- struggle
- 1. verb
1) (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. luchathe struggle for independence la lucha por la independencia2. forcejeoafter a struggle, they managed to arrest the thief después de un forcejeo, consiguieron detener al ladrónstruggle2 vb1. forcejearI struggled with the mugger forcejeé con el atracador2. lucharwe are struggling to survive luchamos por sobrevivirEl gerundio de struggle se escribe strugglingstruggletr['strʌgəl]noun1 (gen) lucha; (physical fight) pelea, forcejeo■ she put up a real struggle opuso mucha resistencia■ they gave in without a struggle se dieron por vencidos sin oponer resistencia■ it was a struggle to bring up two children on my own me costó mucho criar a dos niños yo sola■ it's a struggle to make ends meet cuesta Dios y ayuda llegar a fin de mesintransitive verb1 (fight) luchar; (physically) forcejear■ he struggled to get loose luchó por liberarse■ she struggled with her assailant forcejeó con su asaltante2 (strive) luchar (for, por), esforzarse (for, por); (suffer) pasar apuros; (have difficulty) costar, tener problemas■ a country struggling for independence un país que lucha por la independencia3 (move with difficulty) con dificultad■ he struggled to his feet se levantó con dificultad■ she struggled up the stairs subió la escalera con dificultad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLarmed struggle lucha armadaclass struggle lucha de clasesstruggle ['strʌgəl] vi, -gled ; -gling1) contend: forcejear (físicamente), luchar, contender2) : hacer con dificultadshe struggled forward: avanzó con dificultadstruggle n: lucha f, pelea f (física)strugglen.• 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 'strʌgəlnouna) (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 fto give up the struggle — abandonar la lucha
his struggle for survival — su lucha por la supervivencia
it's a struggle to make ends meet — cuesta mucho llegar a fin de mes
we had quite a struggle to convince him — nos costó bastante convencerlo
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intransitive verb1)a) (thrash around) forcejearI tried to struggle free — forcejeé tratando de liberarme
b) (contend, strive) lucharshe had to struggle to support her family — tuvo que luchar para mantener a su familia
to struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)
to struggle FOR something — luchar por algo
c) (be in difficulties) pasar apuros2) (move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)he struggled up the hill — subió penosamente la cuesta
he struggled to his feet — se levantó con gran dificultad
['strʌɡl]they struggled on through the storm — siguieron adelante con gran esfuerzo en medio de la tormenta
1. N1) (lit) pelea f , forcejeo mthere were signs of a struggle — había señales de haberse producido una pelea or un forcejeo
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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)her struggle to feed her children — su lucha por poder dar de comer a sus hijos
I had a struggle to persuade her — me costó trabajo persuadirla
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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!
he struggled to get free from the ropes — forcejeó para soltarse de las cuerdas
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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)•
to struggle free — lograr soltarse con dificultad•
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 algohe struggled against the disease for 20 years — luchó contra la enfermedad durante 20 años
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we could see she was struggling for breath — veíamos como respiraba con dificultad•
to struggle in vain — luchar en vano4) (=have difficulties) tener problemasthey were struggling to pay their bills — tenían problemas or iban apurados para pagar las facturas
the economy is struggling — la economía está en apuros
he's struggling in his present class — se ve apurado en la clase en la que está ahora
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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]nouna) (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 fto give up the struggle — abandonar la lucha
his struggle for survival — su lucha por la supervivencia
it's a struggle to make ends meet — cuesta mucho llegar a fin de mes
we had quite a struggle to convince him — nos costó bastante convencerlo
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intransitive verb1)a) (thrash around) forcejearI tried to struggle free — forcejeé tratando de liberarme
b) (contend, strive) lucharshe had to struggle to support her family — tuvo que luchar para mantener a su familia
to struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)
to struggle FOR something — luchar por algo
c) (be in difficulties) pasar apuros2) (move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)he struggled up the hill — subió penosamente la cuesta
he struggled to his feet — se levantó con gran dificultad
they struggled on through the storm — siguieron adelante con gran esfuerzo en medio de la tormenta
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
