lutar

1. (intransitive, transitive) to fight (participate in a conflict)
2. (intransitive) to fight (participate in a conflict against an enemy)
3. (intransitive) to fight, to struggle (try to stop something)
4. (intransitive) to fight; to strive; to struggle (try to obtain something)
5. (intransitive) to struggle (attempt to counteract a force)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/luˈta(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: luctor

Cognate with Galician: loitar

Cognate with Spanish: luchar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese luitar, from Latin luctārī. Compare Galician loitar, Spanish luchar.

Concepts

fight

struggle

wrestle

contend

battle

strive

war

grapple

scuffle

fight down

litigate

make war

oppose

quash

repress

scramble

skirmish

tussle

wage war

kick ass

brawl

buck

combat

compete

defend

engage

exert

fight back

Synonyms

brigar

combater

batalhar

pelejar

guerrear

lidar

debater-se

pugnar

batalhar uns contra os outros

resistir

lutar contra

contra

opor

Translations

kämpfen

lutter

luchar

walczyć

combattere

combattre

vechten

lottare

se battre

lluitar

strijden

kampen

combatir

streiten

αγωνίζομαι

Sentences

Aquele que luta e foge ? vive para lutar outro dia .

He who fights and flees lives to fight another day.