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# fight — English to French

How English *fight* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [fight in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fight/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: fight (58 865), fights (473). By style: everyday 290 · literary 6 · biblical 95 · parliamentary 12 114 · legal and administrative 1 884 · UN documents 44 949.

## lutte

Used about 30 313 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 17 · parliamentary ≈ 4 290 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 658 · UN documents ≈ 24 347). Forms: lutte, lutter.

- I think it's time for me to join the **fight**.
  Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de me joindre à la **lutte**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#903847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/903847) [\#1372671](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1372671))

- As such, the Internet is a vital weapon in the **fight** for a better world.
  Internet constitue donc une arme importante dans la **lutte** pour un monde meilleur.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 215340)

- The **fight** against doping
  **Lutte** contre le dopage
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3105810)

- “We are here to **fight** for our lives.
  «Nous sommes ici pour **lutter** pour notre survie.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 1650771)

- Doctors have made great strides in their **fight** against cancer.
  Les médecins ont fait de grandes avancées dans leur **lutte** contre le cancer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Rockaround · checked, community translation · [\#28091](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/28091) [\#7024642](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7024642))

## combat

Used about 4 652 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 61 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 27 · parliamentary ≈ 1 640 · legal and administrative ≈ 113 · UN documents ≈ 2 809). Forms: combat, combattre.

- I won the **fight**.
  J'ai gagné le **combat**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2549541](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2549541) [\#7793303](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7793303))

- The greater part of the wounded were able, and wished, to **fight** still.
  La plupart des blessés pouvaient et voulaient encore **combattre**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 25482)

- I have fought the good **fight**. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
  J’ai combattu le bon **combat**, j’ai achevé la course, j’ai gardé la foi.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 4:7)

- I believe that this is key to making progress in the **fight** against this illness.
  Je pense que c'est fondamental si nous voulons progresser dans notre **combat**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1471898)

- Responsible for training separatists to **fight** against the Ukrainian government forces
  Responsable de la formation des séparatistes en vue de **combattre** les forces gouvernementales ukrainiennes
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3143495)

## contre

Used about 3 152 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 13 · parliamentary ≈ 1 262 · UN documents ≈ 1 873).

- We must **fight** against alcoholism.
  Il faut lutter **contre** l'alcoolisme.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Eccles17 and Julien\_PDC · checked, community translation · [\#8637510](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8637510) [\#8636177](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8636177))

- By David. Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me. **Fight** against those who **fight** against me.
  De David. Éternel! Défends-moi **contre** mes adversaires, Combats ceux qui me combattent!
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 35:1)

- Education is the best way to **fight** discrimination.
  L'éducation constitue la meilleure arme pour lutter **contre** la discrimination.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1482177)

- Global initiative to **fight** human trafficking: revised draft decision
  Initiative mondiale **contre** la traite des êtres humains: projet de résolution révisé
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 17142240)

- So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to **fight** against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
  Jephthé marcha **contre** les fils d’Ammon, et l’Éternel les livra entre ses mains.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JDG 11:32)

## battre

Used about 804 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 78 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 252 · UN documents ≈ 468).

- I want to **fight**.
  Je veux me **battre**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1841654](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1841654) [\#1842960](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1842960))

- “But I am going to **fight** a duel with this gentleman.”
  --Mais je dois me **battre** avec monsieur.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 2488)

- David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and **fight** with this Philistine.”
  David dit à Saül: Que personne ne se décourage à cause de ce Philistin! Ton serviteur ira se **battre** avec lui.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1SA 17:32)

- We must not forget that we need to **fight** for the ongoing and fundamental implementation of Parliament's parliamentary rights.
  Il ne faut pas oublier que nous devons nous **battre** pour l'application continue et fondamentale des droits parlementaires du Parlement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1523477)

- Georgian women had not had to **fight** for the right to vote; the Soviet Union had simply given it to them.
  Les femmes géorgiennes n &apos; ont pas eu à se **battre** pour obtenir le droit de vote; l &apos; Union soviétique leur avait tout simplement donné.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 15162560)

## terrorisme

Used about 252 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 252).

- A package solution to the crisis is not sufficient to **fight** terror. Instead, long-term measures on a Community footing are required.
  Un paquet de solutions à la crise ne suffit pas à vaincre le **terrorisme**; il faut plutôt des mesures à long terme au niveau communautaire.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 580558)

- The only realistic solution is to find ways of taking the tension out of social and ethnic **fights**, of reconciling all men of good faith, irrespective of nationality, religion, social position or ideology, in fact everyone who is determined to put an end to the scourges which inflict mankind and which, even if they do not result in terrorism, prepare the ground for terrorism and we need to remove this ground if we are to guarantee the security of our citizens.
  La seule solution réaliste consiste à rechercher les moyens permettant de réduire les tensions dans les luttes sociales et nationales, et cela dans l' entente des hommes de bonne foi, quelles que soient leur nation, leur religion, leur position sociale, leur idéologie, de tous ceux qui sont résolus à mettre un terme aux fléaux de l' humanité qui, quand ils ne conduisent pas au **terrorisme**, en constituent le terreau - et c' est ce terreau qu' il nous faut éliminer pour garantir la sécurité au citoyen.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 239736)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Ziri was in a **fight** and lost.
  Ziri s'est bagarré et a perdu.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10213887](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10213887) [\#11756706](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11756706))

- He had bruises all over after the **fight**.
  Il avait le corps couvert de contusions après la bagarre.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#289795](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/289795) [\#130869](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/130869))

- Sami was looking for a **fight**.
  Sami cherchait la bagarre.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by OsoHombre and Scorpionvenin14 · checked, community translation · [\#6329685](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6329685) [\#6329753](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6329753))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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