lutte

lutte /lyt/ feminine noun

1. conflict;
   struggle;
   fight;
   ~ d'influence power struggle;
   la ~ contre le cancer the fight against cancer;

2. Sport wrestling.

COMPOUNDS:

~ armée armed conflict;
~ de classes class war;
~ d'intérêts clash of interests.

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

lutter /lyte/ (conjugate⇒) intransitive verb to struggle;
to fight;
~ contre qn to fight against sb;
~ contre to fight [crime, unemployment, illness];
to fight against [violence];
to contend with [noise, bad weather];
Louis luttait contre le sommeil Louis was struggling to stay awake.