格闘

かくとう
hand-to-hand fighting
grappling

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かくとう【格闘】

**fight

〖C〗なぐり合い

grapple

〖C〗つかみ合い

scuffle

〖C〗乱闘.

¶ → 格闘技

◇ → 格闘する

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かくとう【格闘】

〔取っ組み合い〕 a (hand-to-hand) fight; a grapple; grappling; fisticuffs; (乱闘) a scuffle; a tussle; 〔(難問への)取り組み〕 a struggle; getting to grips 《with a problem》.

～する fight (hand to hand) 《with…》; grapple [scuffle, tussle] 《with…》; come to blows [engage in fisticuffs] 《with…》; 〔難問と〕 wrestle; get to grips 《with…》.

●彼女は押し入った賊と格闘して見事に取り押さえた. She fought [tussled] with the intruder and overpowered him.

・締め切りが過ぎても私はまだ資料の山と格闘していた. Even after the deadline, I was still wrestling with a pile of materials.

●格闘を演じる come to blows; engage in fisticuffs.