The Esperanto movement has always had to grapple with the problem of 'eternal beginners'.
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Grapple
//ˈɡɹæpəl//
Synonyms for "grapple" (160 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Translations
107 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- кука noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- схватка noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- боря се verb (to wrestle or struggle)
- боря се verb (to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem)
Catalan
1 entries- engrapar verb (to seize and hold firmly)
Czech
4 entries- lodní hák noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- potýkat se verb (to wrestle or struggle)
- potýkat se verb (to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem)
- zápasit verb (to wrestle or struggle)
Dutch
4 entries- enterhaak noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- entering noun (act of grappling)
- worsteling noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- grijpen verb (to seize and hold firmly)
Finnish
4 entries- entraushaka noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- heittokoukku noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- koura noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- käsirysy noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
French
4 entries- abordage noun (act of grappling)
- combat noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- grappin noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- lutte noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
German
4 entries- Enterhaken noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- Rauferei noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- Ringen noun (act of grappling)
- an den Haken nehmen verb (to hook and raise with a grapple)
Italian
4 entries- lotta noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- presa noun (act of grappling)
- raffio noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- rampino noun (tool with claws or hooks)
Japanese
1 entries- 押え込む verb (to seize and hold firmly)
Kashubian
1 entries- hôk noun (tool with claws or hooks)
Māori
4 entries- nōnoketanga noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- nonoke verb (to wrestle or struggle)
- nōnoke verb (to wrestle or struggle)
- rarawhi verb (to seize and hold firmly)
Norwegian
1 entries- gripe verb (to seize and hold firmly)
Persian
4 entries- چنگ noun (act of grappling)
- چنگک noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- دست به یقه شدن verb (to wrestle or struggle)
- دست و پنجه نرم کردن verb (to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem)
Portuguese
4 entries- agarramento noun (act of grappling)
- abordar verb (to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem)
- agarrar verb (to seize and hold firmly)
- lidar verb (to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਗੁੱਥਮਗੁੱਥਾ ਹੋਣਾ verb (to wrestle or struggle)
Romanian
4 entries- luptă noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- a se lupta verb (to wrestle or struggle)
- a se lupta cu (ceva) verb (to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem)
- înhăța verb (to seize and hold firmly)
Russian
4 entries- ко́шка noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- хва́тка noun (act of grappling)
- боро́ться verb (to wrestle or struggle)
- захва́тывать verb (to seize and hold firmly)
Spanish
4 entries- arpeo noun (tool with claws or hooks)
- forcegear noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- forcejear noun (a close hand-to-hand struggle)
- agarrar verb (to seize and hold firmly)
Sample sentences
32 total sentences available.
As parents grapple with ways to burn off their children’s extra energy, many choose to go outdoors for a walk.
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Mundopalet is by far not alone, as Spanish companies grapple with supply chain problems, typical of other sectors, from winemakers to farmers.
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New Yorkers woke up to a wet and gray Tuesday, as they continued to grapple with their new reality.
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