fighting

combattant, belligérant

Qui participe à une guerre ou à une lutte violente.

En anglais simple : Taking part in a war or a violent struggle.

• The fighting factions refused to meet.
• Supplies finally reached the fighting troops.
• Both fighting sides agreed to stop firing overnight.

Synonymes : warring, combatant

Expressions courantes : fighting forces, fighting troops, fighting factions

belliqueux, bagarreur

Qui est porté à déclencher une dispute ou une bagarre.

En anglais simple : Likely to start an argument or a physical fight.

• He was in a fighting mood.
• Those are fighting words in this town.
• Her fighting talk upset everyone at the meeting.

Synonymes : aggressive, combative, belligerent

Contraires : peaceful

Expressions courantes : fighting mood, fighting words, fighting talk

combats, lutte

Affrontements où des personnes utilisent la violence physique les unes contre les autres, surtout pendant une guerre.

En anglais simple : The activity of using physical violence against other people, especially during a war.

• The fighting stopped at dawn.
• Heavy fighting continued near the border.
• Many families left the town to escape the fighting.

Synonymes : combat, conflict, violence

Contraires : peace

Expressions courantes : heavy fighting, street fighting, stop the fighting

bataille, combat

Un affrontement précis entre des personnes ou des groupes.

En anglais simple : A particular fight or battle between people or groups.

• A fierce fighting followed the attack.
• There was a brief fighting outside the walls.
• The soldiers recalled the fighting in which their captain fell.

Synonymes : fight, battle, clash

Expressions courantes : a fierce fighting, a brief fighting