struggles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for struggles 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

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peiner personne:

to struggle

le cycliste peine dans les montées

the cyclist struggles on the uphills

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)

struggles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for struggles 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)

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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

des luttes d'influence

struggles for influence

vivoter

to struggle along

struggles 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

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English

Unable to unionize as uniformly as men during this period, women faced struggles to acquire similar work hours and wages.

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By the end of the 19th century, with struggles over labor and disfranchisement, and continuing agricultural depression, lynchings rose again.

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An autobiographical album, the songs feature intimate lyrics which discuss the singer's personal struggles with codependency, monogamy, misplaced loyalty, and professional anxiety.

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She struggles to find something to prove she did something with her life and reveals that she is really good at math.

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The area struggles to live up to this positive idea in the present day as there is a significant short term, transient, population.

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They have uniquely played in the struggles against the oppressive military regimes.

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The plot of the music video rotates around a boy who struggles to find his soul mate and goes through many troubles in life.

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He became famous mainly for the part he played in the anti-clerical struggles at the end of the 19th century.

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However, his smooth style can also mean he struggles to generate the necessary tyre temperature on cool days or undemanding tracks.

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It tells of the boys' struggles with their fame and an internal dispute that causes the band to split before reuniting in the end.

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