fight back

se défendre, riposter

Se défendre en attaquant à son tour la personne qui nous attaque.

En anglais simple : To defend yourself by attacking someone who is attacking you.

• He tried to fight back.
• The boy fought back when the bully hit him.
• Would you fight back if someone attacked you?

Comment l'utiliser : fight back against someone (She fought back against her attacker.)

Synonymes : defend yourself, retaliate

Contraires : surrender

Expressions courantes : fight back hard, fight back immediately, fight back strongly, fight back together

retenir, réprimer

Faire un effort pour ne pas montrer une émotion ou une réaction physique, comme des larmes.

En anglais simple : To try hard to stop yourself showing an emotion or reacting physically.

• She fought back her tears.
• I had to fight back a laugh during the meeting.
• He is fighting back his anger as he reads the letter.

Comment l'utiliser : fight back something (She fought back the urge to laugh.)

Synonymes : hold back, suppress, repress

Expressions courantes : fight back tears, fight back anger

remonter au score

Rattraper son retard dans un jeu ou une compétition et finir par gagner.

En anglais simple : To recover from being behind in a game or competition and win.

• Our team fought back and won.
• Can she fight back from three points behind?
• They fought back to beat the champions.

Comment l'utiliser : fight back from something (They fought back from a two-goal deficit to win.)

Synonymes : come from behind

Expressions courantes : fight back strongly, fight back to win