fight
verb
1 verb in war TRANSITIVE
► (army etc)
troid verb troid in aghaidhthey fought the enemy throid siad i gcoinne na naimhdethey're fighting the rebels tá siad ag troid in éadan na reibiliúnachtribes who had once fought each other treibheanna a bhíodh ag troid in aghaidh a chéile tráth► (battle etc)
troid verb they fought a hard battle throid siad cath crua, chuir siad cath dian, thug siad cath géar INTRANSITIVEtroid verb we're going to continue fighting leanfaimid ar aghaidh ag troidhe fought in the war throid sé sa chogadhthe army fought back sheas an t-arm an fódthe soldiers fought to protect the people throid na saighdiúirí chun na daoine a chosaintthey fought for control of the city throid siad chun ceannas a fháil ar an gcathairthey're fighting for their freedom tá siad ag troid ar son a saoirse
2 verb exchange blows INTRANSITIVEtroid verb bheith ag troid bheith ag bruíon two men were fighting bhí beirt fhear ag troid le chéile, bhí beirt fhear ag bruíon le chéilethey were fighting with the guards bhí siad ag troid leis na gardaíyou have to fight back caithfidh tú troid ar ais, ní mór duit an dúshlán a fhreagairt, caithfidh tú an fód a sheasamhI don't want to fight níl mé ag iarraidh dul ag troid, níl fonn troda ormthey fought over money throid siad faoi chúrsaí airgid, cúrsaí airgid ba shiocair lena dtroid
TRANSITIVEtroid verb troid lehe wanted to fight me bhí sé ag iarraidh troid liom, theastaigh uaidh bruíon liom, bhí sé ag iarraidh dul chun spairne liomthey'll fight each other to the death troidfidh siad go héag
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3 verb SPOR as sport
INTRANSITIVEtroid verb he fought in the Olympics throid sé sna Cluichí Oilimpeachahe fought for the world championship throid sé ar son chraobh an domhain
TRANSITIVEtroid verb he fought his last round last year throid sé a bhabhta deireanach anuraidhyou'll fight him for the title troidfidh tú é don chraobh, troidfidh tú ina aghaidh don chraobh
4 verb argue INTRANSITIVEbheith ag troid bheith ag argóint bheith ag achrann we fight constantly over silly things bímid ag síorthroid le chéile faoi rudaí amaideacha, bímid de shíor ag achrann le chéile faoi rudaí fánacha, éiríonn eadrainn i gcónaí faoi rudaí gan tábhachtI don't like fighting with her ní maith liom a bheith ag troid léi, ní maith liom a bheith ag achrann léi 5 verb try to overcome sth TRANSITIVEtéigh i ngleic le cuir in éadan tabhair faoi PhrV they're fighting the problem tá siad ag dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb, tá siad ag tabhairt aghaidh ar an bhfadhb, tá siad ag tabhairt faoin bhfadhbwe must fight corruption caithfimid dul i ngleic leis an gcaimiléireacht, caithfimid cur in éadan na caimiléireachtascientists are fighting the disease tá lucht eolaíochta ag iarraidh teacht ar leigheas ar an ngalar
INTRANSITIVEhe fought against injustice chuir sé in éadan na héagóra, thug sé dúshlán na héagóra
6 verb (of drug, immune system) tackle disease TRANSITIVEtroid verb he took drugs to fight the cancer thóg sé drugaí chun an ailse a throid, thóg sé drugaí le troid in éadan na hailse 7 verb (of person) try to get well TRANSITIVEtroid in éadan she's fighting cancer tá sí ag troid in éadan na hailse, tá sí ag iarraidh an ailse a chloí
INTRANSITIVEhe's fighting for his life tá sé ag streachailt leis an mbás, tá sé in ursain an bháis
8 verb struggle to achieve sth INTRANSITIVEtroid verb he's fighting for the cause tá sé ag troid ar son na cúiseshe's fighting to stay in the country tá sí ag troid chun fanacht sa tír, tá sí ar a dícheall ag iarraidh fanacht sa tírthey're fighting back tá siad ag cur a gcos i dtaca, tá siad ag seasamh an fhóid
TRANSITIVEhe fought a battle for control of the company chuaigh sé i mbun trodaíochta chun ceannas a fháil ar an gcomhlachtthey fought a campaign to get the language recognised chuaigh siad i mbun feachtasaíochta chun aitheantas a fháil don teangawe're fighting a losing battle táimid ag snámh in éadan an tsrutha, táimid ag snámh in aghaidh easa
9 verb try to suppress (feeling etc) TRANSITIVEtroid verb cuir in éadan to fight the desire an mhian a throid, troid leis an mianshe fought down a feeling of disappointment choisc sí an díomáshe was fighting back the tears rinne sí iarracht na deora a chosc, bhí sí ag iarraidh na deora a choinneáil siar, bhí sí ag iarraidh srian a chur ar a cuid deorhe wanted to say sth, but fought it back bhí fonn air rud a rá, ach choisc sé é féin; bhí sé ag iarraidh rud a rá, ach choinnigh sé istigh é 10 verb compete in TRANSITIVEhe fought a couple of elections sheas sé i gcúpla toghchán, throid sé i gcúpla toghchánit was a closely fought contest coimhlint ghéar a bhí ann, coimhlint chráite a bhí annthey fought it out in the final thug siad aghaidh ar a chéile sa chluiche ceannais 11 verb try to put out (fire) TRANSITIVEthey're fighting the fire tá siad ag dul i ngleic leis an dóiteán, tá siad ag iarraidh an tine a cheansúnoun
12 noun battle between soldierscath masc3 troid fem3 the fight against their enemies an cath in éadan a naimhde, an cath i gcoinne a naimhde, an troid in aghaidh a naimhde 13 noun exchange of blowstroid fem3 scliúchas masc1 racán masc1 bruíon fem2 a fight broke out thosaigh troid, bhí sé ina throid, bhí sé ina scliúchas, bhí sé ina bhruíonstick fight troid bhataíhe had a fight with a boy in the yard throid sé le buachaill sa chlósshe got into a fight bhí troid aici, thosaigh sí ag troid, chuaigh sí ag troidthere was a fight between a group of men chuaigh scata fear chun spairne le chéileit was a fight over something minor troid faoi rud fánach a bhí annthey had a fist fight chuaigh siad sna doirne le chéilethere was a gang fight last night bhí buíonta ag troid le chéile aréirthere was a street fight a while ago bhí scliúchas sráide ann ar ball 14 noun SPOR in sporttroid fem3 the big fight will be on Saturday beidh an troid mhór ann Dé Sathairnhis next fight is against the world champion beidh an chéad troid eile aige in aghaidh churadh an domhain 15 noun argumenttroid fem3 she had a fight with her boyfriend thit sí amach lena buachaill, d'éirigh idir í agus a stócachI'm sick of all these fights about money tá mé tinn tuirseach den achrann seo ar fad faoi chúrsaí airgid 16 noun to overcome sthtroid fem3 cath masc3 comhrac masc1 to win the fight an cath a bhuachanthe fight against poverty an cath i gcoinne na bochtaineachta, an comhrac in aghaidh na bochtaineachtawe'll keep up the fight against fees coinneoimid orainn ag troid in aghaidh táillí, leanfaimid orainn ag cur in aghaidh táillí, seasfaimid an fód in éadan táillí 17 noun to get welltroid fem3 her fight was brave ba chróga an troid a chuir sí suas, ba mhaith mar a throid síhe lost his fight for life níor tháinig sé slán ón mbás, chloígh an bás é 18 noun to achieve sthtroid fem3 it's a ferocious fight is troid fhíochmhar éthe fight for workers' rights an troid ar son chearta na n-oibrithe 19 noun spirit, determinationanam masc3 brí fem4 spiorad masc1 the fight has gone out of him tá sé gan bhrí gan anam, níl spiorad ar bith fágtha ann, tá a mhisneach caillte aigethey have a lot more fight than the opposition tá i bhfad níos mó spioraid iontu ná a gcéilí comhraic 20 noun contestthe fight for the presidency toghchán na huachtaránachtathey put up a good fight throid siad go calma, rinne siad a seacht ndícheall