grapple (with)போராடுpōrāṭu(pooraaḍu)(3 intr)work hard, struggle or cope, as with a problem, etc.; contend or struggle, as with a person
Usage:
அவன் போராட வேண்டிய பிரச்சனைகள் நிறைய இருந்தனavaṉ pōrāṭa vēṇṭiya piraccaṉaikaḷ niṟaiya iruntaṉa
avan pooraaḍaveeṇḍiya praccanellaam nereya irundadu
He's had a lot of problems to grapple with.
plug away (at)போராடுpōrāṭu(pooraaḍu)(3 intr)strive hard or struggle with; try hard, attempt, endeavor, make (an/every) effort, exert o.s., do o's best, do all one can, do o's utmost, labor, toil, strain, struggle; (inf.) keep o's nose to the grindstone
Usage:
என்ன சிரமம் இருந்தாலும் போராடவேண்டும்eṉṉa ciramam iruntālum pōrāṭavēṇṭum
enna sramam irundaalum pooraaḍaṇum
No matter what obstacles arise, we need to keep plugging away at them.
struggleபோராடுpōrāṭu(pooraaḍu)(3 intr/tr)fight; contest; argue; put o.s. on the line, work hard for s.t.
Usage:
நம் சுதந்திரத்திற்காகப் பல பேர் போராடியுள்ளனர்nam cutantirattiṟkākap pala pēr pōrāṭiyuḷḷaṉar
namma sodandarattukkaaha nereya peer pooraaḍi irukkaanga
Many people have struggled to win our freedom.
tackleபோராடுpōrāṭu(pooraaḍu)(3 intr)come to grips with (an opponent or problem) in order to surmount or overcome; subdue
Usage:
நான் குரங்குடன் போராடி இந்தப் பழத்தைக் கொண்டுவந்திருக்கிறேன்nāṉ kuraṅkuṭaṉ pōrāṭi intap paḻattaik koṇṭuvantirukkiṟēṉ
naan korangooḍa pooraaḍi inda paḻatte koṇḍuvandirukkeen
I tackled the monkey and confiscated this fruit.
wrestleபோராடுpōrāṭu(pooraaḍu)(3 intr)contend, struggle; strive in an effort to master; grapple with s.t. in order to find a solution (to a problem etc.); contend by grappling and attempting to throw o's opponent to the ground
Usage:
பெண்களின் முன்னேற்றத்திற்காக அவள் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் போராடினாள்peṇkaḷiṉ muṉṉēṟṟattiṟkāka avaḷ vāḻnāḷ muḻuvatum pōrāṭiṉāḷ
peṇgaḷooḍa munneeḍrattukkaaha ava vaaḻnaaḷ muḻukka pooraaḍinaa
She wrestled and struggled all her life in order to empower women.
