has been fighting
Present perfect progressive he/she conjugation of fight.
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fight
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. la bagarre (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
My brothers got into a fight over a girl.Mes frères ont eu une bagarre à cause d'une fille.
a. la dispute (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Joan and Marianne didn't speak for weeks after their fight.Joan et Marianne ne se sont pas parlé pendant des semaines après leur dispute.
3. (military)
a. le combat (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The main fight was on the hill.Le combat principal s'est déroulé sur la colline.
4. (figurative) (struggle for or against something)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. la lutte (F) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
This strike is part of a greater fight.Cette grève s’inscrit dans une lutte plus large.
b. le combat (M) (figurative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
It's a tough fight, but you'll beat cancer.C'est un combat difficile, mais tu vaincras le cancer.
5. (boxing)
a. le combat (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
This fight will go down in boxing history.Ce combat restera dans l'histoire de la boxe.
b. le match (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Did you watch the fight on TV last night?Tu as regardé le match à la télé hier soir ?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. se battre
The two men were fighting in the street when the police arrived.Les deux hommes se battaient dans la rue quand la police est arrivée.
a. se disputer
If you kids don't stop fighting, we're going home.Les enfants, si vous n'arrêtez pas de vous disputer, on rentre à la maison.
8. (military)
9. (figurative) (to struggle for or against something)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. lutter (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
My heroes are all those people who fought for their rights to the end.Mes héros sont toutes ces personnes qui ont lutté jusqu'au bout pour leurs droits.
b. se battre (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
The journalists are fighting for freedom of expression.Les journalistes se battent pour la liberté d'expression.
10. (boxing)
a. s'affronter
Tonight, Martinez and Davis will fight for the world championship.Ce soir, Martinez et Davis s'affronteront pour le titre mondial.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. se battre contre
Demi fought the school bully and won.Demi s'est battue contre le tyran de l'école et a gagné.
12. (military)
a. combattre
The army fought enemy forces in the valley.L’armée a combattu les forces ennemies dans la vallée.
b. se battre contre
For eight long months, the two armies fought a common enemy.Pendant huit longs mois, les deux armées se sont battues contre un ennemi commun.
13. (figurative) (to struggle against something)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. lutter contre (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
This movement fights social injustice.Ce mouvement lutte contre l’injustice sociale.
b. combattre (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Silas always fought the injustices he saw in the world.Silas a toujours combattu les injustices qu'il voyait dans le monde.
Conjugations
Indicative of "fight"
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