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  • 81 hold

    [həʊld, Am hoʊld] n
    1) (grasp, grip) Halt m kein pl;
    to catch [or grab] [or get [a]] [or take [a]] \hold of sb/ sth jdn/etw ergreifen;
    grab \hold of my hand and I'll pull you up nimm meine Hand und ich ziehe dich hoch;
    I just managed to grab \hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool ich konnte Lucy gerade noch schnappen, bevor sie in den Pool fiel ( fam)
    to keep \hold of sth etw festhalten;
    sb loses \hold of sth jdm entgleitet etw;
    sb loses \hold of the reins jdm gleiten die Zügel aus der Hand;
    2)( fig)
    to take \hold of sth custom, fashion auf etw akk überschwappen ( fam) fire, epidemic, disease auf etw akk übergreifen
    it's a difficult mountain to climb as there aren't many \holds der Berg ist schwierig zu erklettern, weil in der Wand nicht viele Griffe sind;
    to lose one's \hold den Halt verlieren
    4) (wrestling, martial arts) Griff m;
    no \holds barred contest Wettbewerb, bei dem alle Griffe erlaubt sind;
    to break free from sb's \hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien;
    to loosen one's \hold on sb/ sth den Griff an jdm/etw lockern;
    to release one's \hold on sb/ sth jdn/etw loslassen
    to be on \hold in der Warteschleife sein;
    to put sb on \hold jdn in die Warteschleife schalten;
    his phone is engaged, can I put you on \hold? bei ihm ist besetzt, wollen Sie warten?
    6) ( delay)
    to be on \hold auf Eis liegen ( fig)
    to put sth on \hold etw auf Eis legen ( fig)
    can we put this discussion on \hold until tomorrow? können wir diese Diskussion auf morgen verschieben?
    7) (control, influence) Kontrolle f;
    the allies maintained their \hold on the port throughout the war die Alliierten hielten den Hafen während des gesamten Krieges besetzt;
    get \hold of yourself! reiß dich zusammen! ( fam)
    to lose one's \hold on life mit dem Leben nicht mehr fertigwerden;
    to lose one's \hold on reality den Sinn für die Realität verlieren;
    to have a [strong] \hold on [or over] sb [starken] Einfluss auf jdn haben;
    he hasn't got any \hold over [or on] me er kann mir nichts anhaben;
    no \holds barred ohne jegliches Tabu;
    when he argues with his girlfriend there are no \holds barred wenn er mit seiner Freundin streitet, kennt er kein Pardon;
    9) (fig: find)
    to get \hold of sb/ sth jdn/etw auftreiben ( fam)
    I'll get \hold of some crockery for the picnic ich besorge Geschirr für das Picknick;
    I'll get \hold of John if you phone the others wenn du die anderen anrufst, versuche ich, John zu erreichen;
    to get \hold of information Informationen sammeln
    to get \hold of sth etw verstehen;
    to get \hold of the wrong idea etw falsch verstehen;
    don't get \hold of the wrong idea versteh mich nicht falsch;
    the student already has a good \hold of the subject der Student weiß bereits recht gut über das Thema Bescheid
    11) fashion of hairspray, mousse Halt m kein pl;
    normal/ strong/extra strong \hold normaler/starker/extrastarker Halt
    12) naut, aviat Frachtraum m vt <held, held>
    1) (grasp, grip)
    to \hold sb/sth [tight [or tightly]] jdn/etw [fest]halten;
    to \hold sb in one's arms jdn in den Armen halten;
    to \hold the door open for sb jdm die Tür aufhalten;
    to \hold a gun eine Waffe [in der Hand] halten;
    to \hold hands Händchen halten ( fam)
    to \hold sb's hand jds Hand halten;
    to \hold sth in one's hand etw in der Hand halten;
    to \hold one's nose sich dat die Nase zuhalten;
    to \hold sth in place etw halten auto
    to \hold the road eine gute Straßenlage haben;
    the latest model \holds the road well when cornering das neueste Modell weist in den Kurven gutes Fahrverhalten auf;
    to \hold one's sides with laughter sich dat die Seiten vor Lachen halten, sich akk vor Lachen krümmen
    2) ( carry)
    to \hold sb/ sth jdn/etw [aus]halten [o tragen];
    will the rope \hold my weight? wird das Seil mein Gewicht aushalten?
    3) ( maintain)
    to \hold one's head high ( fig) erhobenen Hauptes dastehen;
    to \hold one's peace ( fig) den Mund halten ( fam)
    to \hold oneself badly sich akk gehen lassen ( fam)
    to \hold oneself in readiness sich akk bereithalten;
    to \hold oneself upright sich akk gerade halten;
    to \hold oneself well sich akk gut halten
    4) (retain, restrain)
    to \hold sb's attention [or interest] jdn fesseln;
    to \hold sb [in custody]/ hostage/ prisoner jdn in Haft/als Geisel/gefangen halten;
    to be able to \hold one's drink [or (Am a.) liquor] Alkohol vertragen;
    to \hold [on to] the lead in Führung bleiben;
    to \hold sb to ransom jdn bis zur Zahlung eines Lösegelds gefangen halten
    5) ( keep)
    to \hold one's course seinen Kurs [beibe]halten (a. fig)
    to \hold course for sth naut, aviat auf etw akk Kurs nehmen;
    to \hold a note einen Ton halten;
    to \hold the prices at an acceptable level die Preise auf einem vernünftigen Niveau halten;
    to \hold one's serve sports den Aufschlag halten;
    sth is \holding its value pictures, antiques etw behält seinen Wert;
    to \hold sb to his/ her word jdn beim Wort nehmen
    6) (delay, stop)
    to \hold sth etw zurückhalten;
    we'll \hold lunch until you get here wir warten mit dem Essen, bis du hier bist;
    will you \hold my calls for the next half hour, please? können Sie bitte die nächste halbe Stunde niemanden durchstellen?;
    she's on the phone at the moment, will you \hold the line? sie spricht gerade, möchten Sie warten [o ( fam) dran bleiben] ?;
    we'll \hold the front page until we have all the details wir halten die erste Seite frei, bis wir alle Einzelheiten haben;
    \hold everything! ( when sth occurs to sb) stopp!, warte!;
    ( when sceptical) Moment mal ( fam)
    \hold it [right there]! stopp!;
    ok, \hold it! phot gut, bleib so!;
    to \hold sth in abeyance etw ruhen lassen;
    to \hold one's breath die Luft anhalten;
    he said he'd finish the report by tomorrow but I'm not \holding my breath ( fig) er sagte, er würde den Bericht bis morgen fertig machen, aber ich verlasse mich lieber nicht darauf;
    to \hold one's fire mil das Feuer einstellen, nicht gleich sein ganzes Pulver verschießen ( fig) ( fam)
    \hold your fire! nicht schießen!; ( fig)
    stop shouting at me and \hold your fire! hör auf mich anzubrüllen und reg dich ab! ( fam)
    to \hold confiscated goods/ a parcel konfiszierte Waren/ein Paket einbehalten
    to \hold sth bottle, glass, box etw fassen; comput etw speichern;
    one bag won't \hold all of the shopping der Einkauf passt nicht in eine Tüte;
    this room \holds 40 people dieser Raum bietet 40 Personen Platz;
    the CD rack \holds 100 CDs in den CD-Ständer passen 100 CDs;
    my brain can't \hold so much information at one time ich kann mir nicht so viel auf einmal merken;
    this hard disk \holds 13 gigabytes diese Festplatte hat ein Speichervolumen von 13 Gigabyte
    8) ( involve)
    to \hold sth for sth für jdn mit etw dat verbunden sein;
    fire seems to \hold a fascination for most people Feuer scheint auf die meisten Menschen eine Faszination auszuüben;
    death \holds no fear for her der Tod macht ihr keine Angst;
    sth \holds many disappointments/ surprises etw hält viele Enttäuschungen/Überraschungen bereit

    English-German students dictionary > hold

  • 82 rugged

    rug·ged [ʼrʌgɪd] adj
    1) ( uneven) terrain, ground uneben; cliff, mountain, rocks zerklüftet; landscape, country, coast wild
    2) ( robust) kräftig; looks, features markant
    3) ( solid) fest;
    \rugged constitution unverwüstliche Konstitution;
    \rugged honesty unerschütterliche Ehrlichkeit;
    \rugged individualism unbeugsamer Individualismus
    4) ( difficult) hart;
    \rugged climb schwierige Kletterpartie;
    \rugged life hartes Leben
    5) ( sturdy) kräftig;
    \rugged vehicle robustes Fahrzeug

    English-German students dictionary > rugged

  • 83 scramble

    scram·ble [ʼskræmbl̩] 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 vi
    1) ( climb) klettern;
    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];
    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 ( 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] vt
    to \scramble sth eggs etw verrühren [o ( fam) verquirlen];
    to \scramble eggs Rühreier machen
    2) ( fam);
    to \scramble sb's brains jdn durcheinanderbringen [o ( fam) meschugge machen];
    3) ( encode)
    to \scramble sth etw verschlüsseln
    to \scramble sth aircraft etw sofort starten

    English-German students dictionary > scramble

  • 84 stiff

    [stɪf] n
    1) (fam: corpse) Leiche f
    2) (Am);
    (fig: conventional person) Langweiler(in) m(f);
    working \stiff Prolet m ( pej)
    3) (Am) (fam: person)
    you lucky \stiff! du Glückspilz! ( fam) adj
    1) ( rigid) steif ( with vor +dat); paper, lid fest;
    his clothes were \stiff with dried mud seine Kleidung starrte vor angetrocknetem Schmutz;
    the handle on this door is rather \stiff der Türgriff lässt sich schlecht bewegen;
    to be [as] \stiff as a board [or poker] steif wie ein Brett sein;
    \stiff brush harte Bürste;
    \stiff cardboard fester Karton;
    \stiff collar steifer Kragen
    2) ( sore) neck, joints steif; muscles hart
    3) ( dense) paste dick; batter, mixture, dough fest
    4) (formal, reserved) manner steif; letter unpersönlich, förmlich;
    ( forced) smile gezwungen;
    to keep a \stiff upper lip Haltung bewahren;
    come on Richard, keep a \stiff upper lip komm, Richard, lass dir nichts anmerken
    5) ( strong) opposition stark; penalty, punishment hart, schwer; wind stark, heftig;
    \stiff brandy starker Weinbrand;
    \stiff breeze steife Brise;
    \stiff challenge große Herausforderung;
    \stiff criticism herbe Kritik;
    \stiff competition harter Wettbewerb;
    \stiff drink harter Drink;
    \stiff resistance erbitterter Widerstand;
    a \stiff right/ left boxing eine harte Rechte/Linke
    6) ( high) [extrem] hoch;
    \stiff cuts einschneidende Kürzungen;
    \stiff fee/ tax überzogene Gebühr/Steuer;
    \stiff price Wucherpreis m ( pej), gesalzener Preis ( fam)
    7) ( difficult) question schwer, schwierig;
    \stiff climb/ work-out anstrengende Klettertour/anstrengendes Fitnesstraining;
    \stiff test sch schwere Prüfung; tech harter Test adv
    inv zu Tode ( fam)
    I got frozen \stiff waiting at the bus stop ich wäre fast erfroren, als ich an der Bushaltestelle wartete;
    I've been worried \stiff ich habe mir wahnsinnige Sorgen gemacht;
    to be scared \stiff zu Tode erschrocken sein vt (Am) fam
    1) ( cheat)
    to be \stiffed betrogen werden
    2) ( not tip)
    to \stiff a porter/ taxi driver/ waiter einem Gepäckträger/Taxifahrer/Kellner kein Trinkgeld geben
    3) ( snub)
    to \stiff sb jdn schneiden ( fam)
    4) ( kill)
    to \stiff sb jdn kaltmachen (sl)

    English-German students dictionary > stiff

  • 85 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) tuhý; nepohyblivý
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) nepoddajný, ztuhlý
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) tuhý
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) těžký
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) ostrý
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) strohý
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    - stiffness
    - stiffen
    - stiffening
    - bore
    - scare stiff
    * * *
    • těžký
    • tuha
    • tvrdý
    • tuhý
    • pevný
    • pyšný
    • silný
    • stuha
    • ostrý

    English-Czech dictionary > stiff

  • 86 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) tuhý; tvrdý
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stuhnutý, zdrevenelý
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) tuhý
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) prísny, ťažký
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) ostrý
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) strohý
    •
    - stiffness
    - stiffen
    - stiffening
    - bore
    - scare stiff
    * * *
    • vycerpávajúci
    • zdržanlivý
    • zdrevenený
    • zle pohyblivý
    • škrobený
    • silný
    • stuhnutý
    • stuha
    • strnulý
    • tvrdý
    • tažký
    • tvrdo
    • tuhý
    • upätý
    • prísny
    • drsný
    • hrdý
    • hustý
    • chladný
    • pyšný
    • ostrý
    • meravý
    • mrtvola
    • moták
    • nepoddajný
    • namáhavý
    • nepravdepodobný
    • neohybný
    • neprívetivý
    • nepohodlný
    • neoblomný
    • nepohyblivý
    • odmeraný

    English-Slovak dictionary > stiff

  • 87 attempt

    1. III
    1) attempt smth., smb. attempt an attack (a bold flight, etc.) предпринять атаку и т. д.; attempt a capture попытаться захватить кого-л. в плен; attempt a difficult task взяться за решение трудной задачи; attempt a settlement of the dispute постараться разрешить спор; attempt an excuse (concealment, resistance, a smile, etc.) (по)пытаться оправдаться и т. д.: attempt the mountain попытаться совершить восхождение на гору; attempt the enemy's camp сделать попытку пробраться /проникнуть/ в лагерь противника: don't attempt impossibilities не старайтесь сделать невозможное; don't attempt too much Be беритесь за то, что вам не по силам
    2) attempt smth. attempt one's own life (smb.'s life) покушаться на собственную жизнь (на чью-л. жизнь)
    2. XIII
    attempt to do smth. attempt to escape (to catch a train, to swim across a river, to climb a mountain, to form a new plan, to conceal smth., to convince smb., to deceive smb., etc.) (по)пытаться предпрннйть попытку бежать и т. д.
    3. XIV
    attempt doing smth. attempt swimming across the river (flying, catching her, etc.) (по)пытаться / (по)пробовать, предпринять попытку/ переплыть реку и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > attempt

  • 88 malagevole

    malagevole agg. (difficile) difficult, hard; (faticoso) tiring; (scomodo) uncomfortable: lavoro malagevole, tiring work; una salita malagevole, a hard climb; tempi malagevoli, hard times; un viaggio malagevole, an uncomfortable journey.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > malagevole

  • 89 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) ţea­păn, rigid
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) dur; rigid
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistent
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) dificil
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) puternic
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) rece
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    - stiffness
    - stiffen
    - stiffening
    - bore
    - scare stiff

    English-Romanian dictionary > stiff

  • 90 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) δύσκαμπτος,σκληρός
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) πιασμένος
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) σφιχτός
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) δύσκολος,ζόρικος
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) δυνατός
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) τυπικός,ψυχρός,τσουχτερός
    •
    - stiffness
    - stiffen
    - stiffening
    - bore
    - scare stiff

    English-Greek dictionary > stiff

  • 91 ascent

    1. n подъём; восхождение
    2. n повышение, продвижение
    3. n крутизна; подъём
    4. n прямой ряд ступеней, марш
    5. n косм. взлёт
    6. n восхождение по генеалогической линии
    7. n обращение к прошлому
    8. n из виса в упор
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. acclivity (noun) acclivity; grade; gradient; incline; slope; upgrade
    2. lift-off (noun) lift-off
    3. rising (noun) ascension; climb; climbing; mounting; rise; rising
    Антонимический ряд:
    descent; fall

    English-Russian base dictionary > ascent

  • 92 toilsome

    a книжн. трудный; утомительный
    Синонимический ряд:
    hard (adj.) arduous; burdensome; difficile; difficult; effortful; exhausting; fatiguing; formidable; hard; heavy; knotty; labored; laborious; onerous; operose; rough; rugged; serious; severe; slavish; sticky; strenuous; terrible; toilful; tough; uphill; wearisome

    English-Russian base dictionary > toilsome

  • 93 stiff

    [stɪf] adjective
    1) rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc:

    stiff cardboard.

    صَلْب، يابِس
    2) moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc:

    I can't turn the key – the lock is stiff

    I felt stiff the day after the climb.

    مُتَصَلِّب، مُنْقَبِض
    3) (of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing:

    a stiff dough.

    كَثيف، دَبِق، جامِد
    4) difficult to do:

    a stiff examination.

    شاق، صَعْب
    5) strong:

    a stiff breeze.

    شَديد، قَوي
    6) (of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly:

    I received a stiff note from the bank manager.

    رَسْمي وَغَيْر وُدّي

    Arabic-English dictionary > stiff

  • 94 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) raide
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) dur; raide
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistant
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) fort
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) froid
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    - stiffness - stiffen - stiffening - bore - scare stiff

    English-French dictionary > stiff

  • 95 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rijo
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) duro, rígido
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistente
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difícil
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) frio
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    - stiffness - stiffen - stiffening - bore - scare stiff

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > stiff

  • 96 stiff

    A ○ n
    1 ( corpse) macchabée ○ m ;
    2 US ( humourless person) rabat-joie mf inv ;
    3 US ( man) a working stiff un travailleur ;
    4 US ( drunk) poivrot ○ m ;
    5 US ( hobo) clochard m.
    B adj
    1 ( restricted in movement) gen raide ; (after sport, sleeping badly) courbaturé ; to feel stiff after riding/sleeping on the floor se sentir courbaturé après avoir fait du cheval/dormi par terre ; to have a stiff neck avoir un torticolis ; to have stiff legs ( after sport) avoir des courbatures dans les jambes ; ( from old age etc) avoir les jambes ankylosées ;
    2 ( hard to move) [drawer, door] dur à ouvrir ; [lever] dur à manier ; [gear] dur à passer ;
    3 ( rigid) [cardboard, fabric, collar] raide ;
    4 Culin [mixture] consistant, ferme ; beat the egg whites until stiff battre les œufs en neige ferme ;
    5 ( not relaxed) [manner, person, style] compassé ;
    6 ( harsh) [letter, warning, penalty, sentence] sévère ;
    7 ( difficult) [exam, climb] difficile ; [competition] rude ; [opposition] fort ;
    8 ( high) [charge, fine] élevé ;
    9 ( strong) [breeze] fort ; I need a stiff drink j'ai besoin d'un verre bien tassé ○ ;
    10 ○ US ( drunk) bourré.
    C ○ vtr US
    1 ( cheat) arnaquer [person] ;
    2 ( fail to tip) ne pas laisser de pourboire à [person].
    D adv ○ to be bored stiff s'ennuyer à mourir ; to bore sb stiff ennuyer qn mortellement ; to be frozen stiff être frigorifié ○ ; to be scared stiff avoir une peur bleue ; to scare sb stiff faire une peur terrible à qn.
    to keep a stiff upper lip encaisser ○ sans broncher.

    Big English-French dictionary > stiff

  • 97 struggle

    struggle ['strʌgəl]
    1 noun
    (gen) lutte f; (physical fight) bagarre f, lutte f;
    ∎ armed struggle lutte f armée;
    ∎ power struggle lutte f pour le pouvoir;
    ∎ the class struggle la lutte des classes;
    ∎ he got hurt in the struggle il a été blessé dans la bagarre;
    ∎ there was evidence of a struggle il y avait des traces de lutte;
    ∎ the rebels put up a fierce struggle les rebelles ont opposé une vive résistance;
    ∎ they surrendered without a struggle ils se sont rendus sans opposer de résistance;
    ∎ I finally succeeded but not without a struggle j'y suis finalement parvenu, non sans peine;
    ∎ it was a struggle to convince him on a eu du mal à le convaincre;
    ∎ life is a struggle la vie est un combat;
    ∎ there was a bitter struggle for leadership of the party les candidats à la direction du parti se sont livré une lutte acharnée;
    ∎ British bringing up the children on her own was an uphill struggle élever ses enfants seule n'a pas été facile;
    ∎ it's a bit of a struggle to manage on one income ce n'est pas facile de s'en sortir avec un seul salaire;
    ∎ it was a struggle for him to climb the ten flights of stairs il a eu de la peine à monter les dix étages à pied;
    ∎ it'll be a struggle but I think we'll make it ce sera difficile ou dur, mais je crois que nous y arriverons
    (a) (fight) lutter, se battre;
    ∎ she struggled with her attacker elle a lutté contre ou s'est battue avec son agresseur;
    ∎ to struggle with one's conscience se débattre avec sa conscience;
    ∎ the child struggled and kicked l'enfant se débattait des pieds et des mains;
    ∎ he struggled violently when they tried to force him into the car il s'est violemment débattu quand ils ont essayé de le pousser dans la voiture;
    ∎ she was struggling with her umbrella elle se débattait avec son parapluie
    (b) (try hard, strive) lutter, s'efforcer, se démener;
    ∎ I struggled to open the door je me suis démené pour ouvrir la porte;
    ∎ he struggled with the lock il s'est battu avec la serrure;
    ∎ she struggled to control her temper elle avait du mal à garder son calme;
    ∎ we're struggling to meet their deadlines nous faisons tout notre possible pour finir dans les délais;
    ∎ she had to struggle to make ends meet elle a eu bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts;
    ∎ many companies are struggling (financially) beaucoup d'entreprises ont du mal ou sont en difficulté;
    ∎ I left him struggling through a Latin translation je l'ai laissé aux prises avec une traduction latine;
    ∎ he was obviously struggling for or to find the right word il avait visiblement de la peine à trouver le mot juste
    ∎ he struggled back up onto the ledge il remonta avec peine ou avec difficulté sur la corniche;
    ∎ he struggled into his clothes il enfila ses habits avec peine;
    ∎ the dog struggled out of the water le chien s'est débattu pour sortir de l'eau;
    ∎ she struggled through the undergrowth elle s'est péniblement frayé un chemin à travers les broussailles;
    ∎ to struggle to one's feet (old person) se lever avec difficulté ou avec peine; (in fight) se relever péniblement;
    ∎ to struggle up a hill (person) gravir péniblement une colline; (car) peiner dans une côte
    peiner, avancer avec peine; figurative subsister avec difficulté;
    ∎ we are struggling along (in life, with work etc) nous nous débrouillons tant bien que mal;
    ∎ how are you? - oh, struggling along comment ça va? - oh, on fait aller
    (b) (keep trying) continuer à se battre;
    ∎ we must struggle on nous devons continuer à nous battre
    (in difficult situation) s'en sortir tant bien que mal;
    ∎ we'll struggle through somehow on trouvera bien un moyen de se débrouiller

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