From the English verb fight:
fighting is:
   Gerund

1. pelea, combate; Synonyms: dispute, fight, quarrel, struggle, battle, bickering, contest, falling-out; The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.
A fight broke out at the hockey game.
There was fighting in the streets.
The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap.

1. luchador, batallador, beligerante, pugnante; Synonyms: fighter, at war, battling, belligerent, combatant, engaged in warfare, fond of fighting, scrappy, warring; Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations. ; Disposed to loud disagreements and fighting. ; Engaged in war.
On active duty.
The platoon is combat-ready.
Review the fighting forces.
Belligerent (or warring) nations.
A fighting war.

Plural: fights

1. pelear, forcejar, luchar, altercar, andar a golpes, batirse, entrar en pleito, luchar en contra, medir las armas, tirarse los trastos a la cabeza, lidiar; Synonyms: combat, battle, quarrel, cope, engage in a quarrel, feud, make a quarrel, struggle, wrestle; Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.
They fight endlessly, Ellos pelean sin cesar.
The tribesmen fought each other.
Siblings are always fighting.

[ + ] Quips, Quotes & Proverbs

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. Napoleon Un hombre peleará más por sus intereses que por sus derechos. Napoleon




2. combatir, oponerse a, luchar contra, pelear; Synonyms: oppose, act in opposition to, balk at, be opposed to, be thumbs down on, buck, combat, contest, thwart; Fight against or resist strongly.
They fought the unfair law, Ellos pelearon la ley injusta.
The senator said he would oppose the bill.
Don't fight it!


3. pelear, luchar, hacer arduos esfuerzos hacia una meta; Synonyms: strive, struggle, make strenuous efforts toward a goal; Attempt by employing effort.
4. argumentar en contra de; Synonyms: argue against, counter; Fight against or resist strongly.
The senator said he would oppose the bill.
Don't fight it!


5. librar; Synonyms: strike up; Begin.
6. luchar contra, desafiar; Synonyms: challenge, dare, defy; Fight against or resist strongly.
We fight injustice, Luchamos contra la injusticia.
The senator said he would oppose the bill.
Don't fight it!


7. batallar, dar la lucha, guerrear; Synonyms: battle, combat, contend, make war, struggle, fight off; Make a strenuous or labored effort.
She struggled for years to survive without welfare.
He fought for breath.


8. torear; Synonyms: fight in the bullring
They fight a Miura, Ellos torean al miura.

1. pelea, altercado, contienda, disputa, lucha, pleito, querella, riña, agarrón, agarrón de pelo, altercación, brega, bronca, forcejo, gresca, lid, rencilla, reyerta, camorra, follisca, lidia, marimorena, peleona, trifulca, zafacoca, zipizape; Synonyms: dispute, quarrel, struggle, battle, bickering, contest, falling-out, fighting; The act of fighting; any contest or struggle. ; An intense verbal dispute.
A fight broke out at the hockey game.
There was fighting in the streets.
The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap.
A violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate.

[ + ] Quips, Quotes & Proverbs

Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent. Euripides Arriesgue peleas siempre a favor de lo prudente. Euripides




2. batalla, combate, liza; Synonyms: combat, engagement, battle, action, fighting, fray, set-to; A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga.
He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement.

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