struggle

struggle: 1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) stritte mot, kjempe, slåss

2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kjempe mot, streve med, stride

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) kjempe seg, bakse seg inn/ut av
2. noun
(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) kamp, strev

- struggle along

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subst. \/ˈstrʌɡl\/

1) (også overført) strid, kamp

2) anstrengelse, besvær, slit

• what a struggle I had packing!

for et besvær jeg hadde med å pakke

fratricidal struggle broderstrid

put up a struggle gjøre motstand

the struggle for existence\/life kampen for tilværelsen

struggle for power maktkamp
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verb \/ˈstrʌɡl\/

1) (også overført) kjempe, stride

2) anstrenge seg, gjøre seg besvær med

• struggle to be polite

anstrenge seg for å være høflig

3) slite, streve, stri, kjempe

• struggle to get free

kjempe for å komme seg løs

4) slite, streve

• struggle up a hill

slite seg opp en bakke

• struggle with heavy boxes

streve med tunge esker

5) (amer.) slepe (på), bakse (med)

• struggle to get a heavy box into a car

struggle against something kjempe mot noe

struggle along streve seg frem(over) (overført) så vidt klare seg (med penger)

struggle for breath hive etter pusten

struggle for existence kjempe for tilværelsen

struggle for power kjempe for å skaffe seg makt kjempe om makten

struggle into something vikle seg inn i noe

struggle on kjempe videre slepe på

struggle one's way kjempe seg frem, bane seg vei

struggle out of something kjempe\/vri seg ut av noe

• Peter struggled out of his coat

Peter vrengte av seg frakken

struggle to get something kjempe for å få noe

struggle to one's feet kare seg opp, kjempe seg på bena

struggle with something streve med noe, ha problemer med noe

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Synonyms:

Strive, labor, toil, endeavor, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best, Labor, endeavor, effort, exertion, pains / Contend, contest, fight, have a contest, Contest, contention, conflict, strife, fight / Writhe, be in agony, labor in distress, Contortions, agony, distress

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struggle — Ⅰ. struggle UK US /ˈstrʌgl/ noun [C] ► a hard effort or fight to do or get something: a struggle for sth »There was a struggle for control of the company. a struggle against sth »The struggle against drugs took up much of the police s time and… … Financial and business terms
Struggle — Strug gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Struggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Struggling}.] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj?ka to stroke, to beat, to flog, Sw. stryka to stroke, to strike, Dan. stryge, G. straucheln to stumble. Cf. {Stroll}.] 1. To strive, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Struggle — refers to a strenuous effort or to the act of making a strenuous or labored effort.It may also refer to: *Struggle, an album recorded by the folk singer Woody Guthrie. *Struggle, an album recorded by the alternative metal music group, Nonpoint.… … Wikipedia
Struggle — Título Struggle Ficha técnica Dirección Ruth Mader Guion Ruth Mader, Martin Leidenfrost, Barbara Albert Re … Wikipedia Español
struggle on — [phrasal verb] : to continue doing something that is difficult or tiring I suppose all we can do now is struggle on. • • • Main Entry: ↑struggle * * * ˌstruggle aˈlong/ˈon derived to continue despite problems • The business struggled along for… … Useful english dictionary
struggle — [n] hard try; fight to win attempt, battle, brush, clash, combat, conflict, contest, effort, encounter, endeavor, essay, exertion, free for all*, grind, hassle, jam, jump, labor, long haul*, pains*, roughhouse*, row, scramble, set to*, skirmish,… … New thesaurus
Struggle — Strug gle, n. 1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress. [1913 Webster] 2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. Contest; contention; strife. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
struggle — vb strive, endeavor, essay, *attempt, try Analogous words: *contend, fight: compete, vie, *rival, emulate: toil, labor, work, travail (see corresponding nouns at WORK) struggle n striving, endeavor, essay, attempt, try (see under ATTEMPT vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
struggle — [strug′əl] vi. struggled, struggling [ME strogelen < ?] 1. to contend or fight violently with an opponent 2. to make great efforts or attempts; strive; labor 3. to make one s way with difficulty [to struggle through a thicket] vt. Rare … English World dictionary
struggle — I noun affray, agitation, attempt, battle, broil, certamen, clash, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contention, contestation, controversy, disagreement, dissension, effort, encounter, endeavor, engagement, essay, exertion, feud,… … Law dictionary
struggle — ► VERB 1) make forceful efforts to get free. 2) strive under difficult circumstances to do something. 3) make one s way with difficulty. 4) have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living. ► NOUN 1) an act of struggling. 2) … English terms dictionary

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