No. 2,319 in Swedish

brottas

To wrestle or struggle.

In a sentence

Han brottas med svåra beslut.
He wrestles with difficult decisions.
In this sentence, 'brottas' is used metaphorically to describe the act of mentally struggling with challenges or decisions.
De två vännerna älskar att brottas på gräsmattan.
The two friends love to wrestle on the lawn.
Here, 'brottas' refers to the physical activity of wrestling, indicating a playful or sportive engagement.
Hon brottas med matematikproblemen.
She wrestles with the math problems.
In this instance, 'brottas' conveys a figurative struggle, implying effort to solve complex issues or tasks.

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