fight on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fight on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fight on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also go on, put on, have on, come on, bring on

I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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3. go on (last, continue):

the discussion went on for hours
la discusión duró horas
the festival goes on until August 21st
el festival dura or continúa hasta el 21 de agosto
the fight goes on
la lucha continúa
the meeting just went on and on
la reunión se alargó interminablemente
we can't go on like this
no podemos seguir así
so it went on
y así siguió la historia inf
if you go on like this, you'll have no money left
como sigas así, te vas a quedar sin dinero
to go on -ing
seguir +  ger
I went on reading until 11 o'clock
seguí leyendo hasta las 11
I don't want to go on being exploited
no quiero que me sigan explotando
to go on to + infin he went on to become President
llegó a ser presidente
she went on to explain why …
pasó a explicar por qué …
to go on to sth he may now go on to even greater things
puede que le esperen triunfos aún mayores
let us go on to victory
sigamos hasta triunfar
I'll go on to that subject in my next lecture
pasaré a tratar ese tema en mi próxima charla
to go on with sth
seguir con algo
go on with what you were doing
sigan con lo que estaban haciendo
that's enough to be going on with Brit
eso alcanza por el momento
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡dale!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡vamos!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡venga! Spain
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡vamos!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡dale!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡anda!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

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I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

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II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

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III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

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IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

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come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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fight on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fight on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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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He could fight on the climbs and sprint with the best.
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If it comes to a revolution: which side would you fight on?
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The military doctrine says an invading force should be double than a defending force when they fight on a plain.
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He now reorganized the remainder of his empire to allow his forces to fight on.
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The two other entrants continued to fight on, both remaining in the top 10.
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He would fight on and lose a hard fought decision.
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Females also fight on their hind legs and use their forelegs to hit each other in the head.
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Fight on and keep our colors flying, silver and royal blue.
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It will then be difficult both to fight on and to make peace, so why should we consider it?
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However, a few pockets of human resistance fight on.
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