lutter

struggle, fight

verb loo-TEH Less Common

Origin: Latin luctari (to wrestle)

Also means

wrestle

Usage Note

Lutter is used for both physical wrestling (lutter corps à corps) and figurative struggles — lutter contre la pauvreté (to fight poverty). The noun lutte (feminine) means 'struggle', 'fight', or the sport of wrestling. Lutteur/lutteuse is a wrestler. The word carries a more determined, sustained connotation than se battre (to fight).

Examples

"Ils luttent contre la corruption depuis des années."

Natural Translation

They have been fighting corruption for years.

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