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1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) luchar, forcejear2) (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.) luchastruggle1 n1. lucha2. forcejeoafter a struggle, they managed to arrest the thief después de un forcejeo, consiguieron detener al ladrónstruggle2 vb1. forcejear2. luchartr['strʌgəl]1 (gen) lucha; (physical fight) pelea, forcejeo1 (fight) luchar; (physically) forcejear2 (strive) luchar ( for, por), esforzarse ( for, por); (suffer) pasar apuros; (have difficulty) costar, tener problemas3 (move with difficulty) con dificultad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLarmed struggle lucha armadaclass struggle lucha de clases1) contend: forcejear (físicamente), luchar, contender2) : hacer con dificultadshe struggled forward: avanzó con dificultadstruggle n: lucha f, pelea f (física)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 'strʌgəla) ( against opponent) lucha f; ( physical) refriega fto put up a struggle — luchar, oponer* resistencia
to give up without a struggle — rendirse* sin luchar
b) ( against difficulties) lucha f
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1)a) ( thrash around) forcejearb) (contend, strive) lucharto struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)
c) ( be in difficulties) pasar apuros2) ( move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)['strʌɡl]1. N1) (lit) pelea f, forcejeo m•
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 resistencia2) (fig) lucha f ( for por)•
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 bastidoresclass 4., uphill•
local shopkeepers are not giving up without a struggle — los tenderos del barrio no van a rendirse sin luchar2. VI1) (=scuffle) forcejearstop struggling! — ¡deja de forcejear!
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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 algn2) (=move with difficulty)•
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 esfuerzo3) (=fight against odds) lucharto struggle to do sth — luchar por hacer algo, esforzarse por hacer algo
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to struggle against sth — luchar contra algo•
we could see she was struggling for breath — veíamos como respiraba con dificultad4) (=have difficulties) tener problemasthey were struggling to pay their bills — tenían problemas or iban apurados para pagar las facturas
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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* * *
I ['strʌgəl]a) ( against opponent) lucha f; ( physical) refriega fto put up a struggle — luchar, oponer* resistencia
to give up without a struggle — rendirse* sin luchar
b) ( against difficulties) lucha f
II
1)a) ( thrash around) forcejearb) (contend, strive) lucharto struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)
c) ( be in difficulties) pasar apuros2) ( move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)
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