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struggle [ˈstrʌgl]1. nouna. lutter ; ( = fight) se battre ; ( = thrash around) se débattre ; ( = try hard) se démener ( to do sth pour faire qch)b. ( = move with difficulty) he struggled up the cliff il s'est hissé péniblement jusqu'au sommet de la falaise( = continue the struggle) poursuivre la lutte* * *['strʌgl] 1.2) ( scuffle) rixe f3) ( difficult task)I find it a real struggle to do ou doing — il m'est très difficile de faire
2.they had a struggle to do ou doing — ils ont eu du mal à faire
to struggle with a problem/one's conscience — être aux prises avec un problème/sa conscience
3) ( have difficulty) éprouver des difficultés4) ( move with difficulty)he struggled into/out of his jeans — il a enfilé/enlevé son jean avec difficulté
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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∎ 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;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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