struggle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for struggle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. struggle:

struggle (against opponent)

lucha f

struggle (physical)

refriega f

to put up a struggle

luchar

to put up a struggle

oponer resistencia

a struggle broke out at the stadium

se produjo una refriega en el estadio

the struggle between the two nations

el conflicto entre las dos naciones

I'm not giving up without a struggle

no me voy a rendir sin luchar or sin oponer resistencia

2. struggle (against difficulties):

struggle

lucha f

to give up the struggle

abandonar la lucha

his struggle against the elements/for survival

su lucha contra los elementos/por la supervivencia

their struggle for better working conditions

su lucha por conseguir mejores condiciones laborales

everything seems such a struggle to her

todo se le hace tan cuesta arriba

it's a struggle to make ends meet

cuesta mucho llegar a fin de mes

we had quite a struggle to convince him

nos costó bastante convencerlo

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

1.1. struggle (thrash around):

struggle

forcejear

he struggled with his attacker

forcejeó con su asaltante

I tried to struggle free

forcejeé tratando de liberarme

1.2. struggle (contend, strive):

struggle

luchar

she had to struggle to support her family

tuvo que luchar para mantener a su familia

to struggle (against/with sth)

luchar (contra algo)

to struggle for sth

luchar por algo

to struggle for freedom/power

luchar por la libertad/el poder

to struggle for breath

respirar con dificultad

she was struggling for words

no encontraba palabras

1.3. struggle (be in difficulties):

struggle

pasar apuros

2. struggle (move with difficulty) + adv compl:

he struggled up the hill

subió penosamente la cuesta

she struggled into her dress

se puso como pudo el vestido

he struggled to his feet

se levantó con gran dificultad

we struggled through

no sin dificultad salimos adelante

they struggled on through the storm

siguieron adelante con gran esfuerzo en medio de la tormenta

power struggle N

power struggle

lucha f por el poder

armed struggle N

armed struggle

lucha f armada

class struggle N

class struggle

lucha f de clases

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a life-and-death struggle

lucha a vida o muerte

Translations for struggle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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forcejeo

struggle

lucha de clases

class struggle

briega

struggle

lucha armada

armed struggle

brega

struggle

struggle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for struggle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.struggle [ˈstrʌgl] N

1. struggle (effort):

struggle

esfuerzo m

to be a real struggle

suponer un gran esfuerzo

to give up the struggle to do sth

dejar de esmerarse en hacer algo

2. struggle (skirmish):

struggle

lucha f

II.struggle [ˈstrʌgl] VB intr

1. struggle (make an effort):

struggle

esforzarse

2. struggle (fight):

struggle

luchar

class struggle N, class war N

class struggle

lucha f de clases

Translations for struggle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pugna (lucha)

struggle

forcejeo

struggle

forcejear

to struggle

brega

struggle

pujar

to struggle

luchar por algo

to struggle for sth

batalla

struggle

bregar

to struggle

struggle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put up a struggle

poner resistencia

a life and death struggle

una lucha a vida o muerte

to be a real struggle

suponer un gran esfuerzo

to give up the struggle to do sth

dejar de esmerarse en hacer algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They struggle to make friends with the local kids.

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The team struggled and had low attendance at the new arena.

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

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He started 10 games, struggling to a record of 1-7.

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As termination continued, the struggles only became worse for the tribe.

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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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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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The team's struggles with the technology led to a number of delays.

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

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She struggles to pay her bills, and applies for work at a strip club.

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