lutar
Meaning
- (intransitive,transitive) to fight (participate in a conflict)
- (intransitive) to fight (participate in a conflict against an enemy)
- (intransitive) to fight, to struggle (try to stop something)
- (intransitive) to fight; to strive; to struggle (try to obtain something)
- (intransitive) to struggle (attempt to counteract a force)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
lu‧tar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/luˈta(ʁ)/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese luitar, from Latin luctārī. Compare Galician loitar, Spanish luchar.
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