪt -] (fight down [sth])

fight down emotion:

fight down

reprimere, soffocare

snowball fight [ˈsnəʊbɔːlˌfaɪt] N

snowball fight

battaglia f a palle di neve

fight out VB [fʌɪt -] (fight out [sth], fight [sth] out)

fight out differences etc.:

fight out

battersi per risolvere

leave them to fight it out

lascia che se la vedano tra loro

fight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fight in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fight [faɪt] N

1. fight:

fight (physical)

rissa f

fight (argument)

lite f

to put up a fight

lottare

2. fight MIL:

fight

combattimento m

3. fight (struggle):

fight

lotta f

the fight against AIDS

la lotta contro l'AIDS

4. fight (spirit):

fight

combattività f

to show some fight

tirar fuori le unghie

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

1. fight (exchange blows):

fight

lottare

fight MIL

combattere

to fight with each other

bisticciarsi

to fight with sb (against)

combattere contro qu

to fight with sb (on same side)

combattere al fianco di qu

2. fight (dispute):

fight

litigare

to fight over/about sth

litigare per qc

3. fight (struggle to overcome):

fight

lottare

to fight for/against sth

lottare per/contro qc

III.fight [faɪt] VB trans

1. fight (exchange blows with, argue with):

fight

lottare contro

2. fight (wage war, do battle):

fight

combattere contro

to fight a battle

combattere una battaglia

to fight a duel

battersi in duello

3. fight (struggle to overcome):

fight

combattere

to fight a case LAW

difendere una causa

4. fight (struggle to obtain):

to fight one's way through the crowd

farsi largo a fatica fra la folla

to fight one's way to the top

lottare per arrivare in alto

fight off VB trans

fight off (repel)

respingere

fight off (master, resist)

resistere

to fight off the cold/depression

lottare contro il freddo/la depressione

I.fight back VB intr

fight back (defend oneself)

difendersi

fight back (counterattack)

contrattaccare

II.fight back VB trans

to fight back one's tears

trattenere le lacrime

fight on VB intr

fight on

continuare a lottare

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to fight a duel

battersi in duello

Translations for fight in the Italian»English Dictionary

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contesa

fight

azzuffarsi

to fight

lottare

to fight

lottare

to fight

combattere

to fight

combattere contro il nemico

to fight (against) the enemy

combattere contro qc

to fight (against) sth

combattere per qc

to fight for sth

combattere

to fight

duellare con qu

to fight a duel with sb

fight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fight with one's bare hands

combattere a mani nude

to go down without a fight

arrendersi senza lottare

to fight one's way through the crowd

farsi largo a fatica fra la folla

to fight one's way to the top

lottare per arrivare in alto

to fight like cats and dogs

fare come cane e gatto

to pick a fight (with sb)

attaccare briga (con qu)

to have a bloody nose fight, battle

sanguinoso, -a

we've pledged ourselves to fight for justice

ci siamo ripromessi di lottare per la giustizia

during the fight all hell broke loose

durante la rissa si è scatenato l'inferno

to fight like cats and dogs

essere come cane e gatto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The team then prepares to fight off an invasion by the insectoids.

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We made it a fight about the hip pocket and not about the environment.

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Just as often as a lion will catch a honey badger, a honey badger will actually fight off a lion.

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Fight against communalism, especially majority communalism and fundamentalism. 13.

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The master did not resist, although he had enough men to put up a fight.

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If the player is on the supervillain campaign, they get to fight her.

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Terry tracks him down and, after a fight, takes him back to school.

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They helped fight forest fires, eradicate unwanted feral mammals, and collected tree seeds.

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Kaa refuses to fight alongside the wolves and departs.

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Is it the fight against corruption that is often preceded by much drama but no conviction of the accused moneybags?

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