English-German translation for "wrestle"

"wrestle" German translation

wrestle
[ˈresl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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ringen ringen, inbrünstig beten sich abmühen abquälen sich kämpfen schlagen
  • ringen
    wrestle especially | besondersbesonders sports | SportSPORT
    wrestle especially | besondersbesonders sports | SportSPORT
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  • (for) struggle figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    ringen (um, nach), schwer kämpfen (um)
    (for) struggle figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • to wrestle with God
    mit Gott ringen
    to wrestle with God
  • to wrestle in prayer
    inbrünstig beten
    to wrestle in prayer
  • sich abmühenor | oder od abquälen (with bei, mit)
    wrestle exert oneself
    wrestle exert oneself
  • sich kämpfenor | oder od schlagen (through durch)
    wrestle proceed with effort
    wrestle proceed with effort
wrestle
[ˈresl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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ringen kämpfen mit austragen mit dem Lasso zu Boden werfen, um es zu brennen
examples
  • to wrestle down
    to wrestle down
  • to wrestle out figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    to wrestle out figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • mit dem Lasso zu Boden werfen, um es zu brennen
    wrestle cattle American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    wrestle cattle American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
wrestle
[ˈresl]noun | Substantiv s

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Ringen, Ringkampf Ringen, schwerer Kampf
  • Ringenneuter | Neutrum n
    wrestle
    Ringkampfmasculine | Maskulinum m
    wrestle
    wrestle
  • Ringenneuter | Neutrum n
    wrestle figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    schwerer Kampf
    wrestle figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    wrestle figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Und die Richter des Obersten Gerichts rangen um diese Frage.
And the Supreme Court justices wrestled with that question.
Source: TED
Du hattest mit Problemen um Kinderpornographie zu kämpfen.
You've had to wrestle with issues like child pornography.
Source: TED
In der Schule konnte ich ringen.
I was able to wrestle in high school.
Source: TED
Er rang seinen Angreifer zu Boden.
He wrestled his attacker to the ground.
Source: Tatoeba
(Einige dieser Länder haben seit einiger Zeit sogar mit ernsthaften Problemen zu kämpfen).
(Indeed, a few of these countries have recently been wrestling with severe problems.)
Source: News-Commentary
Es besteht die Gefahr, dass die Ungleichheiten, die wir bekämpfen, weiter zunehmen.
There is a risk that the inequalities we are wrestling with will grow deeper.
Source: Europarl
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