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1 struggle

1. intransitive verb
1) (try with difficulty) kämpfen

struggle to do something — sich abmühen, etwas zu tun

struggle for a place/a better world — um einen Platz/für eine bessere Welt kämpfen

struggle against or with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas od. gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen

struggle with something — (try to cope) sich mit etwas quälen; mit etwas kämpfen

2) (proceed with difficulty) sich quälen; (into tight dress, through narrow opening) sich zwängen

I struggled past — ich kämpfte mich vorbei

3) (physically) kämpfen; (resist) sich wehren

struggle free — freikommen; sich befreien

4) (be in difficulties) kämpfen (fig.)

after three laps I was struggling — nach drei Runden hatte ich zu kämpfen
2. noun
1) (exertion)

with a struggle — mit Mühe

it was a long struggle — es kostete viel Mühe

have a [hard] struggle to do something — [große] Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

the struggle for freedom — der Kampf für die Freiheit

2) (physical fight) Kampf, der

the struggle against or with somebody/something — der Kampf gegen od. mit jemandem/etwas

the struggle for influence/power — der Kampf um Einfluss/die Macht

surrender without a struggle — kampflos aufgeben

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1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) zappeln

2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kämpfen

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) sich quälen
2. noun
(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) der Kampf

- academic.ru/118666/struggle_along">struggle along

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strug·gle

[ˈstrʌgl̩]

I. n

1. (great effort) Kampf m ( for um + akk)

trying to accept her death was a terrible \struggle for him ihren Tod zu akzeptieren fiel ihm unendlich schwer

these days it's a desperate \struggle just to keep my head above water im Moment kämpfe ich ums nackte Überleben

▪ it is a \struggle to do sth es ist mühsam [o keine leichte Aufgabe], etw zu tun

to be a real \struggle wirklich Mühe kosten, sehr anstrengend sein

uphill \struggle mühselige Aufgabe, harter Kampf

to give up the \struggle to do sth den Kampf um etw akk aufgeben

without a \struggle kampflos

2. (fight) Kampf m ( against gegen + akk, with mit + dat)

he put up a desperate \struggle before his murder er hatte sich verzweifelt zur Wehr gesetzt, bevor er ermordet wurde

\struggle between good and evil Kampf m zwischen Gut und Böse

power \struggle Machtkampf m

II. vi

1. (toil) sich akk abmühen [o quälen]

he \struggled along the rough road er kämpfte sich auf der schlechten Straße vorwärts

he \struggled to find the right words es fiel ihm schwer, die richtigen Worte zu finden

▪ to \struggle with sth sich akk mit etw dat herumschlagen [o herumquälen] fam

to \struggle to make ends meet Mühe haben, durchzukommen

to \struggle to one's feet mühsam auf die Beine kommen, sich akk mühsam aufrappeln [o hochrappeln

2. (fight) kämpfen, ringen

▪ to \struggle against sth/sb gegen etw/jdn kämpfen

▪ to \struggle with sth/sb mit etw/jdm kämpfen

he \struggled for some time with his conscience er kämpfte eine Zeit lang mit seinem Gewissen

to \struggle for survival ums Überleben kämpfen

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['strʌgl]
1. n (lit, fig)
Kampf m (for um); (fig = effort) Anstrengung f
without a struggle — kampflos

to put up a struggle — sich wehren

the struggle for survival/existence —

the struggle to feed her seven children — der Kampf, ihre sieben Kinder zu ernähren

the struggle to find somewhere to live — der Kampf or die Schwierigkeiten, bis man eine Wohnung gefunden hat

it is/was a struggle — es ist/war mühsam

she finds life a struggle — sie findet das Leben mühsam

I had a struggle to persuade him — es war gar nicht einfach, ihn zu überreden

2. vi

1) (= contend) kämpfen; (in self-defence) sich wehren; (= writhe) sich winden; (financially) in Schwierigkeiten sein, krebsen (inf); (fig = strive) sich sehr bemühen or anstrengen, sich abmühen

the police were struggling with the burglar — zwischen der Polizei und dem Einbrecher gab es ein Handgemenge

to struggle to do sth — sich sehr anstrengen, etw zu tun

to struggle for sth — um etw kämpfen, sich um etw bemühen

to struggle against sb/sth — gegen jdn/etw kämpfen

to struggle with sb — mit jdm kämpfen

to struggle with sth (with problem, difficulty, question) — sich mit etw herumschlagen; with injury, mortgage, debts, feelings mit etw zu kämpfen haben; with doubts, one's conscience mit etw ringen; with luggage, language, subject, homework, words sich mit etw abmühen

to struggle with life — es im Leben nicht leicht haben

this firm/team/family is struggling — diese Firma/Mannschaft/Familie hat( schwer) zu kämpfen

are you struggling? — hast du Schwierigkeiten?

can you manage? – I'm struggling — schaffst dus? – mit Müh und Not

he was struggling to make ends meet — er hatte seine liebe Not durchzukommen

2) (= move with difficulty) sich quälen

to struggle to one's feet — mühsam aufstehen or auf die Beine kommen, sich aufrappeln (inf)

to struggle to get up — sich hochquälen

he struggled through the tiny window — er zwängte sich durch das kleine Fenster

to struggle on (lit) — sich weiterkämpfen; (fig) weiterkämpfen

to struggle along/through (lit, fig) — sich durchschlagen or -kämpfen

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struggle [ˈstrʌɡl]

A v/i

1. (against, with) kämpfen (gegen, mit), ringen (mit) ( beide:

for um Atem, Macht etc):

struggle for words um Worte ringen

2. sich sträuben ( against gegen)

3. sich (ab)mühen ( with mit; to do zu tun), sich anstrengen oder (ab)quälen:

struggle through sich durchkämpfen;

struggle to one’s feet mühsam aufstehen, sich hochrappeln umg

B s

1. Kampf m, Ringen n ( beide:

for um;

with mit):

struggle for existence ( oder life)

a) BIOL Kampf ums Dasein,

b) Existenzkampf

2. Streben n, Anstrengung(en) f(pl)

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1. intransitive verb
1) (try with difficulty) kämpfen

struggle to do something — sich abmühen, etwas zu tun

struggle for a place/a better world — um einen Platz/für eine bessere Welt kämpfen

struggle against or with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas od. gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen

struggle with something — (try to cope) sich mit etwas quälen; mit etwas kämpfen

2) (proceed with difficulty) sich quälen; (into tight dress, through narrow opening) sich zwängen

I struggled past — ich kämpfte mich vorbei

3) (physically) kämpfen; (resist) sich wehren

struggle free — freikommen; sich befreien

4) (be in difficulties) kämpfen (fig.)

after three laps I was struggling — nach drei Runden hatte ich zu kämpfen
2. noun
1) (exertion)

with a struggle — mit Mühe

it was a long struggle — es kostete viel Mühe

have a [hard] struggle to do something — [große] Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

the struggle for freedom — der Kampf für die Freiheit

2) (physical fight) Kampf, der

the struggle against or with somebody/something — der Kampf gegen od. mit jemandem/etwas

the struggle for influence/power — der Kampf um Einfluss/die Macht

surrender without a struggle — kampflos aufgeben

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n.

Kampf ¨-e m. (for) v.

kämpfen (um) v. v.

ringen v.

(§ p.,pp.: rang, gerungen)

strampeln v.

English-german dictionary > struggle
2 struggle

v. 1. \struggle for sth -ний төлөө тэмцэх, зүтгэх. 2. \struggle (against/ with sb/ sth) -ний эсрэг тэмцэх. 3. \struggle (with sb) зодолдох, ноцолдох, тэмцэх. n. 1. тэмцэл. 2. зодоон.

English-Mongolian dictionary > struggle
3 struggle

struggle

A n

1 (battle, fight) lit, fig lutte f (against contre ; between entre ; for pour ; over au sujet de ; to do pour faire) ; the struggle for democracy/for survival la lutte pour la démocratie/pour survivre ; armed/non-violent struggle lutte f armée/non violente ; class struggle lutte f des classes ; power struggle lutte f pour le pouvoir ; to give up ou abandon the struggle abandonner la lutte or la partie ; to put up a (fierce) struggle se défendre (avec acharnement) ; they gave up without a struggle lit, Mil ils ont abandonné sans opposer de résistance ; fig ils ont abandonné sans lutter ;

2 ( scuffle) rixe f, bagarre ○ f ; two people were injured in ou during the struggle deux personnes ont été blessées pendant la rixe or la bagarre ○ ;

3 (difficult task, effort) it was a struggle but it was worth it on a eu du mal or cela a été dur mais cela en valait la peine ; learning to read was a great struggle for him apprendre à lire lui a coûté de gros efforts ; he finds everything a real struggle il trouve que tout est très dur ; I find it a real struggle to do ou doing il m'est très difficile de faire ; they had a struggle to do ou doing ils ont eu du mal à faire ; to succeed after years of struggle réussir après des années d'efforts ; after a long struggle he managed to contact her après s'être donné beaucoup de mal il est parvenu à la joindre ; she managed it but not without a struggle elle a réussi mais non sans mal.

B vi

1 lit ( put up a fight) [person, animal] se débattre (to do pour faire) ; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals] lutter, se battre ; [armies, forces] se battre ; he struggled with his attacker il s'est débattu pour se dégager de l'emprise de son agresseur ; they struggled with each other ils ont lutté or se sont battus (for pour) ; they struggled for the gun ils se sont battus pour le revolver ; to struggle free se dégager ;

2 fig ( try hard) se battre, lutter ; ( stronger) se démener ; a young artist struggling for recognition un jeune artiste qui lutte or se démène pour faire reconnaître son talent ; to struggle to do sth lutter or se battre pour faire ; the firm has had to struggle to survive ( try hard) la société a dû lutter or se battre pour survivre ; to struggle with a problem/one's conscience être aux prises avec un problème/sa conscience ;

3 ( have difficulty) (at school, with job, in market) [person, company] éprouver des difficultés ; to struggle to keep up/to survive/with one's homework avoir du mal à suivre/à survivre/à faire ses devoirs ;

4 ( move with difficulty) he struggled into/out of his jeans il a enfilé/enlevé péniblement son jean ; to struggle to one's feet se lever avec peine ; we struggled up the steep path nous avons monté péniblement la côte raide.

Phrasal verbs

■ struggle along lit avancer à grand-peine ; fig persévérer.

■ struggle back revenir à grand-peine or avec peine.

■ struggle on lit continuer à grand-peine ; fig persévérer.

■ struggle through:

▶ struggle through s'en sortir tant bien que mal ;

▶ struggle through [sth] se frayer péniblement un chemin dans [snow, jungle, crowd] ; se débattre avec [book, task] ; the bill struggled through Parliament le projet de loi a été adopté non sans peine par le Parlement.

Big English-French dictionary > struggle
4 struggle

strug·gle [ʼstrʌgl̩] n

1) ( great effort) Kampf m ( for um +akk);

trying to accept her death was a terrible \struggle for him ihren Tod zu akzeptieren fiel ihm unendlich schwer;

these days it's a desperate \struggle just to keep my head above water im Moment kämpfe ich ums nackte Überleben;

it is a \struggle to do sth es ist mühsam [o keine leichte Aufgabe], etw zu tun;

to be a real \struggle wirklich Mühe kosten, sehr anstrengend sein;

uphill \struggle mühselige Aufgabe, harter Kampf;

to give up the \struggle to do sth den Kampf um etw akk aufgeben;

without a \struggle kampflos

2) ( fight) Kampf m ( against gegen +akk) ( with mit +dat);

he put up a desperate \struggle before his murder er hatte sich verzweifelt zur Wehr gesetzt, bevor er ermordet wurde;

\struggle between good and evil Kampf m zwischen Gut und Böse;

power \struggle Machtkampf m vi

1) ( toil) sich akk abmühen [o quälen];

he \struggled along the rough road er kämpfte sich auf der schlechten Straße vorwärts;

he \struggled to find the right words es fiel ihm schwer, die richtigen Worte zu finden;

to \struggle with sth sich akk mit etw dat herumschlagen [o herumquälen] ( fam)

to \struggle to make ends meet Mühe haben, durchzukommen;

to \struggle to one's feet mühsam auf die Beine kommen, sich akk mühsam aufrappeln [o hochrappeln];

2) ( fight) kämpfen, ringen;

to \struggle against sth/sb gegen etw/jdn kämpfen;

to \struggle with sth/sb mit etw/jdm kämpfen;

he \struggled for some time with his conscience er kämpfte eine Zeit lang mit seinem Gewissen;

to \struggle for survival ums Überleben kämpfen

English-German students dictionary > struggle
5 struggle

1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) luchar, forcejear

2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) luchar (por/contra)

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) moverse con dificultad

2. noun
(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) lucha

- struggle along

struggle¹ n

1. lucha

the struggle for independence la lucha por la independencia

2. forcejeo

after a struggle, they managed to arrest the thief después de un forcejeo, consiguieron detener al ladrón

struggle² vb

1. forcejear

I struggled with the mugger forcejeé con el atracador

2. luchar

we are struggling to survive luchamos por sobrevivir

El gerundio de struggle se escribe struggling

struggle

tr['strʌgəl]

noun

1 (gen) lucha; (physical fight) pelea, forcejeo

■ she put up a real struggle opuso mucha resistencia

■ they gave in without a struggle se dieron por vencidos sin oponer resistencia

■ it was a struggle to bring up two children on my own me costó mucho criar a dos niños yo sola

■ it's a struggle to make ends meet cuesta Dios y ayuda llegar a fin de mes

intransitive verb

1 (fight) luchar; (physically) forcejear

■ he struggled to get loose luchó por liberarse

■ she struggled with her assailant forcejeó con su asaltante

2 (strive) luchar ( for, por), esforzarse ( for, por); (suffer) pasar apuros; (have difficulty) costar, tener problemas

■ a country struggling for independence un país que lucha por la independencia

3 (move with difficulty) con dificultad

■ he struggled to his feet se levantó con dificultad

■ she struggled up the stairs subió la escalera con dificultad

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

armed struggle lucha armada

class struggle lucha de clases

struggle ['strʌgəl] vi, - gled ; - gling

1) contend: forcejear (físicamente), luchar, contender

2) : hacer con dificultad

she struggled forward: avanzó con dificultad

struggle n

: lucha f, pelea f (física)

struggle

n.

• apretón s.m.

• batalla s.f.

• brega s.f.

• combate s.m.

• contención s.f.

• contienda s.f.

• esfuerzo s.m.

• forcejeo s.m.

• guerra s.f.

• lucha s.f.

• pelea s.f.

• pugna s.f.

v.

• bracear v.

• bregar v.

• combatir v.

• debatir v.

• forcejear v.

• lidiar v.

• luchar v.

• pelear v.

• pugnar v.

• pujar v.

• resistir v.

I 'strʌgəl
noun

a) ( against opponent) lucha f; ( physical) refriega f

to put up a struggle — luchar, oponer* resistencia

to give up without a struggle — rendirse* sin luchar

b) ( against difficulties) lucha f

to give up the struggle — abandonar la lucha

his struggle for survival — su lucha por la supervivencia

it's a struggle to make ends meet — cuesta mucho llegar a fin de mes

we had quite a struggle to convince him — nos costó bastante convencerlo

II

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( thrash around) forcejear

I tried to struggle free — forcejeé tratando de liberarme

b) (contend, strive) luchar

she had to struggle to support her family — tuvo que luchar para mantener a su familia

to struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)

to struggle FOR something — luchar por algo

c) ( be in difficulties) pasar apuros

2) ( move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)

he struggled up the hill — subió penosamente la cuesta

he struggled to his feet — se levantó con gran dificultad

they struggled on through the storm — siguieron adelante con gran esfuerzo en medio de la tormenta

['strʌɡl]
1. N

1) (lit) pelea f, forcejeo m

there were signs of a struggle — había señales de haberse producido una pelea or un forcejeo

• two men went up to him and a struggle broke out — dos hombres se acercaron a él y se desencadenó una pelea

• he lost his glasses in the struggle — perdió las gafas en la pelea or refriega

• to put up a struggle — oponer resistencia, forcejear

• he handed over his wallet without a struggle — entregó su billetera sin oponer resistencia

2) (fig) lucha f ( for por)

her struggle to feed her children — su lucha por poder dar de comer a sus hijos

I had a struggle to persuade her — me costó trabajo persuadirla

• he finally lost his struggle against cancer — finalmente perdió su lucha contra el cáncer

• the struggle for survival — la lucha por la supervivencia

• there is a fierce power struggle going on behind the scenes — hay una intensa lucha por el poder entre bastidores

• local shopkeepers are not giving up without a struggle — los tenderos del barrio no van a rendirse sin luchar
class 4., uphill
2. VI

1) (=scuffle) forcejear

stop struggling! — ¡deja de forcejear!

he struggled to get free from the ropes — forcejeó para soltarse de las cuerdas

• we were struggling for the gun when it went off — forcejeábamos para hacernos con la pistola cuando se disparó

• to struggle with sb — forcejear con algn

2) (=move with difficulty)

• to struggle free — lograr soltarse con dificultad

• I struggled into my costume — logré ponerme el disfraz como pude

• we struggled through the crowd — nos abrimos paso a duras penas entre la multitud

• she struggled to her feet — logró ponerse de pie

• the bus was struggling up the hill — el autobús subía con dificultad la cuesta

• he was struggling with his luggage — cargaba con su equipaje con gran esfuerzo

3) (=fight against odds) luchar

to struggle to do sth — luchar por hacer algo, esforzarse por hacer algo

• to struggle against sth — luchar contra algo

he struggled against the disease for 20 years — luchó contra la enfermedad durante 20 años

• we could see she was struggling for breath — veíamos como respiraba con dificultad

• to struggle in vain — luchar en vano

4) (=have difficulties) tener problemas

they were struggling to pay their bills — tenían problemas or iban apurados para pagar las facturas

the economy is struggling — la economía está en apuros

he's struggling in his present class — se ve apurado en la clase en la que está ahora

• I struggled through the book — me costó terminar de leer el libro, tuve problemas para terminar de leer el libro

• she has struggled with her weight for years — ha tenido problemas con su peso durante años

- struggle along

- struggle on

- struggle through

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I ['strʌgəl]
noun

a) ( against opponent) lucha f; ( physical) refriega f

to put up a struggle — luchar, oponer* resistencia

to give up without a struggle — rendirse* sin luchar

b) ( against difficulties) lucha f

to give up the struggle — abandonar la lucha

his struggle for survival — su lucha por la supervivencia

it's a struggle to make ends meet — cuesta mucho llegar a fin de mes

we had quite a struggle to convince him — nos costó bastante convencerlo

II

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( thrash around) forcejear

I tried to struggle free — forcejeé tratando de liberarme

b) (contend, strive) luchar

she had to struggle to support her family — tuvo que luchar para mantener a su familia

to struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)

to struggle FOR something — luchar por algo

c) ( be in difficulties) pasar apuros

2) ( move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)

he struggled up the hill — subió penosamente la cuesta

he struggled to his feet — se levantó con gran dificultad

they struggled on through the storm — siguieron adelante con gran esfuerzo en medio de la tormenta

English-spanish dictionary > struggle
6 struggle **** strug·gle

['strʌɡl]
1. n

(fight) lotta, (effort) sforzo

he lost his glasses in the struggle — ha perso gli occhiali nella zuffa

a violent struggle — una lotta violenta

a power struggle — una lotta per il potere

the struggle for survival — la lotta per la sopravvivenza

without a struggle — (surrender) senza opporre resistenza, (without difficulty) senza problemi

to have a struggle to do sth — avere dei problemi a fare qc

it was a struggle — è stata dura

2. vi

(physically) lottare

to struggle with sth/sb — lottare con qc/qn

to struggle to one's feet — alzarsi con sforzo

to struggle through the crowd — avanzare a fatica tra la folla

3. vt

to struggle to do sth — lottare per fare qc

he struggled to get custody of his daughter — ha lottato per ottenere la custodia della figlia

they struggle to pay their bills — riescono a stento a pagare le bollette

to struggle to make ends meet fig — faticare a sbarcare il lunario

•

- struggle on

- struggle through

English-Italian dictionary > struggle **** strug·gle
7 struggle

['strʌgl] 1. n
( fight) walka f; ( effort) zmaganie się nt, borykanie się nt
2. vi
walczyć

to struggle to do sth — usiłować coś zrobić

to have a struggle to do sth — wkładać (włożyć perf) w coś wiele wysiłku

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1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) walczyć, wyrywać się

2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) zmagać/borykać się

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) gramolić się
2. noun
(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) walka

- struggle along

English-Polish dictionary > struggle
8 for

§ -თვის, განმავლობაში, მაგიერ

§

1 რადგან(აც), ვინაიდან, იმიტომ რომ, რამეთუ

I asked her to stay, for I had sth to tell her ვთხოვე დარჩენილიყო, რადგანაც რაღაც მქონდა სათქმელი

2 გამო

for the reason that… იმის გამო, რომ…

for this reason ამის გამო

for lack of anything better უკეთესის უქონლობის გამო

3 -თვის

we fight for freedom თავისუფლებისათვის ვიბრძვით

I’ll do all I can for you შენთვის ყველაფერს გავაკეთებ

he is tall for his age თავისი ასაკისათვის მაღალია

I thank you for your help დახმარებისათვის მადლობას გიხდი

for my / God’s sake ჩემი / ღვთის გულისათვის

what is this tool for? რისთვისაა ეს ხელასწყო / იარაღი?

what for? რისთვის?

for whom? ვისთვის?

4 -ად, -დ

I sold the book for three dollars წიგნი სამ დოლარად გავყიდე

we used a box for a table მაგიდად ყუთი გამოვიყენეთ

for the first / last time პირველად / უკანასკნელად

for instance / example მაგალითად

we went for a walk სასეირნოდ წავედით

it’s being done for your own good ეს შენს სასიკეთოდ კეთდება

for ever / good სამუდამოდ

5 -ით

they went away for a month ერთი თვით წავიდნენ

he is known for his wit თავისი ენამახვილობით არის ცნობილი

they played chess for hours საათობით თამაშობდნენ ჭადრაკს

6 -ში

he left for London / Australia ლონდონში / ავსტრალიაში წავიდა / გაემგზავრა

he gave me a book for the disk გრამფირფიტაში წიგნი მომცა (გამიცვალა)

7 -ზე

I’m going out for bread პურზე / პურის საყიდლად მივდივარ

they played for money ფულზე თამაშობდნენ

he exchanged pounds for dollars გირვანქები დოლარებზე გადაცვალა

he was late for dinner სადილზე დაგვაგვიანდა

8 საწინააღმდეგო, -ის

an injection for cholera ქოლერის საწინააღმდეგო აცრა

pills for a headache თავის ტკივილის ტაბლეტები

it’s time for bed / dinner ძილის / სადილის დროა

9 განმავლობაში

for a few days რამდენიმე დღის განმავლობაში

for some time რამდენიმე ხნის განმავლობაში

for centuries საუკუნეების განმავლობაში

10 მიუხედავად

for all his fault, he’s a fine fellow მიუხედავად ყველა მისი ნაკლისა, კარგი ბიჭია

for all you may say რაც უნდა თქვა

11 მომხრე

I’m for leaving tomorrow მე ხვალვე გამგზავრების მომხრე ვარ

everyone is for my plan ყველა ჩემი გეგმის მომხრეა / ჩემს გეგმას უჭერს მხარს

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if it weren’t for you… თქვენ რომ არა,…

it’s for you to decide ეს შენ უნდა გადაწყვიტო / ეს შენი გადასაწყვეტია

to change for the better უკეთესობისაკენ შეცვლა (შეიცვლება)

can I do anything for you? რითი შემიძლია გემსახურო?

for certain დანამდვილებით, დარწმუნებით

I know it for certain ნამდვილად ვიცი

for all I know რამდენადაც ვიცი

for the time being ჯერჯერობით

as for me… ჩემს მხრივ // რაც მე მეხება…

not for the world! არაფრის დიდებით!

who are you looking for? ვის ეძებ?

to let in for ჩაგდება, გახვევა

to leave for გამგზავრება, წასვლა

for my part რაც მე მეხება

for one thing…; for another …; ჯერ ერთი..., მერეც და...

●●for once he was right ამჯერად მართალი იყო

run for your life! თავს უშველე! გაიქეცი!

for some reason or other ამა თუ იმ მიზეზით

I know it for sure ეს ნამდვილად ვიცი

for instance მაგალითად

you are in for an unpleasant visit არასასიამოვნო ვიზიტი მოგელის

I’m afraid we are for a rain ვშიშობ, გაგვიწვიმდება

some man is asking for you ვიღაც კაცი გკითხულობს

so much for that! კმარა ამაზე ლაპარაკი

for short შემოკლებით, მოკლედ

I shall wait for you დაგელოდები

save for his foolishness he would be rich now მისი სისულელე რომ არა, ახლა მდიდარი იქნებოდა

save for რომ არა

he’ll stand in for me ჩემს მაგივრობას გასწევს

for the most part უმთავრესად, უმეტესად

he made for the door კარისკენ გაემართა

●●in trade for ნაცვლად

for the time being ჯერ-ჯერობით

for some time now უკვე კარგა ხანია

wait for some time ცოტა ხანი მოიცადე

he is playing for time დრო გაჰყავს

I’m pressed for time ცოტა დრო მაქვს

for various reasons მრავალი/სხვადასხვა მიზეზების გამო

to have no use for არმოწონება

I have no use for talkative people ლაყბობის მოყვარულებს გავურბივარ

I’m not hungry for dinner სადილი არ მინდა

for heavens sake! ღვთის გულისათვის!

●●not for the world არაფრის დიდებით

for a while ცოტა ხანს, ცოტა ხნით, დროებით

what is this for? ეს რისთვისაა?

he fell for her in a big way თვდავიწყებით შეუყვარდა

judge for yourself თვითონ განსაჯე!

for a joke სახუმაროდ

for a jest საოხუნჯოდ, ხუმრობით, გასამხიარულებლად

I haven’t seen him for years მრავალი წელი არ მინახავს

you are walking too quick for me ისე სწრაფად მიდიხარ, რომ ვერ მოგდევ

a queue for bread პურის რიგი

we did it for fun ეს სახუმაროდ გავაკეთეთ

for the first time პირველად

I feel pity for him მეცოდება

for fear that… იმის შიშით, რომ…

an eye for an eye თვალი თვალისა წილ

except for რომ არა

for example მაგალითად

for ever სამუდამოდ

a gift for languages ენების შესწავლის ნიჭი

for God’s sake! ღვთის გულისათვის!

let’s go for a walk! გავისეირნოთ!

this passport is good for a year ამ პასპორტს ერთი წლის ვადა აქვს

he is a good man for this job ამ საქმისათვის შესაფერისი კაცია

she changed for theatre თეატრში წასასვლელად ტანისამოსი

for certain ნამდვილად

for a certain reason გარკვეული მიზეზის გამო

do you care for jazz? ჯაზი გიყვარს?

I’ll call for you at six ექვსზე გამოგივლი

to call for გამოვლა (გამოუვლის)

where are you bound for? საით მიამგზავრები?

he is out for my blood ჩემი სისხლი სწყურია

it’s all for the best მით უკეთესი

to ask for თხოვნა (სთხოვს)

for no apparent reason გაუგებარი მიზეზით

not for anything! არაფრის დიდებით!

to make amends for an injury ზარალის ანაზღაურება

to phone for the ambulance სასწრაფოს გამოძახება

once and for all ერთხელ და სამუდამოდ

for all that... მიუხედავად ამისა...

for all I care he may be offended სულაც არ მაწუხებს, ეწყინება თუ არა

I`m all for him მთლიანად მის მხარეზე ვარ

for ages ძალიან დიდი ხანი

we struggle for the abolition of wars ომების ასაკრძალავად ვიბრძვით

how do you account for your conduct? როგორ აგვიხსნი შენს საქციელს?/ როგორ გავიგით შენი საქციელი?

my heart aches for her მასზე გული შემტკივა

he is very active for his age თავის ასაკთან შედარებით ძალიან მოძრავია/ენერგიულია

find for სასარგებლოდ გადაწყვეტა

look for yourself! შენ თვითონ ნახე!

English-Georgian dictionary > for
9 struggle

['strʌɡl] UK / US
1. n

Kampf m ( for um)

2. vi

(fight) kämpfen ( for um), (do sth with difficulty) sich abmühen

to struggle to do sth — sich abmühen, etw zu tun

English-German mini dictionary > struggle
10 struggle

['strʌɡl] UK / US
1. n

Kampf m ( for um)

2. vi

(fight) kämpfen ( for um), (do sth with difficulty) sich abmühen

to struggle to do sth — sich abmühen, etw zu tun

English-German mini dictionary > struggle
11 puja

Del verbo pujar: ( conjugate pujar) \ \
puja es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: puja pujar
pujar ( conjugate pujar) verbo intransitivo 1 ( luchar) puja POR algo/hacer algo to struggle for sth/to do sth 2 (Esp) ( en subasta) to bid 3 (Méx fam) ( gemir) to moan, whimper
puja f (en subasta) (acción) bidding (cantidad) bid
pujar verbo transitivo
1 (esforzarse) to struggle
2 (en una subasta) to bid ' puja' also found in these entries: English: bid - bidding - outbid

English-spanish dictionary > puja
12 pujar

pujar ( conjugate pujar) verbo intransitivo 1 ( luchar) pujar POR algo/hacer algo to struggle for sth/to do sth 2 (Esp) ( en subasta) to bid 3 (Méx fam) ( gemir) to moan, whimper
pujar verbo transitivo
1 (esforzarse) to struggle
2 (en una subasta) to bid ' pujar' also found in these entries: English: bid - outbid - out

English-spanish dictionary > pujar
13 fight

1. intransitive verb,
fought

1) (lit. or fig.) kämpfen; (with fists) sich schlagen

fight shy of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

2) (squabble) [sich] streiten, [sich] zanken ( about wegen)
2. transitive verb,
fought

1) (in battle)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen; (using fists)

fight somebody — sich mit jemandem schlagen; [Boxer:] gegen jemanden boxen

2) (seek to overcome) bekämpfen; (resist)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas ankämpfen

3)

fight a battle — einen Kampf austragen

be fighting a losing battle — (fig.) auf verlorenem Posten stehen od. kämpfen

4) führen [Kampagne]; kandidieren bei [Wahl]

5)

fight one's way — sich (Dat.) den Weg freikämpfen; (fig.) sich (Dat.) seinen Weg bahnen

fight one's way to the top — (fig.) sich an die Spitze kämpfen
3. noun
1) Kampf, der ( for um); (brawl) Schlägerei, die

make a fight of it, put up a fight — sich wehren; (fig.) sich zur Wehr setzen

give in without a fight — (fig.) klein beigeben

2) (squabble) Streit, der

they are always having fights — zwischen ihnen gibt es dauernd Streit

3) (ability to fight) Kampffähigkeit, die; (appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist, der

all the fight had gone out of him — (fig.) sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/119957/fight_against">fight against

- fight back

- fight down

- fight for

- fight off

- fight out

- fight over

- fight with

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1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) kämpfen

2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) (be)kämpfen

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) streiten
2. noun
1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) der Kampf

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) der Kampf

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) der Kampfwille

4) (a boxing-match.) der Boxkampf

•

- fighter
- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight
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fight

[faɪt]

I. n

1. (violent combat) Kampf m (against/for gegen/um + akk); (brawl) Rauferei f; (involving fists) Schlägerei f

to give up without a \fight kampflos aufgeben

2. BOXING Kampf m, Fight m

3. MIL Gefecht nt ( against gegen + akk)

4. (struggle, resistance) Kampf m (against/for gegen/um + akk)

5. (quarrel) Streit

to have a \fight on one's hands Ärger am Hals haben fam

6. no pl (inclination) Kampfgeist m

to knock [or take] the \fight out of sb jdm seinen Kampfgeist nehmen

to show some \fight (defend oneself) Widerstand leisten, sich akk zur Wehr setzen; (show appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist demonstrieren, sich akk kampflustig zeigen

7.

▶ \fight or flight! friss oder stirb! fam

▶ to put up a [good] \fight sich akk [tapfer] zur Wehr setzen

to put up a \fight about sth sich akk gegen etw akk wehren

II. vi

<fought, fought>

1. (combat violently) kämpfen

the children were \fighting in the playground die Kinder rauften sich auf dem Spielplatz

to \fight like cats and dogs wie Hund und Katze sein

▪ to \fight against/for sth/sb gegen/für etw/jdn kämpfen

▪ to \fight with each other miteinander kämpfen

2. (wage war) kämpfen

to \fight to the death auf Leben und Tod kämpfen

to \fight to the bitter end bis zum bitteren Ende kämpfen

to \fight to the finish bis zum Schluss [o letzten Augenblick] kämpfen

▪ to \fight on weiterkämpfen, den Kampf fortsetzen

▪ to \fight against/for sb/sth gegen/für jdn/etw kämpfen

to \fight for the winning side für die Sieger kämpfen

▪ to \fight with sb (battle against) gegen jdn kämpfen; (battle on same side) an jds Seite kämpfen

3. (quarrel) sich akk streiten

▪ to \fight about sb/sth sich akk über jdn/etw [o wegen einer Person/einer S. gen] streiten

▪ to \fight over sth/sb sich akk um etw/jdn streiten

4. (struggle) kämpfen

to \fight at [or in] an election bei einer Wahl kandidieren

to \fight to clear one's name um seinen guten Ruf kämpfen

▪ to \fight against sth gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen, etw bekämpfen

▪ to \fight against sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen

▪ to \fight for sth um etw akk kämpfen

to \fight for breath nach Luft ringen

to \fight for a cause für eine Sache kämpfen

to \fight for life um sein Leben kämpfen

5. BOXING boxen

▪ to \fight against sb gegen jdn boxen

III. vt

<fought, fought>

1. (wage war)

▪ to \fight sb/sth gegen jdn/etw kämpfen

to \fight a delaying action den Feind im Kampf hinhalten

to \fight a battle eine Schlacht schlagen

to \fight a duel ein Duell austragen, sich akk duellieren

2. ( dated: manoeuvre)

to \fight ships/troops Schiffe/Truppen kommandieren

3. (struggle to extinguish)

to \fight a fire ein Feuer bekämpfen, gegen ein Feuer ankämpfen

4. (strive to win)

to \fight an action einen Prozess durchkämpfen

to \fight a case in [or through] the courts einen Fall vor Gericht durchfechten; (strive to beat)

▪ to \fight sb for sth gegen jdn wegen einer S. gen einen Prozess führen

5. (struggle against, resist)

▪ to \fight sth etw bekämpfen, gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen

to \fight crime das Verbrechen bekämpfen

to \fight a disease gegen eine Krankheit ankämpfen

▪ to \fight sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen

6. (in boxing)

▪ to \fight sb gegen jdn boxen

7. (battle)

to \fight one's way [out of sth] sich dat den Weg [aus etw dat] freikämpfen

to \fight one's way through the crowd sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen

to \fight one's way to the top sich akk an die Spitze kämpfen

8.

▶ to not be able to \fight one's way out of a brown paper bag absolut bescheuert sein fam

▶ to \fight one's corner BRIT seinen Standpunkt verfechten

▶ to \fight fire with fire mit den gleichen Waffen kämpfen

▶ to \fight a losing battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen

▶ to \fight shy of sb/sth jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

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[faɪt] vb: pret, ptp fought
1. n

1) (lit, fig) Kampf m; (= fist fight, scrap) Rauferei f, Prügelei f, Schlägerei f; (MIL) Gefecht nt; (= argument, row) Streit m

to have a fight with sb — sich mit jdm schlagen

to give sb a fight (lit, fig) — jdm einen Kampf liefern

to put up a fight (lit, fig) — sich zur Wehr setzen

to put up a good fight (lit, fig) — sich tapfer zur Wehr setzen, sich tapfer schlagen

do you want a fight? — willst du was?, du willst dich wohl mit mir anlegen?

if he wants a fight, then... (lit, fig) — wenn er Streit sucht, dann...

a politician who enjoys a good fight — ein streitlustiger Politiker

he won't give in without a fight —

in the fight against disease — im Kampf gegen die Krankheit

the fight for survival — der Kampf ums Überleben

he lost his fight for life —

the big fight (Boxing) — der große Kampf

2) (= fighting spirit) Kampfgeist m

there was no fight left in him — sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

to show fight — Kampfgeist zeigen

2. vi
kämpfen; (= have punch-up etc) raufen, sich prügeln, sich schlagen; (= argue with wife etc) sich streiten or zanken
the dogs were fighting over a bone — die Hunde rauften um einen Knochen

to fight against disease — Krankheiten bekämpfen

to fight for sb/sth — um jdn/etw kämpfen

to fight for what one believes in — für seine Überzeugungen eintreten or streiten

to fight for one's life — um sein Leben kämpfen

to fight for breath — nach Atem ringen

to go down fighting — sich nicht kampflos ergeben

to fight shy of sth — einer Sache (dat) aus dem Weg gehen

I've always fought shy of claiming that... — ich habe immer bewusst vermieden, zu behaupten...

3. vt

1) person kämpfen mit or gegen; (= have punch-up with) sich schlagen mit, sich prügeln mit; (in battle) kämpfen mit, sich (dat) ein Gefecht nt liefern mit

I'll fight him on that one — dazu nehme ich es mit ihm auf

you can't fight the whole company — du kannst es nicht mit der ganzen Firma aufnehmen

2) fire, disease, cuts, policy, crime, inflation bekämpfen; decision ankämpfen gegen; corruption angehen gegen

there's no point in fighting it, you can't win — es hat keinen Zweck, dagegen anzukämpfen, es ist aussichtslos

she fought the urge to giggle — sie versuchte, sich das Kichern zu verkneifen

3)

to fight a duel — ein Duell nt austragen, sich duellieren

to fight pitched battles — sich (dat) offene Gefechte liefern

to fight political battles — politische Kämpfe austragen

to fight an action (Jur) — einen Prozess durchkämpfen or durchfechten

to fight one's way through the crowd — sich durch die Menge kämpfen

See:

→ also battle

4) (MIL, NAUT: control in battle) army, ships kommandieren

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fight [faıt]

A s

1. Kampf m:

a) MIL Gefecht n

b) Konflikt m, Streit m

c) Ringen n ( for um):

give sth up without a fight etwas kampflos aufgeben;

lose the fight over den Kampf verlieren um;

make (a) fight (for sth) (um etwas) kämpfen;

put up a (good) fight einen (guten) Kampf liefern, sich tapfer schlagen;

fight against drugs Drogenbekämpfung f;

the fight against unemployment der Kampf gegen die Arbeitslosigkeit

2. Boxen: Kampf m, Fight m:

fight record Kampfrekord m

3. Schlägerei f, Rauferei f:

have a fight (with) → C 3

4. Kampffähigkeit f, Kampf(es)lust f:

show fight

a) sich zur Wehr setzen,

b) kampflustig sein;

there was no fight left in him er war kampfmüde oder umg fertig;

he still had a lot of fight in him er war noch lange nicht geschlagen

B v/t prät und pperf fought [fɔːt]

1. jemanden, etwas bekämpfen, bekriegen, kämpfen gegen

2. einen Krieg, einen Prozess führen, eine Schlacht schlagen oder austragen, eine Sache ausfechten:

fight it out es (untereinander) ausfechten; → battle Bes Redew, duel A, losing A 3

3. etwas verfechten, sich einsetzen für

4. kämpfen gegen oder mit, sich schlagen mit, SPORT auch boxen gegen jemanden:

fight back ( oder down) seine Enttäuschung, Tränen etc unterdrücken;

fight off jemanden, etwas abwehren, einen Vertreter etc abwimmeln umg;

fight off a cold

a) gegen eine Erkältung ankämpfen,

b) eine Erkältung bekämpfen; → windmill A 1

5. raufen oder sich prügeln mit

6. erkämpfen:

fight one’s way

a) sich durchkämpfen ( through durch) (a. fig),

b) fig seinen Weg machen, sich durchschlagen;

fight one’s way to sth sich etwas erkämpfen

7. Hunde etc kämpfen lassen, zum Kampf an- oder aufstacheln

8. Truppen, Geschütze etc kommandieren, (im Kampf) führen

C v/i

1. kämpfen ( with oder against mit oder gegen; for um):

fight against sth gegen etwas ankämpfen;

fight back sich zur Wehr setzen oder wehren, zurückschlagen; → go down 2, shy¹ A 3, A 5

2. SPORT boxen

3. sich raufen oder schlagen oder prügeln ( with mit)

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1. intransitive verb,
fought

1) (lit. or fig.) kämpfen; (with fists) sich schlagen

fight shy of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

2) (squabble) [sich] streiten, [sich] zanken ( about wegen)
2. transitive verb,
fought

1) (in battle)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen; (using fists)

fight somebody — sich mit jemandem schlagen; [Boxer:] gegen jemanden boxen

2) (seek to overcome) bekämpfen; (resist)

fight somebody/something — gegen jemanden/etwas ankämpfen

3)

fight a battle — einen Kampf austragen

be fighting a losing battle — (fig.) auf verlorenem Posten stehen od. kämpfen

4) führen [Kampagne]; kandidieren bei [Wahl]

5)

fight one's way — sich (Dat.) den Weg freikämpfen; (fig.) sich (Dat.) seinen Weg bahnen

fight one's way to the top — (fig.) sich an die Spitze kämpfen
3. noun
1) Kampf, der ( for um); (brawl) Schlägerei, die

make a fight of it, put up a fight — sich wehren; (fig.) sich zur Wehr setzen

give in without a fight — (fig.) klein beigeben

2) (squabble) Streit, der

they are always having fights — zwischen ihnen gibt es dauernd Streit

3) (ability to fight) Kampffähigkeit, die; (appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist, der

all the fight had gone out of him — (fig.) sein Kampfgeist war erloschen

Phrasal Verbs:

- fight against

- fight back

- fight down

- fight for

- fight off

- fight out

- fight over

- fight with

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n.

Kampf ¨-e m.

Schlacht -en f.

Streit -e m. (battle) one's way through expr.

sich durchboxen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fought)

= kämpfen v.

sich streiten v.

English-german dictionary > fight
14 scramble

1. intransitive verb
1) (clamber) klettern; kraxeln (ugs.)

2) (move hastily) hasten (geh.); rennen (ugs.)

scramble for something — um etwas rangeln; [Kinder:] sich um etwas balgen

3) (Air Force) [im Alarmfalle] aufsteigen
2. transitive verb
1) (Cookery)

scramble some eggs — Rührei[er] machen; see also academic.ru/91277/scrambled_egg">scrambled egg

2) (Teleph., Radio) verschlüsseln

3) (mix together) [ver]mischen

4)

scramble the ball away — (Footb.) den Ball [irgendwie] wegschlagen
3. noun
1) (struggle) Gerangel, das ( for um)

2) (climb) Kletterpartie, die (ugs.)

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['skræmbl] 1. verb
1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) krabbeln

2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) sich aufrappeln

3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) sich balgen

4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) zerhacken
2. noun
((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) die Balgerei

- scrambler
- scrambled eggs
- scrambled egg
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scram·ble

[ˈskræmbl̩]

I. n

1. no pl (scrambling) Kletterpartie f (over/through/up über/durch/auf + akk)

2. no pl (rush) Gedrängel nt fam ( for um + akk); (scrap) Gerangel nt fam ( for um + akk); (chase) Jagd f ( for nach + dat)

3. no pl (struggle) Kampf m ( for um + akk)

the S\scramble for Africa HIST der Kampf um Afrika

4. BRIT (motorcycle race) Moto-Cross-Rennen nt

II. vi

1. (climb) klettern; (over difficult terrain also) kraxeln bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ fam

to \scramble through a hedge (push oneself through) sich akk durch eine Hecke zwängen

to \scramble down the hillside den Hang hinunterklettern [o fam hinunterkraxeln]

to \scramble up the hillside den Hang hinaufklettern [o fam hinaufkraxeln

2. (move hastily and awkwardly) hasten

to \scramble into one's clothes sich dat schnell etwas überziehen fam, in seine Kleider steigen fam

to \scramble for the exit zum Ausgang stürzen

to \scramble to one's feet sich akk hochrappeln [o SCHWEIZ aufrappeln] fam

to \scramble out of sb's way jdm hastig freie Bahn machen fam

3. (compete)

▪ to \scramble for sth sich akk um etw akk reißen; (struggle) sich akk um etw akk rangeln; (push) sich akk zu etw dat drängeln [o fam vordrängeln]

to \scramble for the exit sich akk zum Ausgang drängeln

to \scramble for the best seats sich akk um die besten Plätze rangeln

4. (take off quickly) aircraft sofort losfliegen [o aufsteigen

III. vt

1. (beat and cook)

▪ to \scramble sth eggs etw verrühren [o fam verquirlen]

to \scramble eggs Rühreier [o ÖSTERR Eierspeis] machen

2. ( fam)

to \scramble sb's brains jdn durcheinanderbringen [o fam meschugge machen

3. (encode)

▪ to \scramble sth etw verschlüsseln

4. (take off quickly)

▪ to \scramble sth aircraft etw sofort starten

5. COMPUT

▪ to \scramble sth etw verwürfeln

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['skrmbl]
1. n

1) (= climb) Kletterei f

we went for a scramble in the hills — wir sind in den Bergen herumgeklettert

2) (= mad dash) Gerangel nt, Gedrängel nt

the scramble for the better-paid jobs — die Jagd nach den besser bezahlten Stellen

3) (MOTOR SPORT) Querfeldeinrennen nt

2. vt

1) pieces, letters (untereinander) mischen

this will scramble your brain(s) — das verwirrt dein armes Hirn

2) eggs verquirlen, verrühren

3) (TELEC) message chiffrieren, verschlüsseln; line an das Verschlüsselungsgerät anschließen

4) (MIL) helicopter, crew schnell losschicken

3. vi

1) (= climb) klettern

to scramble out — herausklettern

he scrambled to his feet — er rappelte sich auf

to scramble through a hedge — durch eine Hecke kriechen or krabbeln (inf)

to scramble up sth — auf etw (acc) hinaufklettern or hinaufkraxeln (inf)

2)

(= struggle) to scramble for sth — sich um etw balgen or raufen; for ball etc um etw kämpfen; for bargains, job, good site sich um etw drängeln

to scramble to get sth — sich balgen or raufen, um etw zu bekommen; ball etc darum kämpfen, etw zu bekommen; bargains, job, good site sich drängeln, um etw zu bekommen

3) (AVIAT) einen Soforteinsatz fliegen

scramble! — höchste Alarmstufe

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scramble [ˈskræmbl]

A v/i

1. (auf allen vieren) krabbeln, klettern, kriechen:

scramble to one’s feet sich aufrappeln umg;

scramble into one’s clothes in die Kleider fahren

2. sich balgen, sich schlagen, (auch fig) sich raufen ( alle:

for um):

scramble for a living sich um seinen Lebensunterhalt abstrampeln umg

3. sich unregelmäßig ausbreiten

B v/t

1. oft scramble up ( oder together) ein Essen, Geld zusammenkratzen

2. Karten etc durcheinanderwerfen, einen Flugplan etc durcheinanderbringen

3. Eier verrühren:

scramble eggs Rührei machen;

scrambled egg(s pl) Rührei n

4. ein Telefongespräch etc zerhacken

5. WIRTSCH US öffentliche und private Industrie mischen

C s

1. (Herum)Krabbeln n, (-)Kriechen n, (-)Klettern n

2. Balgerei f, (auch fig) Rauferei f ( for um)

3. Motorradsport: Br Moto-Cross-Rennen n

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1. intransitive verb
1) (clamber) klettern; kraxeln (ugs.)

2) (move hastily) hasten (geh.); rennen (ugs.)

scramble for something — um etwas rangeln; [Kinder:] sich um etwas balgen

3) (Air Force) [im Alarmfalle] aufsteigen
2. transitive verb
1) (Cookery)

scramble some eggs — Rührei[er] machen; see also scrambled egg

2) (Teleph., Radio) verschlüsseln

3) (mix together) [ver]mischen

4)

scramble the ball away — (Footb.) den Ball [irgendwie] wegschlagen
3. noun
1) (struggle) Gerangel, das ( for um)

2) (climb) Kletterpartie, die (ugs.)

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v.

klettern v.

verschlüsseln v.

English-german dictionary > scramble
15 fight

[faɪt] n

1) ( violent combat) Kampf m ( against/ for gegen/um +akk); ( brawl) Rauferei f; ( involving fists) Schlägerei f;

to give up without a \fight kampflos aufgeben

2) boxing Kampf m, Fight m

3) mil Gefecht nt ( against gegen +akk)

4) (struggle, resistance) Kampf m ( against/ for gegen/um +akk)

5) ( quarrel) Streit;

to have a \fight on one's hands Ärger am Hals haben ( fam)

6) no pl ( inclination) Kampfgeist m;

to knock [or take] the \fight out of sb jdm seinen Kampfgeist nehmen;

to show some \fight ( defend oneself) Widerstand leisten, sich akk zur Wehr setzen;

( show appetite for fighting) Kampfgeist demonstrieren, sich akk kampflustig zeigen

PHRASES:

\fight or flight! friss oder stirb! ( fam)

to put up a [good] \fight sich akk [tapfer] zur Wehr setzen;

to put up a \fight about sth sich akk gegen etw akk wehren vi <fought, fought>

1) ( combat violently) kämpfen;

the children were \fighting in the playground die Kinder rauften sich auf dem Spielplatz;

to \fight like cats and dogs wie Hund und Katze sein;

to \fight against/ for sth/sb gegen/für etw/jdn kämpfen;

to \fight with each other miteinander kämpfen

2) ( wage war) kämpfen;

to \fight to the death auf Leben und Tod kämpfen;

to \fight to the bitter end bis zum bitteren Ende kämpfen;

to \fight to the finish bis zum Schluss [o letzten Augenblick] kämpfen;

to \fight on weiterkämpfen, den Kampf fortsetzen;

to \fight against/ for sb/ sth gegen/für jdn/etw kämpfen;

to \fight for the winning side für die Sieger kämpfen;

to \fight with sb ( battle against) gegen jdn kämpfen;

( battle on same side) an jds Seite f kämpfen

3) ( quarrel) sich akk streiten;

to \fight about sb/ sth sich akk über jdn/etw [o wegen einer Person/einer S. gen] streiten;

to \fight over sth/sb sich akk um etw/jdn streiten

4) ( struggle) kämpfen;

to \fight at [or in] an election bei einer Wahl kandidieren;

to \fight to clear one's name um seinen guten Ruf kämpfen;

to \fight against sth gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen, etw bekämpfen;

to \fight against sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen;

to \fight for sth um etw akk kämpfen;

to \fight for breath nach Luft ringen;

to \fight for a cause für eine Sache kämpfen;

to \fight for life um sein Leben kämpfen

5) boxing boxen;

to \fight against sb gegen jdn boxen vt <fought, fought>

1) ( wage war)

to \fight sb/ sth gegen jdn/etw kämpfen;

to \fight a delaying action den Feind im Kampf hinhalten;

to \fight a battle eine Schlacht schlagen;

to \fight a duel ein Duell austragen, sich akk duellieren

2) (dated: manoeuvre)

to \fight ships/ troops Schiffe/Truppen kommandieren

3) ( struggle to extinguish)

to \fight a fire ein Feuer bekämpfen, gegen ein Feuer ankämpfen

4) ( strive to win)

to \fight an action einen Prozess durchkämpfen;

to \fight a case in [or through] the courts einen Fall vor Gericht durchfechten;

( strive to beat)

to \fight sb for sth gegen jdn wegen einer S. gen einen Prozess führen

5) (struggle against, resist)

to \fight sth etw bekämpfen, gegen etw akk [an]kämpfen;

to \fight crime das Verbrechen bekämpfen;

to \fight a disease gegen eine Krankheit ankämpfen;

to \fight sb gegen jdn [an]kämpfen

6) ( in boxing)

to \fight sb gegen jdn boxen

7) ( battle)

to \fight one's way [out of sth] sich dat den Weg [aus etw dat] freikämpfen;

to \fight one's way through the crowd sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen;

to \fight one's way to the top sich akk an die Spitze kämpfen

PHRASES:

to \fight a losing battle auf verlorenem Posten kämpfen;

to \fight one's corner ( Brit) seinen Standpunkt verfechten;

to \fight fire with fire mit den gleichen Waffen kämpfen;

to not be able to \fight one's way out of a brown paper bag absolut bescheuert sein ( fam)

to \fight shy of sb/ sth jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

English-German students dictionary > fight
16 contend

1. intransitive verb
1) (strive)

contend [with somebody for something] — [mit jemandem um etwas] kämpfen

2) (struggle)

be able/have to contend with — fertig werden können/müssen mit

I've got enough to contend with at the moment — ich habe schon so genug um die Ohren (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
contend that... — behaupten, dass...

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[kən'tend]
verb

1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) kämpfen

2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) behaupten

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- academic.ru/15628/contender">contender
- contention
- contentious
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con·tend

[kənˈtend]

I. vi

1. (compete)

▪ to \contend against sb/sth gegen jdn/etw kämpfen

▪ to \contend [with sb] for sth [mit jdm] um etw akk wetteifern

to \contend for a title um einen Titel kämpfen

2. (cope)

▪ to \contend with sth mit etw dat fertigwerden müssen

to have sb/sth to \contend with sich akk gegen jdn/etw behaupten müssen, es mit jdm/etw zu tun haben

II. vt

▪ to \contend that... behaupten, dass...; lawyer geltend machen, dass...

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[kən'tend]
1. vi

1) (= compete) kämpfen

to contend (with sb) for sth — (mit jdm) um etw kämpfen

then you'll have me to contend with —

but I've got two directors to contend with — aber ich habe es mit zwei Direktoren zu tun

2)

(= cope) to contend with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw fertig werden

2. vt
behaupten
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contend [kənˈtend]

A v/i

1. kämpfen, ringen ( beide:

with mit;

for um):

contend with many difficulties mit vielen Schwierigkeiten (zu) kämpfen (haben)

2. a) (mit Worten) streiten, disputieren ( beide:

about über akk)

b) sich einsetzen ( for für)

3. wetteifern, sich bewerben ( beide:

for um)

B v/t auch JUR behaupten, die Behauptung aufstellen ( that dass)

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1. intransitive verb
1) (strive)

contend [with somebody for something] — [mit jemandem um etwas] kämpfen

2) (struggle)

be able/have to contend with — fertig werden können/müssen mit

I've got enough to contend with at the moment — ich habe schon so genug um die Ohren (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
contend that... — behaupten, dass...

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v.

disputieren v.

streiten v.

(§ p.,pp.: stritt, gestritten)

English-german dictionary > contend
17 fight

1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) pelear (se), luchar

2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) luchar, combatir

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) pelear (se), discutir

2. noun
1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) pelea

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) lucha

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividad

4) (a boxing-match.) combate

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- fighter
- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight

fight¹ n lucha / pelea

there was a fight hubo una pelea

fight² vb

1. luchar

our soldiers are fighting the enemy nuestros soldados luchan contra el enemigo

2. pelearse

two boys were fighting dos chicos se peleaban

to fight a battle librar una batalla

El pasado y participio pasado de fight es fought

fight

tr[faɪt]

noun

1 (struggle) lucha

■ the fight for Barcelona la lucha por Barcelona

■ the fight against poverty la lucha contra la pobreza

2 (physical violence) pelea; (quarrel) riña; (argument) disputa

■ the police broke up the fight la policía disolvió la pelea

3 (boxing) combate nombre masculino

4 (resistance) combatividad nombre femenino, ánimo

■ he had plenty of fight left in him aún le quedaba mucho ánimo

intransitive verb (pt & pp fought tr[fɔːt])

1 (quarrel) pelear(se) (about/over, por), discutir (about/over, por)

■ they're always fighting about money siempre discuten por dinero

■ it's not worth fighting over no vale la pena discutir por eso

2 (in boxing) pelear ( against, contra)

3 (with physical violence) pelearse ( with, con) ( against, contra), luchar ( with, con) ( against, contra)

■ he's always fighting with the other children siempre se está peleando con los otros niños

4 figurative use luchar ( for, por) ( against, contra), combatir

■ fight for human rights luchar por los derechos humanos

transitive verb

1 (bull) lidiar

2 (engage in - battle) librar; (- war) hacer; (- election) presentarse a

3 (with physical violence) pelearse, luchar

■ fight the enemy luchar contra el enemigo

■ they were fighting some kids from another school se peleaban con unos chicos de otro colegio

4 figurative use (strive to overcome, prevent) luchar, combatir

■ fight racism combatir el racismo

■ fight drug trafficking luchar contra el narcotráfico

5 SMALLLAW/SMALL recurrir contra

6 (fire) apagar, combatir

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fight a case SMALLLAW/SMALL defenderse contra un cargo

to fight it out decidirlo, resolverlo

to fight one's way through lograr abrirse paso

to fight for one's life luchar por la vida

to fight like a tiger luchar como un jabato

to fight a losing battle luchar por una causa perdida

to fight shy of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien

to fight to the finish luchar hasta el final

to pick a fight with somebody meterse con alguien

to put up a fight oponer resistencia

fight ['faɪt] v, fought ['fɔt] ; fighting vi

: luchar, combatir, pelear

fight vt

: luchar contra, combatir contra

fight n

1) combat: lucha f, pelea f, combate m

2) match: pelea f, combate m (en boxeo)

3) quarrel: disputa f, pelea f, pleito m

fight

n.

• batalla s.f.

• combate s.m.

• cuchillada s.f.

• guerra s.f.

• lid s.f.

• lidia s.f.

• lucha s.f.

• marimorena s.f.

• pelea s.f.

• pendencia s.f.

• pugna s.f.

• rija s.f.

• riña s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

• sarracina s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fought) = batallar v.

• batir v.

• bregar v.

• combatir v.

• disputar v.

• guerrear v.

• lidiar v.

• luchar v.

• militar v.

• pelear v.

• pugnar v.

• reñir v.

I
1. faɪt
(past & past p fought) intransitive verb

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar, combatir; \<\<person\>\> pelear, luchar; \<\<animal\>\> luchar

to fight AGAINST somebody/something — luchar contra alguien/algo

to fight FOR somebody/something — \<\<for country/cause\>\> luchar por alguien/algo; \<\<for aim/policy\>\> luchar por conseguir or lograr algo

she was fighting for her life — se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

to go down fighting — luchar hasta el final

he had to fight for breath — le costaba muchísimo respirar

to fight shy of something: he tends to fight shy of emotional commitments — tiende a eludir or evitar los compromisos afectivos

b) ( quarrel)

to fight OVER/ABOUT something — pelearse por algo

c) fighting pres p <troops/units> de combate

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar or combatir contra

if you want it, you'll have to fight me for it — si lo quieres vas a tener que vértelas conmigo

Frazier fought Ali for the world title — Frazier peleó contra Ali or se enfrentó a Ali por el título mundial

I had to fight my way into the hall — tuve que abrirme camino or paso a la fuerza para entrar en la sala

b) ( oppose) \<\<fire/disease\>\> combatir; \<\<measure/proposal\>\> combatir, oponerse* a

we'll fight them all the way — no les vamos a dar cuartel

2)

a) ( conduct)

to fight a battle — librar una batalla

they fought a long war against the rebels — lucharon contra los rebeldes durante largo tiempo

b) ( contest) \<\<election\>\> presentarse a

we intend to fight the case — ( Law) pensamos llevar el caso a los tribunales (or defendernos etc)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

II

noun

1) c

a) ( between persons) pelea f; (between armies, companies) lucha f, contienda f

to put up a good fight — ofrecer* or oponer* resistencia

they're looking for a fight — están buscando camorra or bronca

b) ( boxing match) pelea f, combate m

2) c

a) ( struggle) lucha f

b) ( quarrel) pelea f

3) u ( fighting spirit)

he was still full of fight — aún seguía con ganas de pelear

there's no fight left in him — no le quedan ánimos para luchar

[faɪt] (vb: pt, pp fought)
1. N

1) (between individuals)

a) (physical, verbal) pelea f ( over por)

• to have a fight with sb — pelearse con algn, tener una pelea con algn

• to look for a fight — (physical) buscar pelea; (verbal) querer pelearse

I'm not looking for a fight over this issue — no quiero pelearme por este asunto
pick 2., 1)
b) (Boxing) combate m, pelea f

2) (Mil) (between armies) lucha f, contienda f

3) (=struggle, campaign) lucha f ( for por) ( against contra)

the fight for justice/against inflation — la lucha por la justicia/contra la inflación

he won't give up without a fight — no se rendirá sin luchar antes

• if he tries to sack me he'll have a fight on his hands — si intenta despedirme le va a costar lo suyo

4) (=fighting spirit) ánimo m de lucha

there was no fight left in him — ya no le quedaba ánimo de lucha, ya no tenía ánimo para luchar

we still had a lot of fight in us — todavía nos quedaba mucho ánimo para luchar

• to show (some) fight — mostrarse dispuesto a pelear

5) (=resistance)

• police believe the victim put up a fight — la policía cree que la víctima opuso resistencia

they beat us but we put up a good fight — nos vencieron pero nos defendimos bien

2. VT

1) (Mil) [+ enemy] luchar contra, combatir contra; (Boxing) [+ opponent] pelear contra, luchar contra

• to fight a battle — (Mil) librar una batalla; (fig) luchar

I've had to fight quite a battle to get as far as this — he tenido que luchar mucho para llegar hasta aquí

I don't ask you to fight my battles for me — no te pido que libres mis batallas

• to fight a duel — batirse en duelo

• to fight sb for sth, he fought the council for the right to build on his land — se enfrentó al ayuntamiento por el derecho a edificar en sus tierras

I'd like to fight him for the title — me gustaría luchar or pelear contra él por el título

• to fight one's way through a crowd — abrirse paso a la fuerza entre una multitud

2) (=combat) [+ fire] combatir; [+ poverty, inflation, crime] combatir, luchar contra; [+ proposal] oponerse a

• I've made up my mind so don't try and fight me on it — lo he decidido, así que no intentes oponerte

• I had to fight the urge to giggle — tuve que esforzarme para no reír, tuve que contener las ganas de reír

3) (=try to win) [+ campaign] tomar parte en; [+ election] presentarse a

• he says he'll fight the case all the way to the Supreme Court — dice que si es necesario llevará el caso hasta el Tribunal Supremo

he fought his case in various courts for ten years — defendió su causa en varios tribunales durante diez años

• he's decided to fight the seat for a third time — (Pol) ha decidido presentarse por tercera vez como candidato para el escaño

3. VI

1) (=do battle) [troops, countries] luchar, combatir ( against contra); [person, animal] pelear; (Boxing) luchar, pelear

did you fight in the war? — ¿luchó usted en la guerra?, ¿tomó usted parte en la guerra?

the boys were fighting in the street — los chicos estaban peleándose en la calle

• they'll fight to the death — lucharán a muerte

• I fought for my country — luché por mi país

• the dogs were fighting over a bone — los perros estaban peleando por un hueso

2) (=quarrel) discutir, pelear(se) ( with con)

• they usually fight about or over who pays the bills — suelen discutir or pelear(se) por quién paga las facturas

3) (=struggle) luchar ( for por) ( against contra)

• to fight against disease/crime — luchar contra la enfermedad/el crimen

she was fighting against sleep — luchaba contra el sueño

• to fight for sth/sb — luchar por algo/algn

he was fighting for his life — estaba luchando por su vida

he was fighting for breath — le faltaba la respiración, respiraba con enorme dificultad

- go down fighting

- fight shy of

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

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I
1. [faɪt]
(past & past p fought) intransitive verb

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar, combatir; \<\<person\>\> pelear, luchar; \<\<animal\>\> luchar

to fight AGAINST somebody/something — luchar contra alguien/algo

to fight FOR somebody/something — \<\<for country/cause\>\> luchar por alguien/algo; \<\<for aim/policy\>\> luchar por conseguir or lograr algo

she was fighting for her life — se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

to go down fighting — luchar hasta el final

he had to fight for breath — le costaba muchísimo respirar

to fight shy of something: he tends to fight shy of emotional commitments — tiende a eludir or evitar los compromisos afectivos

b) ( quarrel)

to fight OVER/ABOUT something — pelearse por algo

c) fighting pres p <troops/units> de combate

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<army/country\>\> luchar or combatir contra

if you want it, you'll have to fight me for it — si lo quieres vas a tener que vértelas conmigo

Frazier fought Ali for the world title — Frazier peleó contra Ali or se enfrentó a Ali por el título mundial

I had to fight my way into the hall — tuve que abrirme camino or paso a la fuerza para entrar en la sala

b) ( oppose) \<\<fire/disease\>\> combatir; \<\<measure/proposal\>\> combatir, oponerse* a

we'll fight them all the way — no les vamos a dar cuartel

2)

a) ( conduct)

to fight a battle — librar una batalla

they fought a long war against the rebels — lucharon contra los rebeldes durante largo tiempo

b) ( contest) \<\<election\>\> presentarse a

we intend to fight the case — ( Law) pensamos llevar el caso a los tribunales (or defendernos etc)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fight back

- fight down

- fight off

- fight on

- fight out

II

noun

1) c

a) ( between persons) pelea f; (between armies, companies) lucha f, contienda f

to put up a good fight — ofrecer* or oponer* resistencia

they're looking for a fight — están buscando camorra or bronca

b) ( boxing match) pelea f, combate m

2) c

a) ( struggle) lucha f

b) ( quarrel) pelea f

3) u ( fighting spirit)

he was still full of fight — aún seguía con ganas de pelear

there's no fight left in him — no le quedan ánimos para luchar

English-spanish dictionary > fight
18 long

I
1. loŋ adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) largo

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) largo

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de largo, de duración

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) tarde

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bueno

2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mucho tiempo

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mucho tiempo

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- longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long!
II loŋ verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) anhelar, ansiar

- longing
- longingly

long¹ adj largo

she has long nails tiene las uñas largas

a long journey un largo viaje

the pool is 50 metres long la piscina hace 50 metros de largo

a long time mucho tiempo

it takes a long time to climb the mountain se tarda mucho en escalar la montaña

a long way lejos

long² adv

1. mucho tiempo

Goya died long ago Goya murió hace mucho tiempo

I won't be long no tardaré mucho

have you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?

2. ya

he couldn't wait any longer and he left ya no podía esperar más y se marchó

she doesn't work here any longer ya no trabaja aquí

as long as / so long as con tal de que

I'll tell you the secret as long as you tell nobody else te diré el secreto con tal de que no se lo digas a nadie más

how long? ¿cuánto tiempo?

how long does it take you to do your homework? ¿cuánto tardas en hacer los deberes?

how long have you lived here? ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

long³ vb ansiar / desear

I'm longing to see you again estoy deseando volver a verte

long

tr['lɒŋgɪtjʊːd]

abbreviation

1 ( longitude) longitud nombre femenino; (abbreviation) long

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long

tr[lɒŋ]

adjective

1 largo,-a

■ how long was the film? ¿cuánto duró la película?

■ the garden is 30 metres long el jardín hace 30 metros de largo

■ we were a long way from the beach estábamos lejos de la playa

■ it took him a long time to finish tardó mucho en acabar

adverb

1 mucho tiempo

■ how long have you been waiting? ¿cuánto hace que esperas?

■ it wasn't long before they returned no tardaron en volver

noun

1 lo largo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as long as (while) mientras 2 (if) si, con tal que

(for) a long time, for long mucho tiempo

in the long run a la larga

long ago hace mucho tiempo

no longer / not any longer ya no

■ he doesn't live here any longer ya no vive aquí

not by a long chalk / not by a long shot familiar ni por mucho, ni de lejos

so long SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (goodbye) hasta la vista

so long as→ link=as as{ long as

the long and the short of it is... en resumidas cuentas...

to be a bit long in the tooth familiar tener años

to pull a long face poner cara larga

long jump salto de longitud

long johns calzones nombre masculino plural largos

long ton tonelada (equivale a 2240 libras o 1016,047 kilogramos)

long vacation SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL vacaciones nombre femenino plural de verano

long wave onda larga

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long

tr[lɒŋ]

phrase to long to do STH

1 tener muchos deseos de hacer algo

■ he's longing to see you tiene muchas ganas de verte

long ['lɔŋ] vi

1)

to long for : añorar, desear, anhelar

2)

to long to : anhelar, estar deseando

they longed to see her: estaban deseando verla, tenían muchas ganas de verla

long adv

1) : mucho, mucho tiempo

it didn't take long: no llevó mucho tiempo

will it last long?: ¿va a durar mucho?

2)

all day long : todo el día

3)

as long asor so long as : mientras, con tal que

4)

long before : mucho antes

5)

so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!

long adj, longer ['lɔngər] ; longest ['lɔŋgəst]

1) (indicating length)) : largo

the dress is too long: el vestido es demasiado largo

a long way from: bastante lejos de

in the long run: a la larga

2) (indicating time)) : largo, prolongado

a long illness: una enfermedad prolongada

a long walk: un paseo largo

at long last: por fin

3)

to be long on : estar cargado de

long n

1)

before long : dentro de poco

2)

the long and the short : lo esencial, lo fundamental

long

adj.

• extenso, -a adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• luengo, -a adj.

• prolongado, -a adj.

adv.

• largamente adv.

• mucho tiempo adv.

n.

• mangote s.m.

v.

• anhelar v.

• suspirar v.

I lɔːŋ, lɒŋ
adjective longer 'lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r), longest 'lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst

1)

a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

the wall is 200 m long — el muro mide 200 m de largo

it's a long way to Tulsa from here — Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí

a long drink — un trago largo

the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo

the book is over 300 pages long — el libro tiene más de 300 páginas

2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente

she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue

he works long hours — trabaja muchas horas

II

adverb -er, -est

1) ( in time)

are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas

people live longer now — ahora la gente vive más (años)

it won't be long before they get here — no tardarán en llegar

sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)

all day long — todo el día

not long afterwards — poco después

long ago — hace (ya) mucho tiempo

it has long since been lost — lleva perdido desde hace tiempo

not long ago o since — no hace mucho

a long forgotten hero — un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo

2)

a) (in phrases)

before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

b)

as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

for as long as I can remember — desde que tengo memoria

you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12

III

intransitive verb

to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)

Phrasal Verbs:

- long for

IV

(= longitude) Long

I [lɒŋ] (compar longer) (superl longest)
1. ADJ

1) (in size) [dress, hair, journey] largo

it's six metres long — tiene seis metros de largo

it's a very long book — es un libro muy largo

he has long legs — tiene las piernas largas

• it's a long distance from the school — está (muy) lejos del colegio

• to make or pull a long face — poner cara larga

• to get longer — [queue] hacerse más largo; [hair] crecer (más)

• how long is it? — (table, hallway, piece of material, stick) ¿cuánto mide de largo?; (more precisely) ¿qué longitud tiene?; (river) ¿qué longitud tiene?

how long is her hair? — ¿cómo tiene el pelo de largo?

• to be long in the leg — [trousers] tener piernas largas

• the speech was long on rhetoric and short on details — el discurso tenía mucha retórica y pocos detalles

- the long arm of the law

- a list as long as your arm

- not by a long chalk

- he's a bit long in the tooth
suit 1., 3)
2) (in distance)

it's a long way — está lejos

it's a long way to the shops — las tiendas están lejos

we walked a long way — caminamos mucho

3) (in time) [film] largo; [visit] prolongado; [wait] largo, prolongado

two hours long — de dos horas

the course is six months long — el curso es de seis meses, el curso dura seis meses

a long walk — un paseo largo

a long holiday — unas vacaciones largas

• it has been a long day — (fig) ha sido un día muy atareado

• there will be long delays — habrá grandes retrasos, habrá retrasos considerables

• he took a long drink of water — se bebió un vaso grande de agua

• the days are getting longer — los días se están alargando

• how long is the film? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) dura la película?

how long are the holidays? — ¿cuánto duran las vacaciones?

• to be long in doing sth — tardar en hacer algo

the reply was not long in coming — la respuesta no tardó en llegar

• it will be a long job — será un trabajo que llevará mucho tiempo

• at long last — por fin

• to take a long look at sth — mirar algo detenidamente

• he has a long memory — (fig) es de los que no perdonan fácilmente

• in the long run — (fig) a la larga

• a long time ago — hace mucho tiempo

it takes a long time — lleva mucho tiempo

I've been waiting a long time — llevo esperando mucho tiempo

long time no see! * — ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!

• it's a good place to go for a long weekend — es un buen sitio para ir durante un fin de semana largo

- he's not long for this world
term 1., 1), long-term, view 1., 5)
4) (Ling) [vowel] largo

2. ADV

1) (=a long time)

don't be long! — ¡vuelve pronto!

I shan't be long — (in finishing) termino pronto, no tardo; (in returning) vuelvo pronto, no tardo

will you be long? — ¿vas a tardar mucho?

we didn't stay long — nos quedamos poco tiempo

he hasn't been gone long — no hace mucho que se ha ido

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que espera?

I have long believed that... — creo desde hace tiempo que..., hace tiempo que creo que...

this method has long been used in industry — este método se viene usando desde hace mucho tiempo en la industria

• long after he died — mucho tiempo después de morir

he died long after his wife — murió mucho tiempo después que su mujer

• long ago — hace mucho (tiempo)

how long ago was it? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso?

as long ago as 1930 — ya en 1930

not long ago — no hace mucho (tiempo)

• long before — mucho antes

not long before — poco antes

long before now — hace mucho tiempo

long before you came — mucho antes de que llegaras

not long before the war — poco antes de la guerra

not long before his wife died — poco antes de que muriera su mujer

they left before long — se marcharon muy pronto

• I only had long enough to buy a paper — solo tuve tiempo para comprar un periódico

• we won't stay for long — nos quedamos un rato nada más

are you going away for long? — ¿te vas para mucho tiempo?

he hesitated, but not for long — dudó, pero solo por un instante

"are you still in London?" - "yes, but not for much longer" — -¿todavía estás en Londres? -si, pero por poco tiempo ya

• how long will you be? — (in finishing) ¿cuánto (tiempo) tardarás?; (in returning) ¿cuánto tiempo te quedarás?

how long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?

how long will it take? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevará?

how long did he stay? — ¿cuánto tiempo se quedó?

how long have you been learning Spanish? — ¿desde cuándo llevas aprendiendo español?

how long is it since you saw her? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no la ves?

• it didn't last long — fue cosa de unos pocos minutos or días etc

• to live long — tener una vida larga

women live longer than men — las mujeres son más longevas que los hombres

he hasn't long to live — no le queda mucho de vida

long live the King! — ¡viva el rey!

• it's not long since he died, he died not long since — no hace mucho que murió, murió hace poco

long since dead — muerto hace mucho

• so long! — (esp US) * ¡hasta luego!

• it won't take long — no tardará mucho

it didn't take him long to realize that... — no tardó en darse cuenta de que...

• he talked long about politics — habló largamente de política

2)

longer — más tiempo

we stayed longer than you — quedamos más tiempo que vosotros

wait a little longer — espera un poco más

how much longer can you stay? — ¿hasta cuándo podéis quedaros?

how much longer do we have to wait? — ¿hasta cuándo tenemos que esperar?

two hours longer — dos horas más

• I can't stay any longer — no me puedo quedar por más tiempo

I can't stand it any longer — ya no lo aguanto más

• no longer — ya no

he no longer comes — ya no viene

3)

longest: six months at the longest — seis meses, como máximo or como mucho

4)

as long as, so long as — (=while) mientras

as long as the war lasts — mientras dure la guerra

as long as I live — mientras viva

stay (for) as long as you like — quédate hasta cuando quieras

as long as (is) necessary — el tiempo que haga falta, lo que haga falta

5)

as long as, so long as — (=provided that) siempre que + subjun

you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind — lo puedes tomar prestado siempre que a John no le importe or si a John no le importa

6) (=through)

• all day long — todo el (santo) día

• all night long — toda la noche

• all summer long — todo el verano

3. N

1)

the long and the short of it is that... — (fig) en resumidas cuentas, es que..., concretamente, es que...

2) longs (Econ) valores mpl a largo plazo

4.

CPD

long division N — (Math) división f larga

long drink N — refresco m, bebida f no alcohólica

long johns NPL — calzoncillos mpl largos

long jump N — salto m de longitud

long jumper N — saltador(a) m / f de longitud

long shot N — (Cine) toma f a distancia; (in race) desconocido(-a) m / f

it's a long shot * — dudo que resulte

- not by a long shot

long sight N — presbicia f, hipermetropía f

to have long sight — ser présbita

the long term N —

in or over the long term — a largo plazo

long trousers NPL — (as opposed to shorts) pantalones mpl largos

the long vacation N, the long vac * N — (Brit) (Univ) las vacaciones de verano

long wave N — (Rad) onda f larga; (used as adj) de onda larga

II

[lɒŋ]
VI
to long for sth — anhelar algo, desear algo

to long for sb — suspirar por algn, añorar a algn

to long to do sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo, estar deseando hacer algo

to long for sb to do sth — desear que algn haga algo

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I [lɔːŋ, lɒŋ]
adjective longer ['lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r)], longest ['lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst]

1)

a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

the wall is 200 m long — el muro mide 200 m de largo

it's a long way to Tulsa from here — Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí

a long drink — un trago largo

the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo

the book is over 300 pages long — el libro tiene más de 300 páginas

2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente

she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue

he works long hours — trabaja muchas horas

II

adverb -er, -est

1) ( in time)

are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas

people live longer now — ahora la gente vive más (años)

it won't be long before they get here — no tardarán en llegar

sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)

all day long — todo el día

not long afterwards — poco después

long ago — hace (ya) mucho tiempo

it has long since been lost — lleva perdido desde hace tiempo

not long ago o since — no hace mucho

a long forgotten hero — un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo

2)

a) (in phrases)

before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

b)

as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

for as long as I can remember — desde que tengo memoria

you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12

III

intransitive verb

to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)

Phrasal Verbs:

- long for

IV

(= longitude) Long

English-spanish dictionary > long
19 wrestle

1. noun
(hard struggle) Ringen, das
2. intransitive verb
1) ringen

2) (fig.): (grapple) sich abmühen

wrestle with one's conscience — mit seinem Gewissen ringen

* * *
['resl]
verb

1) (to struggle physically (with someone), especially as a sport.) ringen

2) (to struggle (with a problem etc): I've been wrestling with the office accounts.) kämpfen

•

- academic.ru/83187/wrestler">wrestler

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wres·tle

[ˈresl̩]

I. vi

1. SPORT ringen

2. ( fig: struggle)

▪ to \wrestle with sth mit etw dat ringen [o kämpfen

II. vt

1. SPORT

▪ to \wrestle sb mit jdm ringen

to \wrestle sb to the ground jdn zu Boden bringen

2. (manipulate)

▪ to \wrestle sth etw manipulieren

III. n

1. (contest) Ringkampf m

2. ( fig: struggle) Ringen nt kein pl

* * *
['resl]
1. n
Ringkampf m
2. vt
ringen mit; (SPORT ALSO) einen Ringkampf bestreiten gegen
he wrestled the thief to the ground — er brachte or zwang den Dieb zu Boden

3. vi

1) (lit) ringen ( for sth um etw)

2) (fig with problem, conscience etc) ringen, kämpfen (with mit)

the pilot wrestled with the controls — der Pilot kämpfte mit den Instrumenten

* * *

wrestle [ˈresl]

A v/i

1. SPORT

a) ringen

b) catchen

2. fig ringen, schwer kämpfen ( beide:

with mit;

for um)

3. REL ringen, inbrünstig beten:

wrestle with God mit Gott ringen

4. fig sich abmühen, kämpfen ( beide:

with mit)

B v/t

1. fig ringen oder kämpfen mit:

wrestle down niederringen

2. US etwas mühsam (wohin) schaffen

C s → wrestling A

* * *
1. noun
(hard struggle) Ringen, das
2. intransitive verb
1) ringen

2) (fig.): (grapple) sich abmühen

wrestle with one's conscience — mit seinem Gewissen ringen

* * *

v.

ringen v.

(§ p.,pp.: rang, gerungen)

English-german dictionary > wrestle
20 desperately

adverb desesperadamente

desperately

tr['desprətlɪ]

adverb

1 (struggle, fight, try) desesperadamente; (need) urgentemente, con urgencia; (ill) gravemente, de gravedad; (as intensifier - difficult, serious, urgent) sumamente, extremadamente; (in love) locamente

■ she desperately wants a baby está que se muere por tener un niño

■ they're desperately busy before Christmas están ocupadísimos antes de Navidad

desperately ['dɛspərətli] adv

: desesperadamente, urgentemente

desperately

adv.

• desesperadamente adv.

'despərətli
adverb

a) < struggle> desesperadamente

b) < need> urgentemente, con urgencia

c) (as intensifier)

she's desperately ill — está gravemente enferma, está gravísima

we're not desperately busy at the moment — (colloq) no estamos lo que se dice ocupadísimos

['despǝrɪtlɪ]
ADV
1) (=urgently, frantically) [say, look] desesperadamente, con desesperación; [try, struggle, look for] desesperadamente; [fight] encarnizadamente; [need, require] urgentemente, desesperadamente

• to hope desperately for sth — desear algo con todas sus fuerzas

• to be desperately in love — estar locamente or perdidamente enamorado

• to be desperately in need of sth — necesitar algo urgentemente

• I desperately wanted to become a film director — quería ser director de cine más que nada en el mundo or con todo el alma

2) (=horribly) [lonely, thin, shy, poor] terriblemente

• we're not desperately busy at the moment — no estamos lo que se dice terriblemente ocupados en este momento

• it's desperately cold — hace un frío terrible

• to try desperately hard to do sth — esforzarse mucho por hacer algo

• I'm desperately hungry — me muero de hambre

• desperately ill — muy grave, gravemente enfermo

• I'm not desperately keen on the idea * — la idea no me vuelve loco

• to be desperately short of sth — andar escasísimo de algo

• he's desperately unhappy — es terriblemente desdichado

• my parents were desperately worried — mis padres estaban preocupadísimos

3) * (=very much, very)

"do you want to have children?" - "not desperately" — -¿quieres tener hijos? -no estoy desesperado por tenerlos

it's not desperately important/urgent — no es terriblemente importante/urgente

I'm not desperately keen — no es que me entusiasme

"hungry?" - "not desperately" — -¿tienes hambre? -puedo aguantar

* * *
['despərətli]
adverb

a) < struggle> desesperadamente

b) < need> urgentemente, con urgencia

c) (as intensifier)

she's desperately ill — está gravemente enferma, está gravísima

we're not desperately busy at the moment — (colloq) no estamos lo que se dice ocupadísimos

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struggle — strug|gle1 [ˈstrʌgəl] v 1.) to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult struggle to do sth ▪ She s struggling to bring up a family alone. struggle with ▪ The airline is struggling with high costs. struggle for ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
struggle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight ADJECTIVE ▪ epic, great, life and death, titanic ▪ bitter, desperate, fierce, heroic, violent … Collocations dictionary
struggle — 1 verb (I) 1 to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult and you have a lot of problems: struggle to do sth: She s struggling to bring up a family on a very low income. (+ for): a young artist struggling for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
existence — noun 1 state of existing ADJECTIVE ▪ actual, real ▪ El Cid s actual existence is not in doubt. ▪ Since her illness, other people had no real existence for her. ▪ possible … Collocations dictionary
good — good1 W1S1 [gud] adj comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a high standard)¦ 2¦(skilful)¦ 3¦(what you want)¦ 4¦(pleasant/enjoyable)¦ 5¦(successful/correct)¦ 6¦(suitable)¦ 7¦(useful)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
charge — The document evidencing mortgage security required by Crown Law (law derived from English law). A Fixed Charge refers to a defined set of assets and is usually registered. A Floating Charge refers to other assets which change from time to time (… … Financial and business terms

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