pugnar

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Etymology

From Latin pugnāre. Doublet of punyar.

Pronunciation

Verb

pugnar (first-person singular present pugno, first-person singular preterite pugní, past participle pugnat)

  1. fight
  2. exert (oneself)

Conjugation

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pug‧nar

Verb

pugnar (first-person singular present pugno, first-person singular preterite pugnei, past participle pugnado)

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Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pugnāre. Doublet of puñar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puɡˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pug‧nar

Verb

pugnar (first-person singular present pugno, first-person singular preterite pugné, past participle pugnado)

  1. to struggle; fight
  2. to conflict
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page VIII:
      El pueblo acepta sin trabajo lo que está habituado a oir, aunque pugne con sus convicciones, a trueque no enredarse en argumentaciones molestas que no le interesan y que tampoco está seguro de saber formular con acierto.
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