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1 wrestle
wrestle ['resəl]∎ to wrestle with sb lutter (corps à corps) avec qn, se battre avec qn;∎ the two men wrestled briefly les deux hommes ont brièvement lutté∎ he died after wrestling with a long illness il mourut après avoir lutté contre une longue maladie;∎ she wrestled with her conscience elle se débattait avec sa conscience;∎ I wrestled with the problem all evening je me suis débattu avec ce problème toute la soirée∎ to wrestle with sth se débattre avec qch;∎ the woman wrestled to keep control of the car la femme luttait pour garder le contrôle de la voiture(fight → intruder, enemy) lutter contre; Sport (in Greek wrestling, in Sumo wrestling) rencontrer à la lutte; (in freestyle wrestling) rencontrer au catch;∎ he wrestled his attacker to the ground luttant avec son agresseur, il réussit à le clouer au sol3 nounlutte f;∎ to have a wrestle with sb lutter avec ou contre qn;∎ after a wrestle with the knot, she was free après s'être débattue avec le nœud, elle était libre;∎ figurative after a wrestle with his conscience, he agreed après une lutte avec sa conscience, il a accepté -
2 wrestle
A vtr to wrestle sb for sth lutter contre qn pour qch ; to wrestle sb to the ground terrasser qn ; to wrestle sth into place se battre avec qch pour le mettre en place.B vi1 Sport faire du catch ;2 ( struggle) to wrestle with se débattre avec [person, problem, homework, conscience] ; se battre avec [controls, zip, suitcase] ; lutter contre [temptation] ; to wrestle to do se débattre pour faire.
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ˈwrestle with sth — phrasal verb to try to deal with a difficult problem … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wrestle — wres|tle [ˈresəl] v [: Old English; Origin: wrAstlian, from wrAstan; WREST] 1.) [I and T] to fight someone by holding them and pulling or pushing them wrestle with ▪ The two men wrestled with each other. ▪ Police officers wrestled him to the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrestle — [ˈres(ə)l] verb [I/T] to fight by holding someone and trying to push or throw them to the ground, especially as a sport • wrestle with sth … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ring — ring1 W2S1 [rıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jewellery)¦ 2¦(circle)¦ 3 give somebody a ring 4¦(bells)¦ 5¦(criminals)¦ 6 have the/a ring of something 7 have a familiar ring 8 run rings around somebody 9¦(cooking)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
conscience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean (esp. AmE), clear, easy, good ▪ How can you do your job with a clean conscience? ▪ I have a clear conscience. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
grapple — grap|ple [ˈgræpəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: grappelle, from grape; GRAPE] to fight or struggle with someone, holding them tightly = ↑wrestle grapple with ▪ Two men grappled with a guard at the door. grapple with [grapple with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
round — 1 /raUnd/ adjective 1 shaped like a circle: a round table | Jamie s eyes grew round with delight. 2 shaped like a ball: a plant with small round berries 3 fat and curved: Charlie had a chubby face and round cheeks. 4 a round number is a whole… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ring — 1 /rIN/ noun 1 JEWELLERY (C) a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: a diamond ring (=decorated with diamonds) see also: engagement ring, wedding ring 2 CIRCLE (C) a) a circular line or mark: Martha had dark rings round her eyes from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bher-3 — bher 3 English meaning: to scrape, cut, etc. Deutsche Übersetzung: “with einem scharfen Werkzeug bearbeiten, ritzen, schneiden, reiben, spalten” Material: O.Ind. (gramm.) bhr̥nüti (?) “injures, hurts, disables” = Pers. burrad… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
