se débattre

J'ai crié, je me suis débattue, mais il m'a retenue.
I screamed and I battled, but he held me.
Je me suis débattue.
I fought for my life, then ran.
Je me suis débattue.
So I confronted him.
Il a essayé, mais je me suis débattue.
No. He tried to, but I was fighting him off.
Je me suis débattue, je l'ai frappé au visage, partout.
I kept on hitting him, his face, all over.
Je me suis débattue et l'ai supplie de me laisser tranquille, mais en vain.
I fought and struggled and pleaded, but to absolutely no avail.
Barney a essayé de m'avoir. Je me suis débattue comme j'ai pu.
Barney began to try to get at me and I fought him off as best I could.
Je me suis débattue.
I tried to fight him.
Je me suis débattue pour me libérer mais je n’ai pas pu remonter à la surface.
I struggled against his hands on my shoulders, but was not able to come to the surface.
Etant en quelque part une personne pacifique, je me suis débattue avec la métaphore militariste abordée la semaine passée, concernant l'enseignement de l'histoire.
Being somewhat of a peaceful person, I struggled with the militaristic metaphor we discussed last week, regarding the teaching of history.
Je me suis débattue, je l'ai griffé, j'ai enfoncé mon pouce dans son œil, puis il s'est enfui.
And so I fought and I scratched at him and I jabbed my thumb in his eye, and then he ran off.
Au début, je me suis débattue (ne me demandez pas ce que c'était, je pense que j'étais juste têtue), mais je me souviens avoir pensé : “Et bien, ce n'est pas si mal !”
At first I fought it (don't ask me what 'it' was, I think I was just being stubborn), but I remember thinking 'Hey, this isn't so bad!'
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