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struggle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrʌgəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstrʌgəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strug′əl)

Inflections of 'struggle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
struggles
v 3rd person singular
struggling
v pres p
struggled
v past
struggled
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
struggle n (difficult endeavour)prueba nf
 The marathon was a struggle for me, but I finished.
 El maratón fue una auténtica prueba para mí pero pude llegar hasta el final.
struggle n (attempt to get free)lucha nf
 We watched the fly and his struggle to free himself of the flypaper.
 Observamos a la mosca y su lucha por liberarse del papel atrapamoscas.
struggle⇒ vi (have difficulty) (cambio de sujeto)costarle a alguien vi + prep
  tener dificultad loc verb
 I can drive a right-hand drive car, but I have to admit that I struggle.
 Puedo conducir del lado derecho, pero debo confesar que me cuesta.
struggle to do [sth] vi (strive to do [sth])luchar⇒ vi
  esforzarse⇒ v prnl
 I'm really struggling to get this right because it's important to me.
 Estoy luchando para hacer esto bien porque es importante para mí.
struggle⇒ vi (society)luchar⇒ vi
 The minorities have struggled for equal rights.
 Las minorías han luchado por la igualdad de derechos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
struggle n (contest, fight)lucha nf
 The struggle to pass the immigration law lasted two years.
 La lucha por la aprobación de la ley de inmigración duró dos años.
struggle vi (physical: resist, try to get free, etc.)forcejear⇒ vi
 No matter how Matthew struggled, he couldn't free himself from the ropes that bound him.
struggle vi (move with difficulty)moverse con dificultad v prnl
 The farmer struggled across the muddy field.
 El granjero se movía con dificultad a través del barrizal.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
struggle against [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep (try to combat)luchar contra vi + prep
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
an uphill struggle n figurative ([sth] difficult and tiring) (figurado)cuesta arriba loc adv
 Brian faces an uphill struggle to overcome the injuries from his accident.
class struggle n (struggle over social differences)lucha de clases loc nom f
 Marx is not dead, the class struggle is not over; yesterday I saw factory workers demonstrating against the privileges of the rich.
 Marx no ha muerto y la lucha de clases no ha terminado, ayer vi obreros de una fábrica protestando contra los privilegios de los ricos.
power struggle n (fight to take control)lucha de poder nf
  lucha por el poder nf
  carrera por el poder nf
struggle for existence n (nature: fight for survival)lucha por la vida nf
 Cuando llegaron a estas tierras, no les fue fácil la lucha por la vida.
  lucha por la existencia nf
struggle through vi + adv (endure difficulty)salir adelante loc verb
  luchar a través de loc verb
struggle through [sth] vi + prep (go through [sth] with difficulty)avanzar con dificultad loc verb
struggle with [sth] vi + prep (find difficult) (figurado)luchar con vi + prep
  tener dificultades con loc verb
 The student struggled with the grammar lesson.
 El estudiante luchaba con la lección de gramática.
struggle with [sb] vi + prep (grapple physically with)enfrentarse con v prnl + prep
  forcejear con vi + prep
 The wrestler struggled with his opponent.
 El luchador se enfrentó con su oponente.
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'struggle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
agonize - bad times - battle - blood and guts - class struggle - contend - cope with - crisis of faith - do battle - do battle with - eke out a living - fight - fight for - fight over - fight with - fight your way to the top - flounder - fumble - grapple - grope - grope for - hard fought - internecine - one hell of a fight - personal conflict - pitched battle - push along - put up a fight - relinquish - resist - rough-and-tumble - ruck - scrabble - scrape together - scratch out a living - scrimmage - scuffle - seesaw - skirmish - strife - this mortal coil - throe - to the death - toil - try conclusions with - tug-of-war - wrangling - wrestle - writhe
Spanish:
forcejeo - luchar - batallar - bregar - forcejear - luchar a brazo partido - pugnar - batalla - batallar para - batir el cobre - brega - contender - costar - costarle a alguien algo - debatir - debatirse entre - hacerse cuesta arriba - lidia - lucha - lucha armada - lucha de clases - lucha de poderes - lucha por la supervivencia - pena - pugna - pugnar por - pujar - seguir en la lucha

Collocations: struggle to [find, make, get, survive, keep, maintain, regain], a [titanic, great, violent, major, mammoth] struggle, struggle to [finish, complete, achieve] , more...

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