| Principal Translations |
| fight [sb]⇒ vtr | ([sb]: fend off) | luchar contra vi + prep |
| | | pelear contra vi + prep |
| | He had to fight the attacker with a stick. |
| | Tuvo que luchar contra el atacante con un palo. |
| fight [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (try to defeat) | luchar contra vi + prep |
| | | enfrentarse⇒ v prnl |
| | She fought the government and won. |
| | Luchó contra el gobierno y ganó. |
| | Se enfrentó al gobierno y ganó. |
| fight⇒ vi | (military: engage in battle) | combatir⇒ vi |
| | | pelear⇒, luchar⇒ vi |
| | They started fighting at dawn and the battle lasted all day. |
| | Comenzaron a combatir al alba, y la batalla duró todo el día. |
| | Comenzaron a luchar al alba, y la batalla duró todo el día. |
| fight with [sb] vi + prep | figurative, informal (argue, quarrel) | reñir con vi + prep |
| | | discutir con vi + prep |
| | | pelearse con v prnl + prep |
| | She's always fighting with her neighbour about noise. |
| | Siempre está riñendo con su vecino por el ruido. |
| | Se pasa la vida discutiendo con su vecino por el ruido. |
| | Ella siempre está peleándose con su vecino por los ruidos. |
| fight vi | (engage in physical combat) | luchar⇒ vi |
| | | pelear⇒ vi |
| | The two fought with knives for ten minutes. |
| | Los dos lucharon a cuchillo durante diez minutos. |
| fight n | (physical combat) | pelea nf |
| | | riña nf |
| | He got into a fight and has a black eye. |
| | Se metió en una pelea y tiene un ojo morado. |
| | Se metió en una riña y tiene un ojo morado. |
| fight n | (military: combat) (militar) | lucha, contienda nf |
| | | combate nm |
| | A fight broke out along the border. |
| | Estalló una lucha a lo largo de la frontera. |
| | Estalló un combate a lo largo de la frontera. |
| fight n | (struggle) | lucha nf |
| | Women's fight for equality is still ongoing. |
| | La lucha de las mujeres por la igualdad aún continúa. |
| fight n | (dispute) | pelea, disputa nf |
| | The fight over the land was resolved by the judge. |
| | La disputa por la tierra fue resuelta por el juez. |
| Additional Translations |
| fight n | figurative, informal (argument, quarrel) | riña nf |
| | | discusión nf |
| | | pelea nf |
| | Their parents have fights all the time. |
| | Sus padres tienen riñas todo el tiempo. |
| | Sus padres tienen discusiones todo el tiempo. |
| fight n | informal (boxing match) | pelea nf |
| | | combate nm |
| | Ali and Frazier fought the fight of the century in 1971. |
| | Ali y Frazier se enfrentaron en la pelea del siglo en 1971. |
| fight n | informal (strength, spirit) | espíritu de lucha nm + loc adj |
| | | fuerzas para luchar nfpl + loc adj |
| | (formal) | pugnacidad nf |
| | (ES) | ganas de pelear nfpl + loc adj |
| | He had no fight left in him. |
| | Su espíritu de lucha se había agotado. |
| | A él ya no le quedaban fuerzas para luchar. |
| | No le quedaban ganas de pelear. |
| fight vi | informal (sport: box) (boxeo) | pelear⇒ vi |
| | They're going to fight for the heavyweight championship. |
| | Van a pelear por el campeonato de peso pesado. |
| fight vi | informal (sport: wrestle) (lucha libre) | luchar⇒ vi |
| | He fought in the ring for twelve years before becoming an actor. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Luchó con sus oponentes con gran estilo. |
| fight vi | (strive vigorously) | luchar⇒ vi |
| | | pelear⇒ vi |
| | They fought to prevent the school from being closed. |
| | Lucharon para evitar que la escuela se cerrara. |
| fight vi | (struggle, defend oneself) | pelear⇒, luchar⇒ vi |
| | | defenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | Mark was fighting to try and escape from his captors. |
| | Mark peleaba (or: luchaba) para intentar escapar de sus captores. |
| fight for [sth] vi + prep | (struggle, defend oneself) | luchar por, pelear por vi + prep |
| | You have to fight for your rights. |
| | Tienes que luchar por tus derechos. |
| fight against [sth] vi + prep | (contend) | luchar contra, pelear contra vi + prep |
| | He fought against the new regulations. |
| | Luchó contra las nuevas normas. |
| fight [sb]⇒ vtr | (military: to battle against [sb]) | combatir⇒ vtr |
| | They fought the enemy bravely. |
| | Combatieron al enemigo con valor. |
| fight [sb] vtr | informal (boxing: oppose) | pelear contra vtr + prep |
| | | luchar contra vtr + prep |
| | | batirse contra v prnl + prep |
| | Lewis is going to fight Holyfield tonight. |
| | Lewis peleará contra Holyfield esta noche. |
| fight [sb] vtr | informal (wrestle: oppose) | combatir⇒ vtr |
| | | luchar⇒ vtr |
| | He fights his opponents with great style. |
| | Combatió a sus enemigos con gran estilo. |
| fight [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (combat, resist) (figurado) | luchar contra vi + prep |
| | | combatir⇒ vtr |
| | He fought cancer for seven years before succumbing. |
| | Luchó siete años contra el cáncer antes de sucumbir. |
| | Combatió siete años contra el cáncer antes de sucumbir. |
| fight [sth] vtr | (wage, engage in) | pelear en vi + prep |
| | | combatir en vi + prep |
| | | luchar en |
| | The soldiers fought a battle. |
| | Los soldados pelearon en la batalla. |
Locuciones verbales
fight | fighting |
| fight back vi phrasal | (retaliate) | contraatacar⇒ vtr |
| | If you attack minorities, you must expect them to fight back. |
| | Si atacas a una minoría es de esperar que contraataquen. |
| fight back against [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (try to combat) | luchar contra loc verb |
| fight back against [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (try to combat) | resistir contra loc verb |
| | | contraatacar⇒ vtr |
| fight for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (war: defend) (literal) | luchar por vi + prep |
| | My grandfather fought for his country in World War II. |
| | Mi abuelo luchó por su país en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. |
| fight for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (struggle to attain) (figurado) | luchar por vi + prep |
| | Black Americans had to fight for the right to vote. |
| | Los negros tuvieron que luchar por el derecho a votar. |
fight [sb/sth] off,
fight off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (defend yourself from) | defenderse de v prnl + prep |
| | | luchar con, lucha contra vi + prep |
| | The 26-year-old woman bravely fought off her attackers with several kicks and punches. |
| | La mujer de 26 años se defendió valientemente de sus atacantes con patadas y puñetazos. |
fight [sb/sth] off,
fight off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (competition) | luchar con, luchas contra vi + prep |
| | Dannii fought off the competition to win the prize. |
| | Dannii luchó contra sus competidores para llevarse el premio. |
fight [sth] off,
fight off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (infection) | combatir⇒ vtr |
| | | luchar contra vi + prep |
| | Doctors are realizing that to successfully fight off sinus infection, medication alone isn't enough. |
| | Los médicos se están dando cuenta de que los medicamentos no son suficientes para combatir la sinusitis con éxito. |
| fight over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have a physical struggle for) | luchar por vi + prep |
| | | pelear por vi + prep |
| | The players fought over the loose ball. |
| | Los jugadores lucharon por la pelota. |
| fight over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (argue, quarrel) | pelearse por v prnl + prep |
| | | discutir por vi + prep |
| | Let's not fight over who does the dishes tonight! |
| | ¡No nos peleemos por quién lava los platos hoy! |
Compound Forms:
fighting | fight |
| fighting chance n | figurative (fair opportunity) | oportunidad nf |
| | Do you think the team has a fighting chance of winning the championship title? |
| | ¿Crees que el equipo tiene alguna oportunidad de ganar el título del campeonato? |
| fighting fit adj | (healthy and strong) | en forma loc adj |
| fighting words npl | (meant to cause hostility) | palabras desafiantes nfpl + adj mf |
| | | palabras mayores loc nom fpl |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | declaración de guerra loc nom f |
firefighting,
fire fighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n | (act of combatting fires) | extinción de incendio loc nom f |
| | The firefighting went on for days as crews tried to get the wildfires under control. |
| | La extinción del incendio llevó días, mientras los bomberos trataban mantener las llamas bajo control. |
firefighting,
fire fighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n | (fighting fires) | combatir incendios loc verb |
| | | apagar incendios loc verb |
| | Firefighting is a very dangerous occupation. |
| | Combatir incendios es una ocupación muy peligroso. |
firefighting,
fire fighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n | figurative (tackling immediate problems) (figurado) | apagar incendios loc verb |
| | | apagar el fuego loc verb |
| | The computer system's so messed up that we spend most of our time on firefighting. |
| | El sistema informático está tan mal desarrollado que tenemos que pasar la mayor parte de nuestro tiempo apagando incendios. |
firefighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n as adj | (relating to combatting fires) | de extinción de incendios loc adj |
| | | contra incendios loc adj |
firefighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n as adj | (relating to efforts to tackle problem) (figurado) | contra incendios loc adj |
fistfighting,
fist-fighting,
fist fighting n | (fighting without weapons) | pelea a puñetazos nf + loc adj |
| | | pelea a golpes nf + loc adj |
infighting,
in-fighting n | (disagreement within a group) | lucha interna loc nom f |
| | | lucha intestina loc nom f |
| | | disputa interna loc nom f |
| | The Republican Party is plagued by infighting. |
| | El partido republicano está inmerso en una lucha interna. |
| street fighting n | (combat in public) | pelea callejera nf + adj |
| sword-fighting n | (one-on-one combat with long-bladed weapons) | lucha con espadas nf + loc prep |