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struggle

struggle

Meaning of struggle

English

a long, hard effort to do or get something

Русский

Долгие трудные усилия, чтобы чего-то добиться или что-то преодолеть.

struggle

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈstrʌɡl/
American English
/ˈstrʌɡəl/

struggle with Russian translation

Сочетания со словом struggle

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24 сочетания

За что борются

Goals
a struggle for survival
борьба за выживание

For the small business, winter was a struggle for survival.

Для малого предприятия зима стала борьбой за выживание.

a struggle for independence
борьба за независимость

The museum tells the story of the country's struggle for independence.

Музей рассказывает историю борьбы страны за независимость.

  • a struggle for freedomборьба за свободу
  • a struggle for equalityборьба за равенство
  • a struggle for justiceборьба за справедливость
  • a struggle for powerборьба за власть

Трудности и усилия

Obstacles and effort
a struggle against poverty
борьба с бедностью

The charity supports the struggle against poverty.

Благотворительная организация поддерживает борьбу с бедностью.

a struggle against discrimination
борьба с дискриминацией

Their struggle against discrimination did not end with the new law.

Их борьба с дискриминацией не закончилась с принятием нового закона.

  • a struggle with addictionборьба с зависимостью
  • a struggle to find workтрудности с поиском работы
  • a struggle to make ends meetпопытки свести концы с концами
  • a struggle to stay awakeборьба со сном
  • the struggle to rebuildтрудное восстановление

Характер борьбы

Nature of the struggle
an uphill struggle
тяжёлая борьба

Learning to read was an uphill struggle for him.

Обучение чтению давалось ему с большим трудом.

a constant struggle
постоянная борьба

Keeping the old house warm is a constant struggle.

Поддерживать тепло в старом доме постоянно очень трудно.

  • a long struggleдолгая борьба
  • a bitter struggleожесточённая борьба
  • an inner struggleвнутренняя борьба
  • a personal struggleличные трудности

Участие и результат

Participation and outcome
after years of struggle
после многих лет борьбы

After years of struggle, she finally opened her own shop.

После многих лет упорных усилий она наконец открыла свой магазин.

give up the struggle
прекратить борьбу

He refused to give up the struggle to save the park.

Он отказался прекращать борьбу за сохранение парка.

  • join the struggleприсоединиться к борьбе
  • continue the struggleпродолжать борьбу
  • win the struggleпобедить в борьбе

struggle usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The struggle for freedom lasted many years.

Борьба за свободу длилась много лет.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Her life was a daily struggle against illness.

Её жизнь была ежедневной борьбой с болезнью.

struggle synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between struggle, fight, battle, effort, fighting, and conflict

F
🇬🇧English
fight

A fight or battle; broader, can be short.

very often

ENTwo boys had a fight after school.

battle
🇬🇧English

A battle; figuratively, a hard struggle.

often

ENHe lost his battle with cancer.

Advanced: broader words

E
🇬🇧English
effort

Effort to do something, without the idea of opposition.

very often

ENThanks for all your effort.

F
🇬🇧English
fighting

Usually physical or military fighting.

often

ENThe fighting went on for days.

C
🇬🇧English
conflict

A serious disagreement or fight between sides.

often

ENThe conflict between the two countries grew.

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struggle meaning: what does it mean?

a long, hard effort to do or get something

struggle pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

struggle is pronounced as /ˈstrʌɡl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

struggle definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Борьба за свободу длилась много лет. Translation: The struggle for freedom lasted many years.

Is struggle part of Emotions and Feelings vocabulary?

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Is struggle part of Conflicts and Reconciliation vocabulary?

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