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1 ♦ struggle
♦ struggle /ˈstrʌgl/n.1 [cu] lotta; contesa; combattimento: armed struggle, lotta armata; the struggle for existence, la lotta per l'esistenza; the struggle to survive (o for survival) la lotta per la sopravvivenza♦ (to) struggle /ˈstrʌgl/v. i.1 lottare; combattere; battersi: to struggle with an illness, lottare contro una malattia; We struggled against superior numbers, combattemmo contro forze preponderanti2 dibattersi; dimenarsi; divincolarsi3 sforzarsi; fare ogni sforzo: I struggled to control my feelings, mi sforzavo di tenere a freno i miei sentimenti. -
2 ■ struggle in
■ struggle inA v. i. + prep.lottare, battersi: to struggle in the water, lottare nell'acquaB v. i. + avv.entrare a stento (o a fatica): Light struggled in through the dirty panes, la luce penetrava a stento dai vetri sporchi della finestra □ to struggle in life, avere la vita difficile. -
3 ■ struggle on
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4 ■ struggle up
■ struggle upv. i. + avv. (o prep.)salire a fatica (o a stento); arrancare (per): to struggle up the steep stairs, salire a fatica le ripide scale. -
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I ['strʌgl]1) (battle, fight) lotta f. (anche fig.)to put up a (fierce) struggle — lottare, difendersi (con accanimento)
2) (scuffle) rissa f., scontro m.II ['strʌgl]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
1) (put up a fight) [person, animal] battersi; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals, forces] lottare, battersi2) fig. (try hard) battersi, lottare3) (have difficulty) [person, company] avere delle difficoltà•* * *1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) dibattersi2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) lottare3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) sforzarsi; uscire2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) lotta* * *I ['strʌgl]1) (battle, fight) lotta f. (anche fig.)to put up a (fierce) struggle — lottare, difendersi (con accanimento)
2) (scuffle) rissa f., scontro m.II ['strʌgl]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
1) (put up a fight) [person, animal] battersi; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals, forces] lottare, battersi2) fig. (try hard) battersi, lottare3) (have difficulty) [person, company] avere delle difficoltà• -
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7 struggle through
struggle through superare a stento, a fatica; struggle through [sth.] farsi strada a fatica in [snow, jungle, crowd]* * *vi + adv* * *struggle through superare a stento, a fatica; struggle through [sth.] farsi strada a fatica in [snow, jungle, crowd] -
8 ■ struggle for
■ struggle forv. i. + prep.1 battersi, lottare per ( la vita, la libertà, ecc.): to struggle for independence, lottare per l'indipendenza2 lottare per afferrare, per impossessarsi di (qc.): They struggled for the knife, hanno lottato per afferrare (o prendere) il coltello -
9 ■ struggle along
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10 ■ struggle out
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11 ■ struggle out of
■ struggle out ofv. i. + avv. + prep.uscire a stento da; liberarsi, sbarazzarsi a fatica di: He struggled out of the wreckage, è uscito a fatica dai rottami. -
12 ■ struggle through
■ struggle throughv. i. + avv. (o prep.)1 farsi strada a fatica attraverso: The explorers struggled through the jungle, gli esploratori si sono aperti a fatica un varco nella giungla -
13 struggle **** strug·gle
['strʌɡl]1. nwithout a struggle — (surrender) senza opporre resistenza, (without difficulty) senza problemi
2. vi(physically) lottareto struggle with sth/sb — lottare con qc/qn
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procedere a fatica, arrancare (anche fig.)* * *(to have only just enough money to live.) (tirare avanti)* * *procedere a fatica, arrancare (anche fig.) -
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16 class struggle
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17 scrimmage
['skrɪmɪdʒ]1) AE (in football) mischia f.2) (struggle) rissa f., zuffa f.* * *['skrimi‹]1) (in American football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) mischia2) (a fight; a confused struggle.) mischia* * *scrimmage /ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/n.1 parapiglia; rissa; tafferuglio; zuffa● ( sport) line of scrimmage, linea d'inizio del gioco.(to) scrimmage /ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/A v. i.B v. t.* * *['skrɪmɪdʒ]1) AE (in football) mischia f.2) (struggle) rissa f., zuffa f. -
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['resl] 1.to wrestle sb. for sth. — lottare o combattere contro qcn. per qcs.
2.to wrestle sb. to the ground — atterrare qcn
1) sport fare la lotta, lottare2) (struggle)to wrestle with — lottare, combattere con [person, conscience]; essere alle prese con [problem, homework]; lottare con, essere alla prese con [controls, zip, suitcase]; combattere [ temptation]
* * *['resl]1) (to struggle physically (with someone), especially as a sport.) lottare2) (to struggle (with a problem etc): I've been wrestling with the office accounts.) lottare•- wrestler* * *wrestle /ˈrɛsl/n.2 (fig.) dura lotta; combattimento.(to) wrestle /ˈrɛsl/A v. i.1 lottare ( anche fig.); ( sport) fare la lotta; battersi ( con un avversario): They were wrestling ( together), facevano la lotta; lottavano (l'uno contro l'altro)2 – to wrestle with, lottare contro (o con) ( anche fig.); (fig.) essere alle prese con, affrontare vigorosamente, applicarsi seriamente a ( un compito, un dovere, un problema, ecc.): to wrestle with temptation, lottare contro le tentazioniB v. t.lottare contro; ( sport) fare la lotta con: I hope you'll wrestle him for the prize, spero che accetterai di lottare contro di lui per il premio in palio● to wrestle down (o to the ground), atterrare ( un avversario, un ladro, ecc.) □ to wrestle with oneself, lottare dentro di sé.* * *['resl] 1.to wrestle sb. for sth. — lottare o combattere contro qcn. per qcs.
2.to wrestle sb. to the ground — atterrare qcn
1) sport fare la lotta, lottare2) (struggle)to wrestle with — lottare, combattere con [person, conscience]; essere alle prese con [problem, homework]; lottare con, essere alla prese con [controls, zip, suitcase]; combattere [ temptation]
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19 uphill
[ˌʌp'hɪl] 1.1) [road, slope] in salita2.avverbio [go, walk] in salitathe path led o ran uphill il sentiero era in salita o saliva; it's uphill all the way — è una strada tutta in salita (anche fig.)
* * *adverb (up a slope: We travelled uphill for several hours.) in salita* * *uphill /ˈʌpˈhɪl/A a.B avv.1 all'insù; ( anche fig.) in salita: to face an uphill struggle, avere davanti a sé una strada tutta in salita (fig.)C n.salita; erta● ( sci) uphill christie, cristiania a monte □ ( sci) uphill edge, spigolo a monte ( dello sci) □ ( sport) uphill finish, arrivo in salita □ ( sci) uphill ski, sci a monte.* * *[ˌʌp'hɪl] 1.1) [road, slope] in salita2.avverbio [go, walk] in salitathe path led o ran uphill il sentiero era in salita o saliva; it's uphill all the way — è una strada tutta in salita (anche fig.)
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20 put up
1) (stay)to put up at sb.'s, in a hotel — sistemarsi, trovare sistemazione presso qcn., in un albergo
2)to put up with — (tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [behaviour, person]; put up [sth.] opporre [ resistance]
to put up a fight, struggle — lottare, resistere
to put up a good performance — [team, competitor] difendersi bene; put [sth.] up, put up [sth.]
put your hands up! — (in class) alzate la mano!
6) (increase, raise) aumentare [rent, prices, tax]; (fare) aumentare, fare crescere [temperature, pressure]8) (present) presentare [proposal, argument]9) (put in orbit) lanciare in orbita [satellite, probe]; put [sb.] up, put up [sb.]10) (lodge) alloggiare, sistemare11) (as candidate) proporre [ candidate]to put sb. up for — proporre qcn. come [leader, chairman]; proporre qcn. per [promotion, position]
12) (promote) promuovere [pupil, team]13) (incite)to put sb. up to sth., to doing — spingere o incitare qcn. a qcs., a fare
* * *1) (to raise (a hand etc).) alzare2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) costruire3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) attaccare4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) aumentare5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) opporre6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) finanziare7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) ospitare, alloggiare* * *1. vt + advput 'em up! — (fam: hands: in surrender) arrenditi!, (in robbery) mani in alto!, (fists: to fight) forza, difenditi!
if you have any questions, put up your hand — se avete domande alzate la mano
2)to put up (on) — attaccare (su), appendere (su), (notice) affiggere (su)3) (erect: building, barrier, fence) costruire, erigere, (tent) montare4) (send up: space probe, missile) lanciare, mettere in orbita5) (increase) aumentare6)See:put forward 1)7)to put sth up for sale — mettere in vendita qc8) (give accommodation to) ospitare9) (provide: money, funds) fornire, (reward) offrire10)to put sb up to doing sth — istigare qn a fare qc2. vi + adv1)to put up (at) — (at hotel) alloggiare (in), (for the night) pernottare (in)
2)(offer o.s.)
to put up (for) — presentarsi come candidato (-a) (per)* * *1) (stay)to put up at sb.'s, in a hotel — sistemarsi, trovare sistemazione presso qcn., in un albergo
2)to put up with — (tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [behaviour, person]; put up [sth.] opporre [ resistance]
to put up a fight, struggle — lottare, resistere
to put up a good performance — [team, competitor] difendersi bene; put [sth.] up, put up [sth.]
put your hands up! — (in class) alzate la mano!
6) (increase, raise) aumentare [rent, prices, tax]; (fare) aumentare, fare crescere [temperature, pressure]8) (present) presentare [proposal, argument]9) (put in orbit) lanciare in orbita [satellite, probe]; put [sb.] up, put up [sb.]10) (lodge) alloggiare, sistemare11) (as candidate) proporre [ candidate]to put sb. up for — proporre qcn. come [leader, chairman]; proporre qcn. per [promotion, position]
12) (promote) promuovere [pupil, team]13) (incite)to put sb. up to sth., to doing — spingere o incitare qcn. a qcs., a fare
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