English-Estonian translations for struggle

• võitlus; heitlus

Definition of struggle

• A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task
• To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight , to contend
• To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body

Examples

• During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves
• She struggled to escape from her assailants grasp

Related words

• struggler
• struggle for independence
• struggle for freedom
• struggle out
• struggle for existence
• power struggle
• class struggle
• linguistic struggle
• have a hard struggle