struggle

lucha

Combate o esfuerzo difícil que suele durar mucho tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: A difficult fight or effort, often lasting a long time.

• The struggle lasted many years.
• Workers began a struggle for better pay.
• Several people were injured during the struggle.

Cómo se usa: a struggle for something (The struggle for equal rights continued for years.); a struggle against something (They joined the struggle against unfair laws.)

Sinónimos: fight, battle, conflict

Expresiones frecuentes: armed struggle, struggle for something, struggle against something, power struggle

tener dificultades, costar

Encontrar algo difícil y esforzarse mucho por hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: To find something difficult and try hard to do it.

• I struggle to remember names.
• He struggled with the last question.
• Many families are struggling to pay their bills.

Cómo se usa: struggle to do something (I struggled to open the heavy door.); struggle with something (She struggles with spelling.)

Sinónimos: have difficulty, have trouble

Expresiones frecuentes: struggle to do something, struggle with something, struggle financially

luchar, esforzarse

Esforzarse mucho o luchar para conseguir algo o vencer algo.

En inglés sencillo: To try very hard or fight to achieve something or defeat something.

• The workers struggled for fair pay.
• They struggled against the powerful army.
• For years, she struggled to win equal rights.

Cómo se usa: struggle for something (They struggled for freedom for many years.); struggle against something (The villagers struggled against poverty.); struggle to do something (She struggled to protect her community.)

Sinónimos: fight, strive, battle

Expresiones frecuentes: struggle for something, struggle against something, struggle to do something

forcejear, debatirse

Retorcer y mover el cuerpo con fuerza, normalmente para soltarse.

En inglés sencillo: To twist and move your body forcefully, usually to get free.

• The child struggled in his arms.
• She struggled to free her wrists.
• The trapped animal struggled against the ropes.

Cómo se usa: struggle to do something (The bird struggled to escape from the net.); struggle against someone/something (He struggled against the hands holding him.)

Sinónimos: wriggle, thrash

Expresiones frecuentes: struggle free, struggle to escape, struggle against someone