(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to start a fight (with somebody)pelearse (con alguien)
to get into a fight (with somebody)pelearse (con alguien)
to give in without a fightceder sin oponer resistencia
to put up a good fightoponer resistencia
4.(spirit)
a.
to show some fightdemostrar espíritu de lucha
there was no fight left in himno le quedaban arrestos
5.(struggle)
a. la lucha
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to have a fight with sbpelearse con algn;tener una pelea con algn
he had a fight with the doormanshe had a fight with her parents
to look for a fight(physical)buscar pelea;(verbal)querer pelearse
I'm not looking for a fight over this issueno quiero pelearme por este asunto
You do get different gangs hanging about looking for a fightto [pick] a fight (with sb)she used politics as an excuse to pick a fight with himhe's picked a fight in the bar of the King DavidBush today denied that the US wants to pick a fight with Iraqwho would choose to pick a fight with this man?I wasn't trying to pick a fight with youhe got into a lot of trouble—cut a lot of school, picked fights with kids, raced cars
it was Bruno's last fightthe referee stopped the fightI'm going to watch the fight on TV
2(Mil)(between armies)lucha (f);contienda (f)
the Soviet Union joined in the fight against Nazi GermanyI therefore decided today to lay the fate and future of the German Reich in the hands of our soldiers. May God help us above all in this fight!The Italian troops in Sicily regularly surrendered after only a halfhearted fightthe British Empire stood alone against a European continent dominated by Nazi Germany, and no rational, objective observer would have predicted that Britain could ever win such /an unequal fight/they went to war, expecting a quick fight
the fight for justice/against inflationla lucha por la justicia/contra la inflación;he won't give up without a fightno se rendirá sin luchar antes
if he tries to sack me he'll have a fight on his handssi intenta despedirme le va a costar lo suyo
the fight for the US presidencythe fight against drug addictioncompensation came after a fight which went to high courtthey've given up the fight to stop the road developmentthe fight to save forest landwe're going to make a fight of itwe now have a real fight on our handsa bitter fight over the custody of their childfight the [good] fight!
4(fighting spirit)ánimo (m) de lucha
there was no fight left in himya no le quedaba ánimo de lucha;ya no tenía ánimo para luchar;we still had a lot of fight in ustodavía nos quedaba mucho ánimo para luchar
their latest defeat seemed to knock all the fight out of themsuddenly the fight went out of himshe has no fight in her - she gives up at the slightest setback
to show (some) fightmostrarse dispuesto a pelear
Manager Bobby Gould's got to get players with desire who will show plenty of fight, because it's going to be a struggle all season for the Sky BluesGraham would end up telling him to show more fight and character # a bit more bottleHe would get Elgin and Gros to Pekin, without a shot fired if he could contrive it, but God help the Manchoos if they showed fight
5(resistance)
to [give] sb a fight
police believe the victim put up a fightla policía cree que la víctima opuso resistencia
they beat us but we put up a good fightnos vencieron pero nos defendimos bien
the government is going to put up a fight and push ahead with the Billthose who favour abortion are promising to put up a fight
transitive verb
1(Mil)[+enemy]luchar contra;combatir contra;(Boxing)[+opponent]pelear contra;luchar contra
Britain fought Germany in two world warswe need all the troops we have to fight the enemythe Sioux had always fought other tribesI'd like to fight him because he's undefeated
to fight a battle(Mil)librar una batalla;luchar
I've had to fight quite a battle to get as far as thishe tenido que luchar mucho para llegar hasta aquí;I don't ask you to fight my battles for meno te pido que libres mis batallas
fighting a battle heavily outnumbered, maintaining large reserves for possible counter-attacks was considered an unjustifiable luxuryNo commander who has ever fought a battle was completely sure on the eve of that battle how it would turn outat the weekend, police fought a gun battle with an armed gangthe two men fought a battle over land and water rightsI've pledged to fight the battle against unemployment
to fight a duelbatirse en duelo
to fight sb for sth
he fought the council for the right to build on his landse enfrentó al ayuntamiento por el derecho a edificar en sus tierras;I'd like to fight him for the titleme gustaría luchar or pelear contra él por el título
Bruno fought Tyson for the titlehe grabbed the letter from Jacob, who didn't fight him for itto fight a [losing] battle
to fight one's way through a crowdabrirse paso a la fuerza entre una multitud
he fought his way through a blizzard to get helpI fought my way into a carriage just before the doors closed
2(combat)[+fire]combatir;[+poverty, inflation, crime]combatir;luchar contra;[+proposal]oponerse a
I've made up my mind so don't try and fight me on itlo he decidido, así que no intentes oponerte
I had to fight the urge to giggletuve que esforzarme para no reír;tuve que contener las ganas de reír
she devoted her life to fighting povertymore units are needed to fight forest firesshe suddenly started fighting her teachersI've made up my mind so there's no point in you fighting the decision
3(try to win)[+campaign]tomar parte en;[+election]presentarse a
they are fighting this election on the issue of sovereigntythey need to raise 40 million to fight the election campaign
he says he'll fight the case all the way to the Supreme Courtdice que si es necesario llevará el caso hasta el Tribunal Supremo
he fought his case in various courts for ten yearsdefendió su causa en varios tribunales durante diez años
we have no option but to fight the case in courtthe Aga Khan has the money to fight the casethe newspaper is fighting a damages action
he's decided to fight the seat for a third time(Pol)ha decidido presentarse por tercera vez como candidato para el escaño
did you fight in the war?¿luchó usted en la guerra?;¿tomó usted parte en la guerra?;the boys were fighting in the streetlos chicos estaban peleándose en la calle
why did so many men have to fight and die?he went to Spain to fight for the anti-Fascistsone of the world's most famous boxers will fight in Britain for the first timeAn Afrikaner whose father fought against the British in the Boer War
they'll fight to the deathlucharán a muerte
I fought for my countryluché por mi país
the dogs were fighting over a bonelos perros estaban peleando por un hueso
2(quarrel)discutir;pelear(se);withcon
will you two please stop fighting!come on, let's not fight
they usually fight aboutorover who pays the billssuelen discutir or pelear(se) por quién paga las facturas
what are you fighting about?to fight [with] sbwhen he was a child he used to fight with his younger sistershe was always arguing and fighting with him
3(struggle)luchar;forpor;againstcontra
I've not even begun to fight yetwe must fight and fight so our children can live in peace
to fight against disease/crimeluchar contra la enfermedad/el crimen
she was fighting against sleepluchaba contra el sueño
I've spent a lifetime fighting against racism and prejudicewe've got to fight against the temptation to lump everybody in the same category
to fight for sth/sbluchar por algo/algn
he was fighting for his lifeestaba luchando por su vida;he was fighting for breathle faltaba la respiración;respiraba con enorme dificultad
our government should fight for an end to food subsidiessometimes you have to fight for your rights and valueshe had to fight for his place on the boardif you want me, you're going to have to fight for me
to go down fightingseguir luchando hasta el fin
he knew he was going to lose the race, but he went down fighting
to fight shy ofrehuir;evitar
many feminists still fight shy of fashionmost doctors fight shy of recommending sterilization to young couples
