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wrestle ['resəl]∎ to wrestle with sb lutter (corps à corps) avec qn, se battre avec qn;∎ the two men wrestled briefly les deux hommes ont brièvement lutté∎ he died after wrestling with a long illness il mourut après avoir lutté contre une longue maladie;∎ she wrestled with her conscience elle se débattait avec sa conscience;∎ I wrestled with the problem all evening je me suis débattu avec ce problème toute la soirée∎ to wrestle with sth se débattre avec qch;∎ the woman wrestled to keep control of the car la femme luttait pour garder le contrôle de la voiture(fight → intruder, enemy) lutter contre; Sport (in Greek wrestling, in Sumo wrestling) rencontrer à la lutte; (in freestyle wrestling) rencontrer au catch;∎ he wrestled his attacker to the ground luttant avec son agresseur, il réussit à le clouer au sol3 nounlutte f;∎ to have a wrestle with sb lutter avec ou contre qn;∎ after a wrestle with the knot, she was free après s'être débattue avec le nœud, elle était libre;∎ figurative after a wrestle with his conscience, he agreed après une lutte avec sa conscience, il a accepté
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