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"Struggle" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "luchar", and "fight" is a noun which is often translated as "la pelea". Learn more about the difference between "struggle" and "fight" below.
struggle(
struh
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guhl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to fight)
a. luchar
She desperately struggled to break free but to no avail.Luchó desesperadamente por soltarse sin conseguirlo.
2. (to strive)
a. luchar
They struggled for many years to get to where they are today.Lucharon muchos años para llegar hasta donde están hoy.
a. costar
I am struggling to understand the reasoning behind all of this.Me cuesta entender el razonamiento que hay detrás de todo esto.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la lucha (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After a long struggle, the army made its way through the city gates.Tras una larga lucha, el ejército atravesó las puertas de la ciudad.
a. la lucha (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I read a book about Susan B. Anthony's struggle for women's suffrage.Leí un libro sobre la lucha de Susan B. Anthony para el sufragio femenino.
a. el esfuerzo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sitting through the four-hour test was a real struggle.Tomar un examen por cuatro horas fue un verdadero esfuerzo.
fight(
fayt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (quarrel)
2. (military)
3. (struggle)
a. el espíritu de lucha (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In spite of the defeat, I was still full of fight.A pesar de la derrota, me quedaba espíritu de lucha.
5. (sports)
a. el combate (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The boxers were training for the fight.Los boxeadores se estaban entrenando para el combate.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to combat)
7. (to quarrel)
a. luchar
My heroes are all those people who fought for their rights to the end.Mis héroes son todas esas personas que lucharon por sus derechos hasta el final.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
9. (to combat)
a. luchar contra
The knight fought a dragon to save the princess.El caballero luchó contra un dragón para salvar a la princesa.
b. combatir contra
Our army will fight anything that threatens our freedom.Nuestro ejército combatirá contra todo lo que amenace nuestra libertad.
10. (to oppose)
