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lutter
to fight

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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lutter [lyte] VB intr

1. lutter (s'opposer):

lutter partie, peuple, pays:
to struggle
le peuple ne doit pas cesser de lutter
the people must not give up the fight
le peuple ne doit pas cesser de lutter (plus pénible)
the people must not give up the struggle
lutter contre qn armée, autorité: oppresseur, rebelles, armée
to fight against

2. lutter (agir énergiquement):

lutter personne, groupe:
to fight (pour qc for sth, pour faire to do)
pour vivre il faut lutter
you have to fight to stay alive
lutter contre crime, pollution, chômage
to fight
lutter contre violence
to fight against
lutter contre intempéries, bruit
to contend with
aider le malade à lutter contre sa maladie
to help the sick person fight back
lutter contre l'abus d'alcool et de tabac
to combat alcohol and drug abuse
Louis luttait contre le sommeil
Louis was fighting off sleep
lutter pour la démocratie/les droits de qn
to fight for democracy/sb's rights
lutter pour obtenir/sauvegarder qc
to fight to obtain/keep sth

3. lutter SPORTS:

lutter adversaires:
to wrestle (contre against, avec with)
âprement lutter, défendre
fiercely
lutter contre l'assoupissement
to fight against drowsiness
énergiquement lutter, agir
forcefully
avec frénésie lutter
frantically
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crime prevention attr campaign, effort, poster
pour lutter contre le crime
fight off illness, despair
lutter contre
to grapple with lit person
lutter avec
kick against (fight against) rules, system
lutter contre
strive fig
lutter (against contre)

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
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lutter [lyte] VB intr

1. lutter:

lutter (combattre)
to fight
lutter (se démener)
to struggle
lutter contre la mort
to fight death
lutter contre le sommeil/le vent
to fight against sleep/the wind

2. lutter (mener une action):

lutter contre qc
to fight against sth
d'arrache-pied lutter, travailler
relentlessly
lutter contre l'abus d'alcool/de tabac
to fight against alcohol/tobacco abuse
English
English
French
French
grapple
lutter
wrestle
lutter
wrestle
lutter
to fight against destiny
lutter contre le destin
combat desire
lutter contre
to contend for sth
lutter pour qc
struggle
lutter
relieve famine
lutter contre
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
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lutter [lyte] VB intr

1. lutter:

lutter (combattre)
to fight
lutter (se démener)
to struggle
lutter contre la mort
to fight death
lutter contre le sommeil/le vent
to fight against sleep/the wind

2. lutter (mener une action):

lutter contre qc
to fight against sth
d'arrache-pied lutter, travailler
relentlessly
lutter contre l'abus d'alcool/de tabac
to fight against alcohol/tobacco abuse
English
English
French
French
grapple
lutter
wrestle
lutter
wrestle
lutter
combat desire
lutter contre
to fight against destiny
lutter contre le destin
to contend for sth
lutter pour qc
struggle
lutter
relieve famine
lutter contre
Présent
jelutte
tuluttes
il/elle/onlutte
nousluttons
vousluttez
ils/ellesluttent
Imparfait
jeluttais
tuluttais
il/elle/onluttait
nousluttions
vousluttiez
ils/ellesluttaient
Passé simple
jeluttai
tuluttas
il/elle/onlutta
nousluttâmes
vousluttâtes
ils/ellesluttèrent
Futur simple
jelutterai
tulutteras
il/elle/onluttera
nouslutterons
vouslutterez
ils/elleslutteront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lutter contre l'abus d'alcool/de tabac
to fight against alcohol/tobacco abuse
lutter contre la mort
to fight death
lutter contre le sommeil/le vent
to fight against sleep/the wind
lutter contre qc
to fight against sth
d'arrache-pied lutter, travailler
relentlessly

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Dans des conditions tragiques, les ghettos ont lutté pour maintenir jusqu'au bout une vie culturelle, musicale et artistique riche et remarquable.
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Il est ordinairement destiné à lutter contre l'effet des niches fiscales, il peut aussi avoir un effet sur le prélèvement des foyers à faible revenus.
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Jusqu'en 1997, la dépense publique pour lutter contre la maladie reste faible.
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Le complexe propose diverses activités comme l'aquagym, l'aquajogging, des cours pour lutter contre l'aquaphobie et des cours collectifs d'apprentissage de la natation pour les enfants.
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Ce qui montre bien que l'agroforesterie contribue à lutter directement contre la pauvreté qui sévit dans cette zone.
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