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1 hard struggle

тяжелая борьба, трудная борьба

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2 hard struggle

тяжелое сражение

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3 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

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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
4 struggle

1. n
борьба

to abandon the struggle — отказываться от борьбы

to be a symbol of struggle for smth — быть символом борьбы за что-л.

to be engaged in the struggle for smth — вести борьбу за что-л.

to be locked in a struggle with smb — схватиться в борьбе с кем-л.

to carry on the struggle — вести борьбу

to complicate the struggle — осложнять борьбу

to coordinate the struggle — координировать борьбу

to embark on a struggle — подниматься на борьбу

to enter into struggle — вступать в борьбу

to escalate the struggle — усиливать борьбу

to give up on one's struggle — признать бесплодность своей борьбы

to intensify struggle — обострять / усиливать борьбу

to join the struggle — включаться в борьбу

to mount a struggle — организовывать борьбу

to proclaim the struggle — провозглашать борьбу

to promote the struggle — способствовать борьбе

to pursue one's struggle — вести борьбу; продолжать борьбу

to rally to struggle — поднимать на борьбу

to renew one's struggle against smb — возобновлять борьбу против кого-л.

to resort to armed struggle — прибегать к вооруженной борьбе

to resume the struggle — возобновлять / продолжать борьбу

to rise to struggle — подниматься на борьбу

to serve a symbol of struggle for smth — служить символом борьбы за что-л.

to settle down for a struggle — готовиться к борьбе

to step up one's struggle — усиливать борьбу

to support a struggle — поддерживать борьбу

to take part in a struggle — участвовать в борьбе

to use one or another form of struggle — использовать ту или иную форму борьбы

to wage a struggle — вести борьбу

to win the struggle — побеждать в борьбе

- active struggle
- acute struggle
- age-old struggle
- aggravation of the struggle
- antifeudal struggle
- antimonopoly struggle
- armed struggle
- bitter struggle
- centuries-old struggle
- common struggle
- complexities of the struggle
- conscious struggle
- continuous struggle
- courageous struggle
- course of struggle
- covert struggle
- daily struggle
- decisive struggle
- diplomatic struggle
- domestic struggle
- drawn-out struggle
- economic struggle
- emancipatory struggle
- emphasis on armed struggle
- experience of struggle
- extraparliamentary forms of struggle
- factional struggle
- fierce struggle
- forms of struggle
- freedom struggle
- gender struggle
- general struggle
- guerrilla struggle
- hard struggle
- heroic struggle
- holy struggle
- ideological struggle
- inner-party struggle
- intensification of struggle
- intensive struggle
- internal struggle
- international struggle
- joint struggle
- just struggle
- leadership struggle
- liberation struggle
- life and death struggle
- long struggle
- mass struggle
- means of struggle
- methods of struggle
- military struggle
- mounting struggle
- national liberation struggle
- nonparliamentary forms of struggle
- organized struggle
- outcome of struggle
- overall struggle
- overt struggle
- parliamentary forms of struggle
- parliamentary struggle
- peaceful struggle
- peoples' struggle
- persistent struggle
- political struggle
- postwar struggle
- power struggle
- practical struggle
- resolute struggle
- righteous struggle
- sharp struggle
- spontaneous struggle
- strike struggle
- struggle for dignity
- struggle for existence
- struggle for markets and spheres of influence
- struggle for national liberation
- struggle for peace and security of peoples
- struggle for succession
- struggle to divert the threat of war
- symbol of struggle
- uncompromising struggle
- underground struggle
- unparalleled struggle
- unrelieved struggle
- uphill struggle
- victorious struggle
- vigorous struggle
- waning of the struggle
- weakening of the struggle
- whirlpool of struggle
- worldwide struggle 2. v
бороться; сражаться

to struggle against fascism — бороться с фашизмом

to struggle consistently for universal peace — последовательно бороться за мир во всем мире

to struggle for supremacy — бороться за господство

to struggle to bring the situation under control — бороться за восстановление контроля над ситуацией

Politics english-russian dictionary > struggle
5 hard

1. n твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка

hard wheat — твёрдая пшеница

hard binding — твёрдая переплётная крышка

hard page break — «твёрдая» граница страницы

hard copy — удобочитаемый, печатный или машинописный текст

2. n твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото

to ride hard — мчаться во весь опор

hard flooring — твердое покрытие пола

hard court — твёрдое поле, корт с твёрдым покрытием

to go as hard as one can lick — мчаться во весь опор

excavating of hard ground — разработка плотного грунта

3. n звонкая монета

to pay in hard — платить звонкой монетой

hard money — звонкая монета

4. n сл. каторга

imprisonment at hard labour — лишение свободы с каторжными работами; каторжные работы, каторга

5. n разг. прессованный табак

6. a жёсткий, неприятный на ощупь

hard to the touch — грубый на ощупь

a hard unwilling man — жёсткий, упрямый человек

hard scientist — специалист в области естественных наук

7. a трудный, тяжёлый; требующий напряжения

hard work — тяжёлая работа

hard usage — тяжёлые условия эксплуатации

hard case — трудное дело

hard cases make bad law — трудные дела — плохая основа для законодательства, запутанные дела не могут служить прецедентом

a hard supposition — маловероятное предположение

hard to believe — трудный поверить

he is hard to handle — с ним очень трудно

he is hard to please — ему трудно угодить

do things the hard way — идти трудным путем

it is hard to say why — трудно сказать почему

8. a такой, с которым трудно; с трудом поддающийся

a disease hard to cure — трудноизлечимая болезнь

things hard to imagine — вещи, которые трудно себе представить

a hard language to learn — трудный для изучения язык

he is hard to deal with — с ним трудно иметь дело

the engine is hard to start — этот мотор трудно завести

hard labor — принудительный труд

hard pressed cheese — твердый сыр

hard nut to crack — трудная задача

hard rice — стекловидный длиннозерный рис

this land ploughs hard — эту землю трудно пахать

9. a крепкий, закалённый, сильный

hard muscles — крепкие мускулы

hard liquors — крепкие напитки

hard formation — крепкая порода

hard rolling — сильное скручивание

hard withering — сильное завяливание

it was blowing hard — дул сильный ветер

10. a строгий, суровый; безжалостный, жестокий

hard master — суровый хозяин

hard father — строгий отец

hard winter — суровая зима

hard discipline — суровая дисциплина

hard treatment — жестокое обращение

his lot has been a hard one — его судьба была суровой

11. a тяжёлый, трудный

hard rock — тяжёлый рок

hard nut — трудный вопрос

is hard — трудный; твердый

are hard — трудный; твердый

hard boiling — трудная варка

12. a тяжёлый, суровый, полный трудностей и лишений

hard times — тяжёлые времена

hard years — трудные годы

hard kill — полное уничтожение цели

the hard school of daily life — тяжёлый жизненный опыт

13. a суровый, холодный

hard climate — суровый климат

14. a резкий; грубый; неприятный

hard voice — резкий голос

hard eye — завистливый взгляд

to put the tiller hard over — резко повернуть румпель

hard braking — резкое торможение

hard curd — грубый сгусток

15. a усердный, упорный; прилежный

hard worker — прилежный работник

work hard — работать упорно

fight hard — бороться упорно

to study hard — прилежно учиться

16. a не знающий удержу, усиленно предающийся

hard rider — неутомимый ездок

his heart pumped hard — у него сильно колотилось сердце

hard crack — образование трещин в зоне термического влияния

17. a стойкий, устойчивый

hard against entreaties — не внимающий просьбам

hard failure — устойчивый отказ

hard fault — устойчивая неисправность; отказ

18. a спец. стойкий, не поддающийся биологическому распаду

hard detergents — стойкие детергенты

19. a звонкий

20. a реальный; практичный, лишённый романтики; приземлённый

hard common sense — грубый практицизм; жёсткий рационализм

hard facts — реальные факты

21. a жёсткий, частый

she abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand her letters — она так часто сокращала слова, что её письма было трудно понимать

22. a крепко завязанный

hard knot — крепкий узел

hard rock country — район с крепкими породами

hard formation bit — долото для крепких пород

hard oil sand — крепкий нефтеносный песчаник

hard cutting — крепкая зарубка

hard grain — крепкий кристалл

23. a амер. крепкий; алкогольный

hard liquors — спиртные напитки

hard salting — крепкий посол

hard roof — крепкая кровля

hard top — крепкая кровля

hard gale — крепкий ветер

24. a разг. кислый, терпкий

25. a спец. контрастный

hard image — контрастное изображение

hard light — фото, кино «жёсткий» свет

hard negative — контрастный негатив

hard lighting — контрастное освещение

26. a густой, тягучий

hard fat — консистентная смазка

27. a физ. проникающий, жёсткий

hard X-rays — жёсткое рентгеновское излучение

hard shower — проникающий ливень

hard component — проникающая компонента

28. a фон. твёрдый

29. a создающий привыкание

защищённый

hard feelings — обида

no hard feelings? — вы не обиделись?; вы не будете на меня обижаться?

hard knocks — удары судьбы; напасти, несчастья

he took some hard knocks — ему не везло; несчастья сваливались на него одно за другим

hard lines — незадача, невезение; полоса неудач

hard cheese — невезение

hard and fast — непоколебимый; твёрдый; жёсткий ; строго определённый; незыблемый, раз навсегда установленный

a hard and fast contract — нерушимый договор

a hard and fast bargain — надёжная сделка

hard of hearing — тугоухий; тугой на ухо, глуховатый

the hard of hearing — люди с ослабленным слухом

30. adv сильно, интенсивно; энергично

to run hard — бежать со всех ног

to knock the ball hard — сильно ударить по мячу

hard wheat flour — мука из сильной пшеницы

extremely hard — настойчиво; энергичный

hard beating — интенсивный размол

hard scald — интенсивная шпарка

31. adv настойчиво, упорно; усердно

to work hard — много работать

to think hard — упорно думать

hard sell — навязывание товара; настойчивое рекламирование; броская реклама

32. adv твёрдо, крепко; накрепко

to hold hard — крепко держать или держаться, не отпускать

33. adv вкрутую

to boil an egg hard — сварить яйцо вкрутую

34. adv тяжело, с трудом

to breathe hard — тяжело дышать

to take hard — принимать близко к сердцу; тяжело переживать

to earn money hard — зарабатывать на жизнь тяжёлым трудом

hard time — тяжелое время

hard stop — тяжелый останов

hard hat diver — тяжелый водолаз

hard struggle — тяжелое сражение

hard training — тяжелая тренировка

35. adv неумеренно, чрезмерно

to drink hard — крепко выпивать; пить запоем

36. adv близко, на небольшом расстоянии; около

hard at hand — близко, рядом

to follow hard after — следовать по пятам

the house stands hard by the bridge — дом стоит у самого моста

he lives hard by — он живёт недалеко отсюда

hard by — близко; рядом

37. adv мор. круто, до отказа

hard over helm! — руль на борт!

hard a-port ! — право руля!

hard pressed — в трудном положении

to be hard pressed for time — иметь мало времени

hard put — в затруднении

he was hard put to conceal his irritation — он с трудом скрывал раздражение

hard currency debt — долг в свободно конвертируемой валюте

hard turn of bilge — крутое скуловое закругление

hard lay — крутой спуск

Синонимический ряд:

1. actual (adj.) absolute; actual; factual; genuine; positive; sure-enough

2. alcoholic (adj.) alcoholic; ardent; inebriating; intoxicating; spirituous; stimulating; strong

3. arduous (adj.) arduous; difficile; exhausting; fatiguing; labored; operose; serious; slavish; sticky; strenuous; terrible; toilful; toilsome; uphill; wearisome

4. complicated (adj.) complex; complicated; effortful; enigmatic; formidable; intricate; perplexing; puzzling

5. cruel (adj.) cruel; grinding; oppressive; rough; stony; unmerciful; unrelenting; unsparing

6. grim (adj.) austere; bitter; bleak; brutal; dour; grim; stringent

7. hardy (adj.) casehardened; hardened; hardy; rugged; tough

8. heavy (adj.) heavy; hefty

9. insensible (adj.) anesthetic; bloodless; dull; impassible; insensate; insensible; insensitive; rocky

10. intense (adj.) intense; powerful; violent

11. intensive (adj.) blood-and-guts; deep; intensive; profound

12. irrefutable (adj.) incontrovertible; irrefutable; undeniable

13. realistic (adj.) down-to-earth; earthy; hard-boiled; hardheaded; hard-headed; matter-of-fact; objective; practic; practical; pragmatic; pragmatical; realistic; sober; tough-minded; unfantastic; unidealistic; unromantic; utilitarian

14. severe (adj.) adamant; exacting; hard hearted; indifferent; intemperate; relentless; rigorous; severe

15. shrewd (adj.) callous; shrewd; unsentimental; unsympathetic

16. solid (adj.) adamantine; compact; firm; flinty; impenetrable; inflexible; resistant; resisting; rigid; solid

17. stormy (adj.) inclement; stormy; tempestuous; vigorous; vigourous

18. taxing (adj.) backbreaking; burdensome; demanding; difficult; knotty; laborious; onerous; taxing; trying; weighty

19. unfriendly (adj.) harsh; unfriendly; unkind; unpleasant

20. arduously (other) arduously; burdensomely; difficultly; laboriously; onerously; toilsomely

21. assiduously (other) assiduously; dingdong; exhaustively; intensely; intensively; painstakingly; thoroughly; unremittingly

22. badly (other) badly; gallingly; harshly; painfully; rigorously; roughly; severely; with difficulty

23. bitterly (other) bitterly; keenly; rancorously; resentfully; sorely

24. close (other) at close hand; close; near; nearby; nigh

25. closely (other) closely; searchingly; sharply

26. earnestly (other) earnestly; incessantly; intently

27. energetically (other) energetically; forcefully; forcibly; hammer and tongs; might and main; mightily; powerfully; strongly; vigorously; with might and main

28. fast (other) fast; firm; firmly; fixedly; hardly; solid; solidly; steadfastly; tight; tightly

29. fiercely (other) fiercely; frantically; frenziedly; furiously; madly; stormily; tumultuously; turbulently; vigourously; violently; wildly

Антонимический ряд:

brittle; compassionate; delicate; ductile; easy; effeminate; elastic; fair; feeble; fluid; frail; gentle; impressible; intelligible; lenient; mild; simple; soft

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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.

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struggle [ˈstrʌgl]

1. noun

lutte f ( to do sth pour faire qch ) ; ( = fight) bagarre f

• to put up a struggle résister

• he lost his glasses in the struggle il a perdu ses lunettes dans la bagarre

• they surrendered without a struggle ils n'ont opposé aucune résistance

• I had a struggle to persuade him j'ai eu beaucoup de mal à le persuader

• it was a struggle but we made it ça a été difficile mais nous y sommes arrivés

2. intransitive verb

a. lutter ; ( = fight) se battre ; ( = thrash around) se débattre ; ( = try hard) se démener ( to do sth pour faire qch)

• he struggled to get free il s'est démené pour se libérer

• he was struggling to make ends meet il avait beaucoup de mal à joindre les deux bouts

b. ( = move with difficulty) he struggled up the cliff il s'est hissé péniblement jusqu'au sommet de la falaise

• he struggled to his feet il s'est levé péniblement

► struggle on intransitive verb

( = continue the struggle) poursuivre la lutte

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['strʌgl] 1.
noun

1) (battle, fight) lit, fig lutte f ( over au sujet de; to do pour faire)

to put up a (fierce) struggle — se défendre (avec acharnement)

2) ( scuffle) rixe f

3) ( difficult task)

it was a struggle — cela a été 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
2.
intransitive verb

1) lit ( put up a fight) se débattre; (tussle, scuffle) se battre

to struggle free — se dégager

2) fig ( try hard) lutter; ( stronger) se démener

to struggle with a problem/one's conscience — être aux prises avec un problème/sa conscience

3) ( have difficulty) éprouver des difficultés

to struggle to keep up — avoir du mal à suivre

4) ( move with difficulty)

he struggled into/out of his jeans — il a enfilé/enlevé son jean avec difficulté

to struggle to one's feet — se lever avec peine

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Phrasal Verbs:

- struggle along

- struggle back

- struggle through

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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

2 intransitive verb

(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

(c) (expressing movement)

∎ 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

➲ struggle along intransitive verb

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

➲ struggle on intransitive verb

(a) = struggle along

(b) (keep trying) continuer à se battre;

∎ we must struggle on nous devons continuer à nous battre

➲ struggle through intransitive verb

(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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hard [hɑ:d]

dur ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 2 (a) difficile ⇒ 1 (b) froid ⇒ 1 (c) rude ⇒ 1 (c) concret ⇒ 1 (d) fort ⇒ 2 (a) difficilement ⇒ 2 (b) durement ⇒ 2 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (not soft → substance, light, colour) dur;

∎ to get or to become hard durcir;

∎ rock hard, (as) hard as rock dur comme la pierre;

∎ his muscles are rock hard or (as) hard as rock ses muscles sont durs comme le fer, il a des muscles d'acier;

∎ she is (as) hard as nails (emotionally) elle est dure, elle n'a pas de cœur; (physically) c'est une dure à cuire

(b) (difficult → question, problem etc) difficile, dur;

∎ the laws make it hard to leave the country à cause des lois, il est difficile de quitter le pays;

∎ to have a hard fight or struggle on one's hands avoir une lourde tâche devant soi;

∎ it's hard to explain c'est difficile ou dur à expliquer;

∎ I find it hard to understand/believe that... je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi/croire que...;

∎ it's hard to say c'est difficile à dire;

∎ he's hard to get on with il n'est pas facile à vivre;

∎ she is hard to please (never satisfied) elle est difficile; (difficult to buy gifts for etc) c'est difficile de lui faire plaisir;

∎ it's hard to beat on trouve difficilement mieux;

∎ it's hard to beat a good Bordeaux il n'y a rien de meilleur qu'un bon bordeaux;

∎ the hardest part of the job is done le plus dur est fait;

∎ life is hard c'est dur, la vie;

∎ times are hard les temps sont durs ou difficiles;

∎ these are hard times for all of us c'est une période difficile pour tout le monde;

∎ to fall on hard times (financially) connaître des temps difficiles ou une période de vaches maigres; (have difficult times) connaître des temps difficiles, en voir de dures;

∎ to give sb a hard time en faire voir de dures à qn;

∎ the boss has just been giving me a hard time le patron vient de me faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure;

∎ come on, don't give me a hard time! allez, laisse-moi tranquille!;

∎ you'll have a hard time (of it) persuading him to do that tu vas avoir du mal à le convaincre de faire cela;

∎ she had a hard time of it after her mother's death elle a traversé une période difficile après la mort de sa mère;

∎ she had a hard time of it when she was a child la vie n'était pas drôle pour elle quand elle était enfant;

∎ she had a hard time of it (in childbirth, operation) elle a souffert;

∎ to learn sth the hard way (involving personal loss, suffering etc) apprendre qch à ses dépens; (in a difficult way) faire le rude apprentissage de qch;

∎ I learnt the hard way not to be underinsured j'ai appris à mes dépens qu'il ne faut pas être sous-assuré;

∎ I learnt skiing the hard way j'ai appris à skier à la dure;

∎ I learnt my seamanship the hard way j'ai fait le rude apprentissage du métier de marin;

∎ to do things the hard way (through choice) se compliquer la vie; (due to circumstances) en baver;

∎ some people always have to do things the hard way il y a des gens qui choisissent toujours la difficulté;

∎ to play hard to get (flirt) jouer les insaisissables;

∎ humorous their financial expert is playing hard to get leur expert financier semble jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the hard of hearing les malentendants mpl;

∎ to be hard of hearing être dur d'oreille;

∎ a glass of wine, or would you prefer a drop of the hard stuff? un verre de vin, ou bien préféreriez-vous une goutte de quelque chose de plus fort?;

∎ keep off the hard stuff évitez les boissons fortes

(c) (severe → voice, face, eyes) dur, froid; (→ climate, winter) rigoureux, rude; (→ frost) fort, rude;

∎ he's hard (tough) c'est un dur;

∎ to be hard on sb être dur avec qn;

∎ children are hard on their shoes les enfants font subir de mauvais traitements à leurs chaussures;

∎ it's hard on the nerves c'est dur pour les nerfs;

∎ it was hard on the others ça a été dur pour les autres;

∎ it's hardest on the children le plus dur, c'est pour les enfants;

∎ to be a hard taskmaster être dur à la tâche;

∎ to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près;

∎ you should take a long hard look at yourself tu devrais bien te regarder;

∎ it's a hard blow for him c'est un coup terrible pour lui;

∎ no hard feelings? tu ne m'en veux pas?;

∎ familiar hard luck!, British hard cheese!, hard lines! pas de chance!^□, pas de veine!, pas de bol!;

∎ it will be hard luck if he doesn't get the job ça ne sera pas de veine ou de bol s'il n'obtient pas le travail;

∎ don't give me any of your hard luck stories ne me raconte pas tes malheurs;

∎ he gave me some hard luck story about having lost his investments il a essayé de m'apitoyer en me racontant qu'il avait perdu l'argent qu'il avait investi;

∎ familiar a hard nut or man un dur

(d) (concrete → facts) concret(ète), tangible; (→ evidence) tangible;

∎ the hard fact is that there isn't enough money la vérité, c'est qu'il n'y a pas assez d'argent;

∎ the argument was not backed up by any hard fact l'argument ne s'appuyait sur rien de concret

(e) (strenuous)

∎ it's been a long hard day la journée a été longue;

∎ it's hard work c'est dur;

∎ it was hard work to convince him j'ai eu fort à faire pour le convaincre;

∎ she's hard work (difficult to get on with) elle n'est pas facile à vivre; (difficult to make conversation with) elle n'est pas causante;

∎ she's not afraid of hard work le travail ne lui fait pas peur;

∎ the climb was hard going la montée était rude;

∎ it's hard going making conversation with him c'est difficile de discuter avec lui

(f) (intense)

∎ she's a hard worker c'est un bourreau de travail;

∎ he's a hard drinker c'est un gros buveur, il boit beaucoup;

∎ he's a hard charger c'est un fonceur;

∎ give it a good hard shove pousse-le un bon coup, pousse-le fort

(g) Finance (stock, rates) soutenu, ferme

(h) Linguistics (consonant) dur

2 adverb

(a) (strenuously → pull, push, hit, breathe) fort; (→ work) dur; (→ run) à toutes jambes; (→ listen) attentivement;

∎ to work hard at sth beaucoup travailler qch;

∎ to work hard at improving one's service/French beaucoup travailler pour améliorer son service/français;

∎ to work sb hard faire travailler qn dur;

∎ he works hard and plays hard il se dépense beaucoup dans son travail et dans ses loisirs;

∎ you'll have to try harder il faudra que tu fasses plus d'efforts;

∎ to try hard to do sth essayer de son mieux de faire qch;

∎ try hard! fais de ton mieux!;

∎ to think hard beaucoup réfléchir;

∎ think hard! réfléchis bien!;

∎ think harder! réfléchis un peu plus!;

∎ we can't find it - well, look harder! nous ne le trouvons pas - et bien cherchez mieux!;

∎ you didn't look very hard! tu n'as pas bien cherché;

∎ to look hard at sb regarder qn bien en face;

∎ to look hard at sth examiner qch;

∎ as hard as possible, as hard as one can (work, try) le plus qu'on peut; (push, hit, squeeze) de toutes ses forces;

∎ Nautical hard astern! arrière, toute!;

∎ Cars she hauled the wheel hard over elle a braqué à fond;

∎ Cars to turn hard to the left braquer à gauche, faire un virage très sec vers la gauche;

∎ to swim hard for the shore nager de toutes ses forces vers le rivage;

∎ British they're hard at it (working) ils sont plongés dans leur travail

(b) (with difficulty) difficilement;

∎ to be hard put or pushed or pressed to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch;

∎ you'll be hard put to find a shop open at this time tu vas avoir du mal à trouver une boutique ouverte à cette heure-ci;

∎ old habits die hard les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure

(c) (harshly, severely → treat someone) durement, sévèrement; (→ rain) à verse; (→ freeze, snow) fort;

∎ he's feeling hard done by il a l'impression d'avoir été injustement traité;

∎ to be hard hit by sth être durement touché par qch;

∎ she took the news/his death pretty hard la nouvelle/sa mort l'a beaucoup éprouvée;

∎ old-fashioned it'll go hard with him if he keeps telling lies ça va aller mal pour lui s'il continue à raconter des mensonges

(d) (solid)

∎ the ground was frozen hard le gel avait complètement durci la terre;

∎ to set hard (concrete, mortar) prendre

(e) (close)

∎ to follow hard on the heels of sb être sur les talons de qn;

∎ to follow or to come hard on the heels of sth suivre qch de très près

(f) familiar (idiom)

∎ hard up (short of money) fauché, à sec;

∎ to be hard up for ideas manquer d'idées^□, être à court d'idées^□ ;

∎ to be hard up for volunteers manquer de volontaires^□ ;

∎ figurative you must be hard up if you're going out with him! il faut vraiment que tu n'aies rien à te mettre sous la dent pour sortir avec lui!

3 noun

∎ to try one's hardest faire de son mieux

4 hard by preposition

old-fashioned tout près de

►► Typography & Computing hard carriage return retour m chariot obligatoire;

familiar hard case (person) dur(e) m,f à cuire;

hard cash (argent m) liquide m;

American hard cider cidre m;

hard coal anthracite m;

Finance hard commodities minerais mpl;

Linguistics hard consonant consonne f dure;

Computing hard copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;

hard core (nucleus) noyau m dur; Building industry empierrement m; Music hard rock m inv, hard m inv; (pornography) porno m hard;

British Sport hard court (for tennis) court m en ciment;

hard currency monnaie f ou devise f forte;

∎ a hard currency shop un magasin où on paye en devises;

Computing hard disk disque m dur;

Computing hard disk drive, hard drive unité f de disque dur;

hard drug drogue f dure;

Horseriding hard gallop galop m soutenu;

hard hat (of construction worker) casque m; American familiar (construction worker) ouvrier(ère) m,f du bâtiment;

hard hat area = zone où le port du casque est obligatoire;

∎ hard hat area (sign) port du casque obligatoire;

Typography & Computing hard hyphen césure f imposée, trait m d'union imposé;

hard labour (UNCOUNT) travaux mpl forcés;

hard landing (by spacecraft) atterrissage m avec impact; figurative (during economic crisis) atterrissage m brutal;

Metallurgy hard lead plomb m aigre;

Politics the hard left l'extrême gauche;

hard line ligne f de conduite dure;

∎ to take a hard line on sb/sth adopter une ligne de conduite dure avec qn/sur qch;

hard liquor spiritueux mpl;

Finance hard loan prêt m aux conditions du marché;

Press hard news nouvelles fpl sûres ou vérifiées;

Veterinary medicine hard pad coussinet m dur;

Typography & Computing hard page break fin f de page obligatoire;

Anatomy hard palate voûte f du palais, palais m dur;

hard porn porno m hard, hard m inv;

Computing hard reset réinitialisation f totale de la machine;

Typography & Computing hard return saut m de ligne manuel;

Politics the hard right l'extrême droit;

Music hard rock hard rock m inv, hard m inv; esp American Cookery hard sauce = sauce au beurre, au sucre et au brandy ou au rhum servie avec le pudding;

hard science science f dure;

hard sell vente f agressive;

∎ to give sth the hard sell promouvoir qch de façon agressive;

∎ the salesman gave us the hard sell le vendeur a essayé de nous forcer la main;

hard sell approach, hard sell tactics méthode f de vente agressive;

Cars hard shoulder bande f d'arrêt d'urgence;

hard space espace m insécable;

hard water eau f calcaire ou dure

✾ Book 'Hard Times' Dickens 'Les Temps difficiles'

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I ['strʌgl]
nome

1) (battle, fight) lotta f. (anche fig.)

to put up a (fierce) struggle — lottare, difendersi (con accanimento)

2) (scuffle) rissa f., scontro m.

3) (difficult task)

it was a struggle — è stata dura

I find it a real struggle to do o doing trovo davvero difficile fare; they had a struggle to do o doing — hanno fatto fatica a fare
II ['strʌgl]
verbo intransitivo

1) (put up a fight) [person, animal] battersi; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals, forces] lottare, battersi

to struggle free — lottare per liberarsi

2) fig. (try hard) battersi, lottare

to struggle with a problem — essere alle prese con un problema

3) (have difficulty) [person, company] avere delle difficoltà

to struggle to keep up — fare fatica ad andare avanti

4) (move with difficulty)

he struggled into his jeans — si è infilato nei jeans a fatica

to struggle to one's feet — alzarsi con fatica

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- struggle along

- struggle back

- struggle on

- struggle through

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

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

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

- struggle along

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I ['strʌgl]
nome

1) (battle, fight) lotta f. (anche fig.)

to put up a (fierce) struggle — lottare, difendersi (con accanimento)

2) (scuffle) rissa f., scontro m.

3) (difficult task)

it was a struggle — è stata dura

I find it a real struggle to do o doing trovo davvero difficile fare; they had a struggle to do o doing — hanno fatto fatica a fare
II ['strʌgl]
verbo intransitivo

1) (put up a fight) [person, animal] battersi; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals, forces] lottare, battersi

to struggle free — lottare per liberarsi

2) fig. (try hard) battersi, lottare

to struggle with a problem — essere alle prese con un problema

3) (have difficulty) [person, company] avere delle difficoltà

to struggle to keep up — fare fatica ad andare avanti

4) (move with difficulty)

he struggled into his jeans — si è infilato nei jeans a fatica

to struggle to one's feet — alzarsi con fatica

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- struggle along

- struggle back

- struggle on

- struggle through

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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

* * *

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
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1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) stritte mot, kjempe, slåss

2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kjempe mot, streve med, stride

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) kjempe seg, bakse seg inn/ut av
2. noun
(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) kamp, strev

- struggle along

kamp
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stri

I
subst. \/ˈstrʌɡl\/

1) ( også overført) strid, kamp

2) anstrengelse, besvær, slit

• what a struggle I had packing!

for et besvær jeg hadde med å pakke

fratricidal struggle broderstrid

put up a struggle gjøre motstand

the struggle for existence\/life kampen for tilværelsen

struggle for power maktkamp
II
verb \/ˈstrʌɡl\/

1) ( også overført) kjempe, stride

2) anstrenge seg, gjøre seg besvær med

• struggle to be polite

anstrenge seg for å være høflig

3) slite, streve, stri, kjempe

• struggle to get free

kjempe for å komme seg løs

4) slite, streve

• struggle up a hill

slite seg opp en bakke

• struggle with heavy boxes

streve med tunge esker

5) (amer.) slepe (på), bakse (med)

• struggle to get a heavy box into a car

struggle against something kjempe mot noe

struggle along streve seg frem(over) ( overført) så vidt klare seg (med penger)

struggle for breath hive etter pusten

struggle for existence kjempe for tilværelsen

struggle for power kjempe for å skaffe seg makt kjempe om makten

struggle into something vikle seg inn i noe

struggle on kjempe videre slepe på

struggle one's way kjempe seg frem, bane seg vei

struggle out of something kjempe\/vri seg ut av noe

• Peter struggled out of his coat

Peter vrengte av seg frakken

struggle to get something kjempe for å få noe

struggle to one's feet kare seg opp, kjempe seg på bena

struggle with something streve med noe, ha problemer med noe

English-Norwegian dictionary > struggle
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1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) vride sig; stritte imod

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

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

- struggle along

* * *
1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) vride sig; stritte imod

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

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

- struggle along

English-Danish dictionary > struggle
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1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) otepati se

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

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

- struggle along

* * *
I [strʌgl]
noun

boj, borba ( for za, with z, against proti); rvanje; trganje (za kaj); stremljenje, prizadevanje; napor

the struggle for life (for existence) — borba za obstanek
II [strʌgl]
intransitive verb

boriti se ( with z, for za, against proti); truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim), trgati se (za kaj); upirati se ( against čemu), braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se; transitive verb izbojevati, priboriti si

a struggling artist — umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)

to struggle along — prebi(ja)ti se

to struggle for breath — s težavo loviti sapo

I struggled in my coat — z muko sem oblekel plašč

to struggle up a cliff — s težavo se vzpenjati po pečini

to struggle with death — boriti se s smrtjo

to struggle to one's feet — z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge

he struggled to save his life — boril se je za svoje življenje

to struggle against overwhelming forces — boriti se proti veliki premoči

he has to struggle to earn his living — z velikim trudom si služi svoj kruh

to struggle for power — boriti se za oblast

to struggle through the crowd — s težavo si utirati pot skozi množico

English-Slovenian dictionary > struggle
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1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) debater-se

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

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

- struggle along

* * *

strug.gle

[str'∧gəl] n 1 esforço, trabalho, empenho. 2 luta, conflito. • vt 1 fazer esforço, trabalhar, labutar, tentar com esforço, esforçar-se por. 2 debater-se, lutar, contorcer-se. 3 mover-se com grande esforço. the struggle for life a luta pela vida. to be a struggle ser uma dificuldade, ser um desafio. to struggle on continuar a fazer algo difícil.

English-Portuguese dictionary > struggle
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['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

* * *
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
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harc, küzdelem, igyekezet to struggle: küzd, harcol, erejét megfeszíti
* * *
1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) küzd

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

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

- struggle along

English-Hungarian dictionary > struggle
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1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) brjótast um

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

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) brjótast (um/út úr)
2. noun
(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) barátta

- struggle along

English-Icelandic dictionary > struggle
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n. boğuşma, çırpınma, uğraşma, mücâdele, savaş, gayret, çaba, uğraş, zahmet, çabalama
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v. boğuşmak, savaşmak, mücâdele etmek, çabalamak, çalışmak, çırpınmak, debelenmek, uğraşmak

* * *
1. çabala (v.) 2. mücadele (n.)
* * *
1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) çabalamak, çırpınmak

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

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

- struggle along

English-Turkish dictionary > struggle
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• painiskella

• räpistellä

• räpiköidä

• rimpuilla

• riuhtoa

• jupakka

• vastarinta

• voimainmittely

• ponnistella

• ponnistelu

• ponnistaa

• ponnistautua

• ponnistus

• pyristellä

• pyristellä vastaan

• tempoilla

• kilvoittelu

• kilvoitus

• kamppailu

• kahakka

• kamppailla

• harata

• sota

• sätkytellä

• taistella

• taistelu

• yritys

• pinnistellä

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

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

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

- struggle along

English-Finnish dictionary > struggle

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