Слово англійською: fight

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Переклад fight українською: боротьба, битва, бій

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fight

noun

/faɪt/

struggle

[countable] a struggle against somebody/something using physical force

a street/gang fight
fight with somebody/something He got into a fight with a man in the bar.
(figurative) I had a fight with the ticket machine, which was being temperamental.
fight between A and B A fight broke out between rival groups of fans.

Synonyms fightfightclash ▪ brawl ▪ struggle ▪ scuffleThese are all words for a situation in which people try to defeat each other using physical force.fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force:

He got into a fight with a man in the bar.

clash (in the media) a short fight between two groups of people:

Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.

brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place:

a drunken brawl in a bar

struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get something from the other:

There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.

scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle:

He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.

Patterns

a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over something
in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
a violent fight/clash/struggle
to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out

sport

an occasion when people fight as a sport, especially in boxing

They got tickets to watch the world title fight.
He is unbeaten in 34 fights.

argument

[countable] (especially North American English) an argument about something

Paul and I had this terrible fight last night.
fight with somebody Did you have a fight with him?
He is still engaged in a bitter fight with his old company.
fight (with somebody) over something We had a fight over money.

trying to get/do something

[singular] the work of trying to destroy, prevent or achieve something

fight against something the fight against crime/terrorism
He lost his fight against cancer earlier this year.
fight for something a fight for justice/survival
She just gave up her fight for life.
fight to do something Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
The workers are determined to put up a fight (= to fight hard) to save their jobs.
Union leaders know that they have a real fight on their hands (= will have to fight very hard).

competition

[singular] a competition or an act of competing, especially in a sport

The team put up a good fight (= they played well) but were finally beaten.
She now has a fight on her hands (= will have to play very well) to make it through to the next round.
fight between A and B This will be a straight fight between the two parties.

Synonyms campaigncampaignbattle ▪ struggle ▪ drive ▪ war ▪ fightThese are all words for an effort made to achieve or prevent something.campaign a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim:

the campaign for parliamentary reform
an advertising campaign

battle a competition or argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control:

She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
the endless battle between man and nature

struggle a competition or argument between people or groups of people trying to win power or control:

the struggle for independence
the struggle between good and evil

battle or struggle?A struggle is always about things that seem absolutely necessary, such as life and death or freedom. A battle can also be about things that are not absolutely necessary, just desirable, or about the pleasure of winning: the battle/struggle between good and evil • a legal struggle for compensation • a struggle of wills/wits. drive an organized effort by a group of people to achieve something:

the drive for greater efficiency
a drive to reduce energy consumption

campaign or drive?A campaign is usually aimed at getting other people to do something; a drive may be an attempt by people to get themselves to do something: From today, we’re going on an economy drive (= we must spend less). A campaign may be larger, more formal and more organized than a drive.war [sing.] an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop something bad:

the war against crime

fight [sing.] the work of trying to stop or prevent something bad or achieve something good; an act of competing, especially in a sport:

Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.

war or fight?A war is about stopping things, like drugs and crime, that everyone agrees are bad. A fight can be about achieving justice for yourself.Patterns

a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight against something
a campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight for something
a one-man/one-woman/personal campaign/battle/struggle/war
a bitter campaign/battle/struggle/drive/war/fight
to launch/embark on a campaign/battle/drive
to lead/continue the campaign/battle/struggle/drive/fight
to win/lose a battle/struggle/war/fight

battle/war

[countable] fight (for something) a battle, especially for a particular place or position

In the fight for Lemburg, the Austrians were defeated.

desire to fight

[uncountable] the desire or ability to keep fighting for something

In spite of many defeats, they still had plenty of fight left in them.
Losing their leader took all the fight out of them.

Word OriginOld English feohtan (verb), feoht(e), gefeoht (noun), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vechten, gevecht and German fechten, Gefecht.

Idioms

be spoiling for a fight

to want to fight with somebody very much

a fight to the finish

a sports competition, election, etc. between sides that are so equal in ability that they continue fighting very hard until the end
- Six teams are bitter rivals in what will be a fight to the finish.
- If the polls are wrong and it's a fight to the finish, the result may not be known until all the votes have been counted.

have a dog in the fight

(North American English also have a dog in the race/hunt)

(informal) to be involved in a situation so that you will gain or lose according to the result
- I really don't have a dog in this fight, so I can just enjoy the game.
- The employees have a dog in the hunt, so their views should be listened to.

pick a fight/quarrel (with somebody)

to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody
- He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.
- She tried to pick a quarrel with me.

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