CLASS STRUGGLE - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

class struggle N

class struggle

lutte f des classes

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. struggle [Brit ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l, Am ˈstrəɡəl] N

1. struggle (battle, fight):

struggle lit, fig

lutte f (against contre, between entre, for pour, over au sujet de, to do pour faire)

the struggle for democracy/for survival

la lutte pour la démocratie/pour survivre

armed/non-violent struggle

lutte f armée/non violente

to give up or abandon the struggle

abandonner la lutte or la partie

to put up a (fierce) struggle

se défendre (avec acharnement)

they gave up without a struggle lit MIL

ils ont abandonné sans opposer de résistance

they gave up without a struggle fig

ils ont abandonné sans lutter

2. struggle (scuffle):

struggle

rixe f

struggle

bagarre f inf

two people were injured in or during the struggle

deux personnes ont été blessées pendant la rixe

two people were injured in or during the struggle

deux personnes ont été blessées pendant la bagarre inf

3. struggle (difficult task, effort):

it was a struggle but it was worth it

on a eu du mal or cela a été dur mais cela en valait la peine

learning to read was a great struggle for him

apprendre à lire lui a coûté de gros efforts

he finds everything a real struggle

il trouve que tout est très dur

I find it a real struggle to do or doing

il m'est très difficile de faire

they had a struggle to do or doing

ils ont eu du mal à faire

to succeed after years of struggle

réussir après des années d'efforts

after a long struggle he managed to contact her

après s'être donné beaucoup de mal il est parvenu à la joindre

she managed it but not without a struggle

elle a réussi mais non sans mal

II. struggle [Brit ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l, Am ˈstrəɡəl] VB intr

1. struggle lit:

struggle (put up a fight) person, animal:

se débattre (to do pour faire)

struggle (tussle, scuffle) people, animals:

lutter, se battre

struggle armies, forces:

se battre

he struggled with his attacker

il s'est débattu pour se dégager de l'emprise de son agresseur

they struggled with each other

ils ont lutté or se sont battus (for pour)

they struggled for the gun

ils se sont battus pour le revolver

to struggle free

se dégager

2. struggle fig:

struggle (try hard)

se battre, lutter

struggle (stronger)

se démener

a young artist struggling for recognition

un jeune artiste qui lutte or se démène pour faire reconnaître son talent

to struggle to do sth

lutter or se battre pour faire

the firm has had to struggle to survive (try hard)

la société a dû lutter or se battre pour survivre

to struggle with a problem/one's conscience

être aux prises avec un problème/sa conscience

3. struggle (have difficulty) (at school, with job, in market):

struggle person, company:

éprouver des difficultés

to struggle to keep up/to survive/with one's homework

avoir du mal à suivre/à survivre/à faire ses devoirs

4. struggle (move with difficulty):

he struggled into/out of his jeans

il a enfilé/enlevé péniblement son jean

to struggle to one's feet

se lever avec peine

we struggled up the steep path

nous avons monté péniblement la côte raide

I. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] N

1. class SOCIOL:

class

classe f

the working classes

la classe ouvrière

2. class:

class SCHOOL, UNIV (group of students)

classe f

class (lesson)

cours m (in de)

in class

en cours or classe

to give a class

assurer un cours

to take a class Brit

assurer un cours

to take a class Am

suivre un cours

3. class Am (year group):

class SCHOOL, UNIV

promotion f

class SCHOOL, UNIV

classe f

4. class (category):

class (gen)

classe f

class (gen)

catégorie f

class LAW (of offence)

type m

class (of vehicle)

catégorie f

class NAUT (of ship, submarine)

classe f

to be in a class of one's own or by oneself

être hors catégorie

she's in a different class from

il n'y a aucune comparaison possible entre elle et

he's not in the same class as

il n'arrive pas à la cheville de

5. class (elegance):

class inf

classe f

to have class

avoir de la classe

to add a touch of class to sth

donner un peu de distinction à qc

6. class TRANSP:

class

classe f

to travel first/second class

voyager en première/deuxième classe

a first/second class seat

une place de première/deuxième classe

7. class Brit UNIV:

class

≈ mention f

what was the class of your degree?

≈ est-ce que vous avez eu votre licence avec mention?

a first-/second-class degree

≈ licence avec mention très bien/bien

8. class:

class BIOL, MATH

classe f

II. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] ADJ inf (excellent)

class

de classe

III. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] VB trans

1. class:

to class among, to class with

classer parmi

to class among, to class with

classer avec

Phrases:

to class as

assimiler à

in the PONS Dictionary

class struggle, class war N Brit

class struggle

lutte f des classes

in the PONS Dictionary

lutte des classes

class struggle

in the PONS Dictionary

I. struggle [ˈstrʌgl] N

1. struggle (great effort):

struggle

lutte f

without a struggle

sans résistance

2. struggle (skirmish):

struggle

conflit m

II. struggle [ˈstrʌgl] VB intr

1. struggle (exert oneself):

struggle

lutter

to struggle to one's feet

se lever avec difficulté

to struggle to +infin

avoir de la difficulté à +infin

2. struggle (fight):

struggle

se débattre

to struggle with sb/sth

être aux prises avec qn/qc

to struggle with sb/sth fig

avoir des difficultés avec qn/qc

3. struggle (resist):

struggle

résister

I. class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] N

1. class (student group):

class

classe f

2. class (lesson):

class

cours m

3. class Am UNIV (graduates):

class

promotion f

4. class (quality):

the middle/working class

la classe moyenne/ouvrière

the upper class

la haute société

5. class (grade):

class

classe f

to send sth first/second class

envoyer qc en première/seconde classe

6. class Brit, Aus (type of degree):

class

mention f

a first class honours degree

une licence avec mention très bien

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own

être le meilleur dans sa catégorie

to be out of sb's class

ne pas être aussi bon que qn

II. class <inv> [klɑ:s, Am klæs] ADJ

class

de classe

a world-class champion

un champion hors pair

III. class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] VB trans

class

classer

to class sb as sth

considérer qn à qc

in the PONS Dictionary

lutte des classes

class struggle

in the PONS Dictionary

I. struggle [ˈstrʌg·l] N

1. struggle (great effort):

struggle

lutte f

without a struggle

sans résistance

2. struggle (skirmish):

struggle

conflit m

II. struggle [ˈstrʌg·l] VB intr

1. struggle (exert oneself):

struggle

lutter

to struggle to one's feet

se lever avec difficulté

to struggle to +infin

avoir de la difficulté à +infin

2. struggle (fight):

struggle

se débattre

to struggle with sb/sth

être aux prises avec qn/qc

to struggle with sb/sth fig

avoir des difficultés avec qn/qc

3. struggle (resist):

struggle

résister

I. class [klæs] N

1. class (student group):

class

classe f

2. class (lesson):

class

cours m

3. class UNIV (graduates):

class

promotion f

the class of 2007

la promotion de 2007

4. class (quality):

the middle/working class

la classe moyenne/ouvrière

the upper class

la haute société

5. class (grade):

class

classe f

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own

être le meilleur dans sa catégorie

II. class <inv> [klæs] ADJ

class

de classe

world-class champion

champion m hors pair

III. class [klæs] VB trans

class

classer

to class sb as sth

considérer qn comme qc

Present

I	struggle
you	struggle
he/she/it	struggles
we	struggle
you	struggle
they	struggle

Past

I	struggled
you	struggled
he/she/it	struggled
we	struggled
you	struggled
they	struggled

Present Perfect

I	have	struggled
you	have	struggled
he/she/it	has	struggled
we	have	struggled
you	have	struggled
they	have	struggled

Past Perfect

I	had	struggled
you	had	struggled
he/she/it	had	struggled
we	had	struggled
you	had	struggled
they	had	struggled

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

However, as he was called on to play more minutes, he struggled.

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After his death in 1856, his sons struggled over the succession.

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The club struggled in the league over the following years, never finishing in the top half of the table.

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The club however struggled for the league survival in the 20002001 season, and finished 14th in the table, just four points short of relegation.

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Its early years in the series were marked by struggles.

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