bregar

v.

1 to struggle, to fight.

2 to work hard.

3 to quarrel.

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bregar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (luchar) to fight (con, against), struggle (con, against)

2 (ajetrearse) to work hard (con, at)

► verbo transitivo

1 (amasar) to knead

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VI

1) (=luchar) to struggle, fight (con against, with)

2) (=reñir) to quarrel

3) (=trabajar mucho) to slog away

tendremos que hacerlo bregando — we shall have to do it by sheer hard work

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verbo intransitivo (luchar) to struggle; (trabajar) to work hard

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= struggle, toil, slave away.

Ex. Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.

Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.

Ex. Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .

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* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

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verbo intransitivo (luchar) to struggle; (trabajar) to work hard

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= struggle, toil, slave away.

Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.

Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.

Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

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bregar [A3 ]

vi

1 (luchar) to struggle

2 (trabajar) to slave away, toil

se pasó la vida bregando para sacar adelante a sus hijos she spent her whole life toiling away to bring up her children

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bregar verbo intransitivo
1 (trabajar duro) to toil, slaveaway: ha estado bregando todo el día en el taller, she has been slaving away all day in the workshop
2 (discutir) to argue: han estado bregando toda la mañana sin conseguir nada, they have been arguing all morning and have got nowhere

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bregar vi

1. [luchar] to struggle, to fight

2. [trabajar] to work hard

3. [reñir] to quarrel (con with)

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bregar

v/i

1 (luchar) struggle

2 (trabajar) work hard

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bregar {52} vi

1) luchar: to struggle

2) : to toil, to work hard

3)

bregar con : to deal with