struggle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for struggle in the English»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.struggle through VB [Brit ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈstrəɡəl -] (struggle through)

struggle through

s'en sortir tant bien que mal

II.struggle through VB [Brit ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈstrəɡəl -] (struggle through [sth])

struggle through snow, jungle, crowd

se frayer péniblement un chemin dans

struggle through book, task

se débattre avec

the bill struggled through Parliament

le projet de loi a été adopté non sans peine par le Parlement

struggle on VB [Brit ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈstrəɡəl -] lit

struggle on

continuer à grand-peine

struggle on fig

persévérer

struggle back VB [Brit ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈstrəɡəl -]

struggle back

revenir à grand-peine or avec peine

struggle along VB [Brit ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -, Am ˈstrəɡəl -] lit

struggle along

avancer à grand-peine

struggle along fig

persévérer

class struggle N

class struggle

lutte f des classes

power struggle N

power struggle

lutte f pour le pouvoir

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frantically struggle, search

désespérément

cosmic event, struggle, battle etc

prodigieux/-ieuse

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se débattre animal:

to struggle

se débattre personne:

to put up a struggle

se débattre contre

to struggle with

se débattre

to struggle (dans with, contre against)

struggle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for struggle in the English»French 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

class struggle, class war N Brit

class struggle

lutte f des classes

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life-and-death struggle

à mort

uphill struggle

ardu(e)

Translations for struggle in the French»English Dictionary

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s'escrimer sur qc

to struggle with sth

s'escrimer à +infin

to struggle to +infin

galérer

to struggle

bataille

struggle

se débattre

to struggle

se débattre contre qn

to struggle with sb

vivoter

to struggle along

se démener

to struggle

struggle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it was quite a struggle

c'était vraiment difficile

to put up a struggle

opposer une résistance

without a struggle

sans résistance

to struggle to one's feet

se lever avec difficulté

to struggle to +infin

avoir de la difficulté à +infin

to struggle with sb/sth

être aux prises avec qn/qc

to struggle with sb/sth fig

avoir des difficultés avec qn/qc

to get involved in the struggle against sth

s'engager dans la lutte contre qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Published only six times from 1947 to 1949, it struggled in its early years.

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However, the team struggled initially in the playoffs.

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However, he continued to struggle with the bat, making 16 runs in the next two matches.

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It proved to be a struggle but the team found its feet and held its own until the last two months of the season.

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Such struggles and experiences made her stronger and more focused in life.

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