Ils ont eu du mal.

English Translation

They struggled.

is “du mal” together = struggled?

Yeah, it’s idiomatic, “avoir du mal” is “to struggle”.

“J’ai du mal à comprendre ce que tu dis” → “I struggle to understand what you’re saying”.

“J’ai eu du mal à retrouver l’adresse” → “I struggled to find the address again”.

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