lutar

/luˈtaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
luto
preterite (eu)
lutei
past participle
lutado

Meaning

  1. to fight

    • Lutamos pela paz.

      We fight for peace.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

pugnar

pugnar is rarer and more literary; lutar is the everyday word — both mean "to fight."

Similar in other languages

German

kämpfen

kämpfen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to fight."

Spanish

luchar

luchar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to fight."

Spanish

pelear

pelear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to fight."

Practice

1 What does lutar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches lutar?

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