Définition anglaise de “struggle”

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Définition de "struggle" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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struggleverb

uk ​ /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/ us ​ /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/

struggle verb (EFFORT)

B2 [ I ] to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something:

[ + to infinitive ] The dog had been struggling to get free of the wire noose.
I've been struggling to understand this article all afternoon.
Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.
struggle along, through, out, etc.

› to move somewhere with great effort:

He struggled along the rough road holding his son.
By this time he'd managed to struggle out of bed.

› [ I ] informal to be in danger of failing or being defeated:

After the first half, United were really struggling.

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struggle verb (FIGHT)

B2 [ I ] to fight, especially with your hands:

He struggled with his attacker who then ran away.

C2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to use a lot of effort to defeat someone, prevent something, or achieve something:

For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted.

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strugglenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/ us ​ /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/

struggle noun [ C ] (EFFORT)

B2 a very difficult task that you can do only by making a great effort:

It was a terrible struggle for him to accept her death.
The people of this country will continue in their struggle for independence.
[ + to infinitive ] She never gave up the struggle to have her son freed from prison.
It's going to be an uphill struggle (= very difficult) to get your ideas accepted.

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struggle noun [ C ] (FIGHT)

B2 a physical or mental fight:

a struggle with an armed robber
the struggle between good and evil
Clearly there will be a power struggle within the company.

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(Definition of “struggle” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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struggleverb [ I ]

us ​ /ˈstrʌɡ·əl/

struggle verb [ I ] (TRY HARD)

› to work hard to do something:

We watched boys on skateboards struggle to keep their balance.

struggle verb [ I ] (FIGHT)

› to fight, esp. physically:

He struggled with his cousin, and his uncle had to step in to calm things down.

struggle verb [ I ] (MOVE)

› to move with difficulty:

She struggled out of her chair.

strugglenoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈstrʌɡ·əl/

struggle noun [ C ] (FIGHT)

› a fight:

Both men were arrested after their struggle in the street.

struggle noun [ C ] (TRYING HARD)

› a very great effort to do something:

Central banks everywhere are still fighting the struggle against inflation.

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Définition de "struggle" - Dictionnaire Anglais des Affaires

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strugglenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈstrʌɡl/ us ​

› 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 manpower.

› something that is extremely difficult to achieve:

We completed the project, but it was a struggle.
a struggle to do sth It has been a struggle to make the business profitable.

struggleverb [ I ]

uk ​ /ˈstrʌɡl/ us ​

› to try or fight very hard in order to do or get something:

struggle with/against sth For years she struggled with the department to get her ideas accepted.
struggle for sth Women struggle for equal rights.

› to find it extremely difficult to succeed or to achieve something:

In the current climate many small businesses are struggling.
struggle to do sth The Government will struggle to achieve its target of 15% of electricity from renewables.
struggle along/through The company may struggle along on its own but a merger with a stronger company would be better for its pension holders.

(Definition of “struggle” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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The struggle for a balanced sharing of the financial burden will be painful, and to my mind deserves to be called a crisis.
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However, now more than ever, support and encouragement for these men and women in their struggle for democracy, justice and peace are proving to be vital to our common future.
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Suffering, if we so decide, can be used as a power to heal rather than a blind struggle for revenge and hatred.
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Therefore, limiting this directive to racial and ethnic discrimination risks leaving the door open to ambiguities in interpretation with which the courts might struggle to deal.
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There is still a long and tough struggle to be undertaken to ensure that human rights are both accepted and observed in every country of the world.
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As soon as we get back to reality, however, we feel fierce anger, because what then lies ahead of us is an endless struggle.
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Their vocation includes the home, the family, marriage, children and work, but it does not include a power struggle with men.
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The measures that are taken all too often resemble a chaotic struggle by public services to respond to problems that have emerged, and that have usually become urgent.
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We cannot leave them to struggle alone.
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The sacrifices of the workers are essentially a struggle against the new imposition of medieval terms of employment against which all progressive forces must really fight as one.
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