бороться — meaning in English
borotsya
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English meaning
- battle noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
- contend verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
- fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- strive verb To make a great and sustained effort to achieve something.
- struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
- tackle verb To confront and deal with a difficult problem or task head-on.
- tussle noun A brief, rough physical struggle or fight.
- wrestle verb To grapple with an opponent, trying to throw or pin them down, often as a sport.
Senses
бороться is used for these senses in English:
- battle (intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight
- contend (intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
- fight (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- fight (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
- grapple (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
- strive To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
- strive To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
- struggle To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
battle — full definition
- noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
- noun A prolonged, difficult struggle or contest of any kind.
- verb To fight or struggle against someone or something.
contend — full definition
- verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
- verb To argue firmly that something is true.