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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 war
I 1. [wɔː(r)]nome guerra f. (anche fig.)2.to wage war on o against fig. dichiarare guerra a [poverty, crime]; to be at war with a country essere in guerra con una nazione; a war over o about una guerra per [land, independence]; price, trade war guerra dei prezzi, commerciale; a war of words — un conflitto verbale
modificatore [correspondent, crime, dance, film, hero, widow, wound, cemetery] di guerra; [ leader] militareII [wɔː(r)]to war with a country — essere in guerra contro una nazione ( over a causa di)
* * *[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) guerra; di guerra2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) (fare guerra)- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves* * *I 1. [wɔː(r)]nome guerra f. (anche fig.)2.to wage war on o against fig. dichiarare guerra a [poverty, crime]; to be at war with a country essere in guerra con una nazione; a war over o about una guerra per [land, independence]; price, trade war guerra dei prezzi, commerciale; a war of words — un conflitto verbale
modificatore [correspondent, crime, dance, film, hero, widow, wound, cemetery] di guerra; [ leader] militareII [wɔː(r)]to war with a country — essere in guerra contro una nazione ( over a causa di)
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