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бороться

Translation of бороться

contend

Russian word in Latin letters: borotsya

Meaning of бороться

Russian

Справляться с трудностями или проблемами.

English

to have to deal with a problem or difficult situation

бороться

Pronunciation

Russian
[bɐˈrot͡sə]

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  1. Farmers have to contend with long periods of drought.

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    Фермерам приходится бороться с долгими засухами.

  2. She had to contend with a lot of criticism.

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    Ей пришлось бороться с волной критики.

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What's the difference between бороться, справляться, and сталкиваться

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справляться

Cope; stresses that you manage to deal with it.

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сталкиваться

Face or run into a problem; no effort implied.

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бороться meaning: what does it mean?

to have to deal with a problem or difficult situation

бороться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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Farmers have to contend with long periods of drought. Translation: Фермерам приходится бороться с долгими засухами.

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