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lutte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • battle noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  • combat noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
  • hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
  • struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
  • wrestling noun A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.

Senses

lutte is used for these senses in English:

  • battle (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
  • battle (military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
  • combat A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
  • fight An occasion of fighting.
  • grapple A close hand-to-hand struggle.
  • hassle A fight or argument.
  • struggle (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.
  • wrestling sport

battle — full definition

  1. noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  2. noun A prolonged, difficult struggle or contest of any kind.
  3. verb To fight or struggle against someone or something.

combat — full definition

  1. noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
  2. verb To actively fight against or work to reduce something harmful.

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