striving in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for striving in the English»Spanish Dictionary

strive <pt strove or strived, pp striven [ˈstrɪvən]> [Am straɪv, Brit strʌɪv] VB intr

1. strive (try hard):

to strive for or after sth

luchar or esforzarse por alcanzar algo

he strives after perfection

lucha or se esfuerza por alcanzar la perfección

to strive to + infin

esforzarse por  +  infin

they strive to please their customers

se esfuerzan por complacer a sus clientes

he strove to save his marriage

trató por todos los medios de salvar su matrimonio

2. strive (struggle) liter:

to strive against sth

luchar contra algo

Translations for striving in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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luchar comunitariamente por el cambio

to strive as a community to bring about change

pugnar por + infinit.

to strive to +  infinit. form

esforzarse por + infinit.

to strive to +  infinit.

esforzarse en + infinit.

to strive to +  infinit.

debemos esforzarnos en complacer a los clientes

we must strive to please our clients

empeñarse en + infinit.

to strive to +  infinit. form

yo siempre me empeño en hacer las cosas bien

I always strive to o make an effort to do things well

afanarse en o por + infinit.

to strive to +  infinit.

striving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for striving in the English»Spanish Dictionary

strive <[or strived, strived]> [straɪv] VB intr strove, striven

strive

esforzarse

to strive to do sth

esmerarse en hacer algo

to strive after sth

luchar por conseguir algo

to strive for sth

afanarse para conseguir algo

Translations for striving in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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van en pos del éxito

they are striving for success

pugnar

to strive

pugnar por algo

to strive for sth

laborar por [o en favor de] algo

to strive for sth

pujar por

to strive for

esforzarse (moralmente)

to strive

striving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to strive to do sth

esmerarse en hacer algo

to strive after sth

luchar por conseguir algo

to strive for sth

afanarse para conseguir algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And once he stopped striving to understand, understanding came to him in a moment of transcendent insight.

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In these instances states were striving not against other countries but against market forces that were exerting undesirable downwards pressure on their currencies.

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Her work deals mainly with the issue of diversity (human and animal) and its obstacles: the striving for domination, with its derivatives (authoritarianism, violence, discrimination).

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One may not to mistake the three stages for wholly separate portions of the striving after virtue and perfection.

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An air of combativeness inhabits their quietude, however, as if they are judging folks who are striving to return to some degree of normalcy.

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Despite extreme physical hardships the few remaining elder nuns are striving to pass on their spiritual heritage to a new generation.

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Striving - try to perfect yourself, try to shape yourself - physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually - so that you judge yourself.

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It promotes business effectiveness and efficiency while striving for innovation, flexibility, and integration with technology.

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This means that the parties must embark on a joint problem-solving exercise, striving for consensus.

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Come what may you'll find us striving, team work is the thing that count.

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