Translation of "spartelen" into English

flounder, struggle, to flounder are the top translations of "spartelen" into English.

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  • flounder

    verb

    to flop around

    Terwijl mannen, die het gewoon waren dat hun was gedaan werd, hun maaltijden werden gekookt, spartelden zonder echtgenote.

    Whereas husbands, used to having their laundry pressed, dinners cooked, they floundered without wives.

  • struggle

    verb

    Maar hoe meer je spartelt, hoe strakker hij wordt.

    But the more you struggle, the tighter it gets.

  • to flounder

    verb

    Als de waterstand in de maanden december tot maart lager wordt, blijven de vet geworden vissen spartelend achter in de ondiepe wateren.

    When the waters recede during December to March, the fattened fish are left to flounder in the shallow waters.

  • Less frequent translations

    • to struggle
    • writhe
    • flounce
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