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struggle

/ˈstrʌɡl/

/ˈstrʌɡəl/

strugglenoun

struggles

/ˈstrʌɡl/

/ˈstrʌɡəl/

Translations

lutte

The struggle between the two wrestlers was intense and lasted for several minutes.

La lutte entre les deux lutteurs a été intense et a duré plusieurs minutes.

Additional translations

combatSurtout dans le sens de conflit, de lutte politique ou sociale.

effortDans le sens d’effort soutenu fait dans la difficulté.

Definitions

A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.

The struggle between the two wrestlers was intense and lasted for several minutes.

A determined effort under difficulties.

Her struggle to complete her education despite financial hardships was inspiring.

A conflict or contest.

The political struggle between the two parties dominated the headlines.

Synonyms

struggleverb

struggled

Past Simple

struggled

Past Participle

struggling

ing-form

/ˈstrʌɡl/

/ˈstrʌɡəl/

Translations

se débattreQuand on essaie de se libérer avec force ou difficulté.

The dog struggled to break free from its leash.

Le chien s’est débattu pour se libérer de sa laisse.

lutterSens général : faire des efforts pour réussir malgré les difficultés.

She struggled to complete her thesis on time.

Elle a lutté pour terminer sa thèse à temps.

Additional translations

peinerFamilier ou courant selon le contexte, pour exprimer une difficulté à faire quelque chose.

Definitions

to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

The dog struggled to break free from its leash.

to strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance.

She struggled to complete her thesis on time.

to have difficulty handling or coping with something.

He struggled with the new software at work.

Synonyms

strive for

Antonyms

strugglegerund / present participle

Definitions

Experiencing difficulty or hardship; facing challenges.

The struggling company had to lay off several employees to stay afloat.

struggleadjective

Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to political or social struggle.

Translations

de lutteEmploi surtout attributif : qui se rapporte à une lutte sociale, politique ou personnelle.

They sang a famous struggle song from the civil-rights era.

Ils ont chanté une célèbre chanson de lutte de l’époque des droits civiques.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a (political, social, or personal) struggle; produced or used in the course of a struggle.

They sang a famous struggle song from the civil-rights era.