struggled in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for struggled 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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he struggled laboriously up the slope

subió trabajosamente or penosamente la cuesta

he struggled laboriously up the slope

subió la cuesta con dificultad

she struggled to fight off sleep

trató de que no la venciera el sueño

Translations for struggled in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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forcejear

to struggle

forcejeaba para abrir la puerta

she struggled to open the door

forcejeaba con el ladrón

he wrestled o struggled with the thief

forcejeo

struggle

lucha de clases

class struggle

luchar

to struggle

luchó valientemente contra la enfermedad

he struggled o fought bravely against his illness

ha luchado mucho para salir adelante en la vida

he has struggled hard to get on in life

luchar

to struggle

luchar con algo maletas/bultos

to wrestle o struggle with sth

struggled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for struggled 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 struggled 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

struggled 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

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English

He struggled to reach the finishing line of the mountain stages in the gruppetto.

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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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However, the team struggled initially in the playoffs.

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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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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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He struggled to breathe and managed to get his mouth and nose out of the bedcovers to get some air.

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His childhood was an unhappy one, characterized by a stern, bitter and frustrated father, who struggled mightily against poverty.

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From the 13th-century the priory struggled financially and was noted for its poverty and indebtedness.

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

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