Polyglot Dictionary

pugnar

/puɡˈnaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
pugno
preterite (eu)
pugnei
past participle
pugnado

Meaning

  1. to fight

    • Pugnou pela liberdade.

      He fought for freedom.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

lutar

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

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