struggled in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for struggled in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. struggle (battle, fight):

struggle

lotta f (against contro; between tra; for, over per; to do per fare)

also fig the struggle for democracy, for survival

la lotta per la democrazia, per la sopravvivenza

armed, non-violent struggle

lotta armata, non violenta

class struggle

lotta di classe

to give up or abandon the struggle

abbandonare la lotta

to put up a (fierce) struggle

lottare or difendersi (con accanimento)

they gave up without a struggle MIL

si sono arresi senza opporre resistenza

they gave up without a struggle fig

si sono arresi senza lottare

2. struggle (scuffle):

struggle

rissa f

struggle

scontro m

two people were injured in or during the struggle

due persone sono rimaste ferite durante lo scontro

3. struggle (difficult task, effort):

it was a struggle but it was worth it

è stata dura, ma ne valeva la pena

learning to read was a great struggle for him

imparare a leggere è stato molto difficile or una dura battaglia per lui

he finds everything a real struggle

qualunque cosa per lui è una vera e propria battaglia

I find it a real struggle to do or doing

trovo davvero difficile fare

they had a struggle to do or doing

hanno fatto fatica a fare

to succeed after years of struggle

riuscire dopo anni di sforzi

after a long struggle he managed to contact her

dopo diversi tentativi è riuscito a contattarla

she managed it but not without a struggle

ce l'ha fatta ma ha dovuto lottare

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

1. struggle:

struggle (put up a fight) person, animal:

battersi (to do per fare)

struggle (tussle, scuffle) people, animals, armies, forces:

lottare, battersi

he struggled with his attacker

ha lottato con il suo assalitore

they struggled with each other

si sono battuti (for per)

they struggled for the gun

si sono battuti per impossessarsi della pistola

to struggle free

lottare per liberarsi

2. struggle (try hard):

struggle fig

battersi

struggle fig

lottare

a young artist struggling for recognition

un giovane artista che si batte per fare riconoscere il suo talento

to struggle to do sth

lottare or battersi per fare qc

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

la ditta ha dovuto lottare or combattere per sopravvivere

to struggle with a problem, one's conscience

essere alle prese con un problema, con la propria coscienza

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

struggle person, company:

avere delle difficoltà, fare fatica

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

fare fatica ad andare avanti, a sopravvivere, a fare il compito

4. struggle (move with difficulty):

he struggled into his jeans

si è infilato nei jeans a fatica

he struggled out of his jeans

si è tolto i jeans con molta fatica

to struggle to one's feet

alzarsi con fatica

we struggled up the steep path

arrancammo su per il sentiero ripido

I.struggle through VB [ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -] (struggle through)

struggle through

superare a stento, a fatica

II.struggle through VB [ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -] (struggle through [sth])

struggle through snow, jungle, crowd

farsi strada a fatica in

struggle through book

faticare a leggere

struggle through task

faticare a eseguire

the bill struggled through Parliament

l'iter del disegno di legge in Parlamento è stato molto travagliato

struggle on VB [ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -]

struggle on

continuare a stento also fig

power struggle N

power struggle

lotta f per il potere

struggle back VB [ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -]

struggle back

ritornare a fatica

class struggle [Brit, Am klæs ˈstrəɡəl] N

class struggle

lotta f di classe

struggle along VB [ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l -]

struggle along

procedere a fatica, arrancare also fig

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frantically struggle, search

disperatamente, affannosamente, freneticamente

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ha lottato con il suo assalitore

he struggled with his attacker

classismo

= class struggle theory

struggled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for struggled in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.struggle [ˈstrʌ·gl] N

1. struggle (effort):

struggle

sforzo m

to be a real struggle

richiedere un grande sforzo

to give up the struggle to do sth

smettere di lottare per fare qc

2. struggle (skirmish):

struggle

lotta f

to put up a struggle

battersi

II.struggle [ˈstrʌ·gl] VB intr

1. struggle (make an effort):

struggle

sforzarsi

2. struggle (fight):

struggle

lottare

class struggle N, class war N

class struggle

lotta f di classe

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an uphill struggle

un'ardua battaglia

Translations for struggled in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lotta classista

class struggle

penare

to struggle

divincolarsi

to struggle free

arrabattarsi

to struggle to get by

arrabattarsi a fare qc

to struggle to do sth

lotta

struggle

lotta di classe

class struggle

lotta per l'esistenza

struggle for existence

dibattersi

to struggle

dimenarsi

to struggle mettergli le manette

struggled Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an uphill struggle

un'ardua battaglia

to be a real struggle

richiedere un grande sforzo

to give up the struggle to do sth

smettere di lottare per fare qc

to put up a struggle

battersi

a life and death struggle

una lotta tra la vita e la morte

to put up a struggle [or fight]

opporre resistenza

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English

With smoke pouring from the wreckage, the emergency medical team struggled for over 10 minutes before extricating him.

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On the pitch, the team failed to build on the previous season's success, and struggled to win matches.

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He stayed for three seasons, and again struggled with injuries.

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For decades, organizations have struggled with the need to extract business-critical data from unstructured sources to drive better decision-making.

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But he struggled on the final hole of the third round, making a triple bogey, and couldn't regain his composure.

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For nearly a year, he desperately struggled with his voice and developed sociophobia and stage fright.

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But sales proved slow as shoppers apparently struggled to make sense of the name, even with an explanatory note on the packaging.

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Porker, who teed off in the afternoon field, struggled to find the form he had produced in the previous round.

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Starving and miserable they struggled along eating only "herbes gathered in the fieldes" and a twopenny loaf given to them by some troops along the way.

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However, the team struggled initially in the playoffs.

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