What does lutte in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word lutte in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lutte in French.

The word lutte in French means struggle, wrestling, struggle, fight, clash, tupping, fight, fight, fight against , struggle against , battle against, combat, cancer treatment centre, from a major effort, from a sustained battle, tug-of-war, fight to the death, battle to the death, biological control, biological pest control, class struggle, class war, Graeco-Roman wrestling, internal struggle, freestyle wrestling, ruthless struggle, fight to the bitter end, fight for social justice. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lutte

struggle

nom féminin (combat) (war)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lutte entre Rome et Carthage dura longtemps.
The struggle between Rome and Carthage lasted for a long time.

wrestling

nom féminin (sport de combat) (sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lutte gréco-romaine et lutte libre sont deux types de lutte. j'ai fait deux ans de lutte au lycée.
Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling are two types of wrestling. I did wrestling for two years at high school.

struggle, fight, clash

nom féminin (rivalité) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a souvent des luttes intestines dans les partis politiques.
There are often internal struggles in political parties.

tupping

nom féminin (Agriculture, technique (accouplement bélier/brebis) (sheep)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lutte cède le pas à l'insémination artificielle.

fight

verbe intransitif (combattre) (opponents)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ces deux judokas luttent dans la même catégorie.
Those two judokas fight in the same category.

fight

verbe transitif indirect (se battre contre [qqn])

Bill a lutté contre Ted. Les deux hommes luttaient l'un contre l'autre.
The two men were fighting. Bill fought Ted.

fight against , struggle against , battle against

verbe transitif indirect (essayer de résister)

J'ai fini ce travail en luttant contre le sommeil. En hiver, nous luttons contre le vent et la neige.
I finished the job while fighting off sleep.

combat

verbe transitif indirect (agir contre [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le gouvernement a décidé de lutter contre la fraude fiscale.
The government has decided to combat tax fraud.

cancer treatment centre

nom masculin (institut de recherche) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

from a major effort, from a sustained battle

locution adverbiale (après un effort intense et soutenu)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les syndicats ont obtenu cette avancée de haute lutte !

tug-of-war

nom féminin (sport tirant une corde) (sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fight to the death, battle to the death

nom féminin (lutte se soldant par un mort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

biological control, biological pest control

nom féminin (lutte sans chimie de synthèse) (agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour notre jardin, nous avons opté pour la lutte biologique contre les parasites.

class struggle, class war

nom féminin (tension sociale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est Karl Marx qui a théorisé le concept de lutte des classes.

Graeco-Roman wrestling

nom féminin (discipline sportive) (UK, uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lino Ventura fut champion d'Europe de lutte gréco-romaine.

internal struggle

nom féminin (lutte intérieure à une entreprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

freestyle wrestling

nom féminin (sport de combat) (combat sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nicolas fait de la lutte libre trois fois par semaine.

ruthless struggle, fight to the bitter end

nom féminin (lutte sans pitié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fight for social justice

nom féminin (revendication des classes ouvrières)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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