fight

[faɪt] 1. n

walka f; (brawl) bójka f; (row) kłótnia f, sprzeczka f

2. vt, pt, pp fought

person, urge walczyć z +instr; cancer, prejudice etc walczyć z +instr, zwalczać (zwalczyć perf); (BOXING) walczyć przeciwko +dat or z +instr

to fight an election — prowadzić walkę (przed)wyborczą

to fight a case (JUR) — bronić sprawy

3. vi

walczyć, bić się

to put up a fight — dzielnie się bronić

to fight with sb — walczyć z kimś

to fight for/against sth — walczyć o coś/z czymś

to fight one's way through a crowd/the undergrowth — przedzierać się (przedrzeć się perf) przez tłum/zarośla

Phrasal Verbs:

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight out

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1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb

1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) walczyć

2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) walczyć

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) kłócić się

2. noun

1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) walka, bójka

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) walka

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) wola, chęć walki

4) (a boxing-match.) walka

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- fighter

- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight