struggle
verb
1 verb in order to get free INTRANSITIVEbheith ag streachailt bheith ag lúbarnaíl the fish struggled to free itself bhí an t-iasc ag lúbarnaíl chun é féin a shaoradhthe child was struggling to get away bhí an leanbh ag streachailt ag iarraidh imeachtthe bird struggled free thug an t-éan na cosa leis, d'éirigh leis an éan é féin a shaoradh 2 verb fight physically INTRANSITIVEbheith i mbun spairnebheith ag coraíocht bheith ag streachailt the two men struggled bhí an bheirt fhear ag troid le chéilethe security staff were struggling with him bhí an fhoireann slándála ag coraíocht leisthey were struggling for the ball bhí siad ag streachailt a chéile ag iarraidh an liathróid a fháilShow full entry
3 verb compete, argue INTRANSITIVEbheith ag streachailt bheith ag troid he's tired of struggling with lawyers tá sé tuirseach de bheith ag streachailt le dlíodóiríthe two countries struggled for power bhí an dá thír ag iarraidh ceannas a bhaint amachthe women struggled against racism bhí na mná ag streachailt in éadan an chiníochais, bhí na mná ag troid in aghaidh chiníochaiscountries have always struggled over borders bhíodh tíortha i gcónaí ag troid le chéile faoi theorainneacha 4 verb try hard, strive INTRANSITIVEthey struggled against poverty bhí siad ag streachailt leis an mbochtaineachthe had to struggle to hear them chuaigh sé dian air iad a chloisteáilshe's struggling with illness tá sí ag streachailt le drochshláinte, tá sí ag éileamh, níl an tsláinte ag teacht léiwe struggle on this earth bímid ag tiaráil linn ar an saol seo 5 verb be in difficulty INTRANSITIVEbheith ag streachailt hotels are struggling tá óstáin ag streachailt, tá sé dian ar óstáin coinneáil ag imeachthe struggles with computers bíonn sé ag streachailt le ríomhairí 6 verb have difficulty handling sth INTRANSITIVEbheith ag streachailt bheith ag únfairt she was struggling with the bags bhí sí ag streachailt leis na málaí, bhí sé dian uirthi na málaí a iompar 7 verb move with difficulty INTRANSITIVEshe struggled out of bed streachail sí í féin amach as an leabahe struggled to his feet streachail sé é féin ina sheasamh, d'éirigh sé ina sheasamh le hanró
noun
8 noun physicalachrann masc1 troid fem3 streachailt fem2 there was a struggle between the supporters bhí achrann idir an lucht tacaíochta, bhí brú sa charnán idir an lucht tacaíochtathe woman put up a fierce struggle rinne an bhean iarracht mhór í féin a chosaint, chuir an bhean an-troid suas 9 noun war, conflicttroid fem3 cogadh masc1 comhrac masc1 they gave up their struggle d'éirigh siad as an troidthe struggle for freedom an troid ar son na saoirsethe armed struggle an ghleic armtha 10 noun determined efforttroid fem3 cogadh masc1 comhrac masc1 cath masc3 she died after a great struggle with cancer fuair sí bás i ndiaidh di cath fíochmhar a throid in éadan na hailsehe's had a life long struggle with ill health ní bhfuair sé an tsláinte leis ó rugadh éthe struggle for equality an troid ar son an chomhionannaisthe anti-apartheid struggle an cath in aghaidh na cinedheighilte 11 noun difficult taskstreachailt fem2 it was an uphill struggle to get permission bhí sé fíordheacair cead a fháil, snámh in aghaidh easa a bhí ann cead a fháilI find it a struggle to get up bíonn sé deacair orm éirí, bíonn orm mé féin a streachailt as an leaba