fight off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de résister ou de se défendre contre une attaque, une maladie ou une situation indésirable.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of resisting or defending against an attack, illness, or unwanted situation.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Resist or repel an attackformal

   To defend oneself against an attacker or threat, often physically.

   Repousser une attaque

   • She fought off the mugger with her umbrella.
   • The soldiers fought off the enemy invasion.
   • He managed to fight off the dog that was chasing him.

   Synonymesdrive backfend offhold offrepelrepulseresistward offwithstand

   Antonymescapitulatesubmitsurrenderyield

2. Overcome an illness or feelinginformal

   To resist or recover from a disease, infection, or negative emotion.

   Surmonter une maladie ou un sentiment

   • I'm trying to fight off a cold with lots of vitamin C.
   • She fought off her feelings of jealousy.
   • He fought off the urge to sleep during the lecture.

   Synonymesconquerovercomerepelresistshake offsurvivethrow offward off

   Antonymessuccumbyield

Verbe de basefight