STRUGGLE in French - Cambridge Dictionary AI Assistant Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Games Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length 1 } })" / English–French 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'" 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of struggle – English–French dictionary struggle verb [ intransitive ]  /ˈstrʌɡəl/ Add to word list Add to word list ● to try hard to do sth difficult lutter , se battre He struggled to overcome his learning difficulties. Il se battait pour surmonter ses difficultés d’apprentissage. Fish are struggling for survival in the lake. Les poissons luttent pour leur survie dans le lac. struggle against ● to try hard to end or prevent sth combattre to struggle against racism combattre le racisme ● to move when this is difficult se dégager She struggled out from under the bed where she had hidden. Elle se dégagea de dessous le lit où elle s’était cachée. ● to fight with sb se battre The two men struggled, trying to grab the gun. Les deux hommes se battaient, essayant d’agripper l’arme. ● to argue with sb se disputer rival political groups struggling for power des groupes politiques rivaux se disputant le pouvoir struggle noun [ countable ]  /ˈstrʌɡəl/ lutte [ feminine ] , combat [ masculine ] , bagarre [ feminine ] the family’s struggle to succeed le combat de cette famille pour réussir his struggle for recognition son combat pour être reconnu a power struggle within the government une lutte de pouvoir au sein du gouvernement The man was killed in a struggle outside the club. Cet homme a été tué au cours d’une bagarre à l’extérieur du pub. (Translation of struggle from the GLOBAL English-French Dictionary © 2016 K Dictionaries Ltd) Translation of struggle | PASSWORD English-French Dictionary struggle verb  /ˈstraɡl/ ● to twist violently when trying to free oneself se débattre The child struggled in his arms. ● to make great efforts or try hard se battre , lutter (contre) All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice. ● to move with difficulty avancer péniblement He struggled out of the hole. struggle noun ● an act of struggling, or a fight lutte (pour) The struggle for independence was long and hard. See also struggle along (Translation of struggle from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of struggle struggle In this institutional struggle, some groups will end up supporting their second preference in order to avoid an even worse outcome. From the Cambridge English Corpus If there was really so little to decide, what were the local struggles all about? From the Cambridge English Corpus Much archaeological research deals with periods and regions for which it is a real struggle to discern the agency of individuals. From the Cambridge English Corpus Instead, it was a series of ad hoc measures implemented in a struggle to prevent chaos and to stop revolutionary turmoil. From the Cambridge English Corpus They were also accounts of struggle and resistance, which included claims of worthiness and profound demands for life with dignity. From the Cambridge English Corpus Contemporary social scientists struggle with the problem of being precise about that which defies precision : the cloudiness of our own lives. From the Cambridge English Corpus Politicians, bureaucrats, families, ex-servicemen, clerics, artists, builders, and contributors struggled to control the commemorative space. From the Cambridge English Corpus These were the areas, he argued, in which the struggle between the royal prerogative and ' constitutional forces ' - as he defined ' politics ' - took place. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B2,B2,C2,B2,B2 Translations of struggle in Chinese (Traditional) 努力, 奮鬥，努力，拼搏, 有失敗的危險，苦苦掙扎… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 努力, 奋斗，努力，拼搏, 有失败的危险，苦苦挣扎… See more in Spanish pelear, forcejear, luchar… See more in Portuguese lutar, debater-se, luta… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian झगडणे, आटोकाट प्रयत्न करणे, झटापट होणे… See more 苦労する, 苦心する, 奮闘する… See more çaba sarfetmek, uğraşmak, mücadele etmek… See more lluitar, maldar, forcejar… See more spartelen, worstelen, worsteling… See more சிரமம் அனுபவிக்க மற்றும் ஏதாவது செய்யும் பொருட்டு ஒரு மிக பெரிய முயற்சி செய்ய, தோல்வி அடையவோ அல்லது தோற்கடிக்கப்படும் அபாயத்தில் இருக்க வேண்டும், போராட… See more संघर्ष करना, जूझना, नाकाम होने या हारने के खतरे में होना… See more સંઘર્ષ, નિષ્ફળ થવા અથવા ગુમાવવાના ભયમાં રહો, લડવું… See more vride sig, stritte imod, kæmpe… See more streta, sprattla, kämpa… See more bergelut, berjuang, berusaha keras… See more zappeln, kämpfen, sich quälen… See more slite, streve, kjempe… See more جد و جہد کرنا, سخت محنت کرنا, مشکل حالات سے لڑنا… See more битися, відбиватися, боротися… See more стараться изо всех сил, сопротивляться, отбиваться… See more కష్టపడటం, విఫలితము లేదా ఓడిపోయే ప్రమాదంలో ఉండటం, కొట్లాడటం ప్రత్యేకంగా మీ చేతులతో… See more يُناضِل, يُكافِح, نِضال… See more আপ্রাণ চেষ্টা করা, কঠিন অবস্থা থেকে মুক্তি পাওয়ার জোরদার প্রয়াস চালানো, ধ্বস্তাধ্বস্তি করা… See more zmítat se, zápasit, prodírat se… See more memberontak, berjuang, berusaha keras… See more ต่อสู้, ดิ้นรน, กระเสือกกระสน… See more vẫy vùng, vật lộn, gắng sức… See more starać się, zmagać się, szamotać się… See more 고분군투하다, 몸부림치다, 투쟁… See more lottare, fare sforzi, fare fatica… See more Need a translator? 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