struggle

I ['strʌgl]

nome

1) (battle, fight) lotta f. (anche fig.)

to put up a (fierce) struggle — lottare, difendersi (con accanimento)

2) (scuffle) rissa f., scontro m.

3) (difficult task)

it was a struggle — è stata dura

I find it a real struggle to do o doing trovo davvero difficile fare; they had a struggle to do o doing — hanno fatto fatica a fare

II ['strʌgl]

verbo intransitivo

1) (put up a fight) [person, animal] battersi; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals, forces] lottare, battersi

to struggle free — lottare per liberarsi

2) fig. (try hard) battersi, lottare

to struggle with a problem — essere alle prese con un problema

3) (have difficulty) [person, company] avere delle difficoltà

to struggle to keep up — fare fatica ad andare avanti

4) (move with difficulty)

he struggled into his jeans — si è infilato nei jeans a fatica

to struggle to one's feet — alzarsi con fatica

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- struggle along

- struggle back

- struggle on

- struggle through

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1. verb

1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) dibattersi

2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) lottare

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) sforzarsi; uscire

2. noun

(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) lotta

- struggle along

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I ['strʌgl]

nome

1) (battle, fight) lotta f. (anche fig.)

to put up a (fierce) struggle — lottare, difendersi (con accanimento)

2) (scuffle) rissa f., scontro m.

3) (difficult task)

it was a struggle — è stata dura

I find it a real struggle to do o doing trovo davvero difficile fare; they had a struggle to do o doing — hanno fatto fatica a fare

II ['strʌgl]

verbo intransitivo

1) (put up a fight) [person, animal] battersi; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals, forces] lottare, battersi

to struggle free — lottare per liberarsi

2) fig. (try hard) battersi, lottare

to struggle with a problem — essere alle prese con un problema

3) (have difficulty) [person, company] avere delle difficoltà

to struggle to keep up — fare fatica ad andare avanti

4) (move with difficulty)

he struggled into his jeans — si è infilato nei jeans a fatica

to struggle to one's feet — alzarsi con fatica

•

- struggle along

- struggle back

- struggle on

- struggle through