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"Struggle" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "luchar", and "strive" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "esforzarse por". Learn more about the difference between "struggle" and "strive" 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.
strive(
strayv
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. esforzarse por
Monica always strives to provide excellent service to her clients.Mónica siempre se esfuerza por ofrecer un excelente servicio a sus clientes.
b. luchar por
Lito is striving to be number one in his class this semester.Lito está luchando por ser el número uno en su clase este semestre.
a. esforzarse por alcanzar
She will strive for perfection, because that is who she is.Siempre se esfuerza por alcanzar la perfección, porque no puede evitarlo.
b. luchar por conseguir
He's been striving after freedom all his life.Ha luchado por conseguir la libertad toda su vida.
a. luchar
The priest told the parishioners they must strive against sin.El sacerdote les dijo a los feligreses que debían luchar contra el pecado.
