What does lucha in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word lucha in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lucha in Spanish.

The word lucha in Spanish means dispute, duel of wits, fight, combat, struggle, battle, fight, struggle, fight, combat, contend, rallying cry, battle to the death, fighting spirit, fight to the death, armed struggle, class struggle, power struggle, Greco-Roman wrestling, wrestling, struggle for survival, fight for survival, struggle for survival, fight for survival, fight for your dreams, keep fighting. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lucha

dispute, duel of wits

(pelea)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se enzarzaron en una lucha dialéctica.
They got into a dispute (or: duel of wits).

fight, combat

nombre femenino (deporte: combate)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El árbitro paró la lucha para reprenderlo.
The referee stopped the fight to scold him.

struggle, battle

nombre femenino (figurado (esfuerzo) (figurative: effort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es una lucha constante.
It's a constant struggle (or: battle).

fight

verbo intransitivo (pelear)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los enemigos lucharon hasta el final.
The enemies fought to the end.

struggle

verbo intransitivo (esforzarse) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los investigadores aún están luchando para encontrar una vacuna.
The researchers are still struggling to find a vaccine.

fight, combat, contend

verbo intransitivo (deporte: pelear)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mani Pacquiao luchará esta noche contra un boxeador español.
Mani Pacquiao will fight tonight against a Spanish boxer.

rallying cry

locución nominal femenina (figurado (ideal de un grupo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La educación gratuita es la bandera de lucha de esa organización.
Free education is that organization's rallying cry.

battle to the death

locución nominal femenina (sin tregua, sin descanso)

fighting spirit

(ánimo de batalla)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fight to the death

(sin tregua ni piedad) (literally)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los gladiadores se enfrentaban en una lucha a muerte en el circo romano.
In Roman circuses, gladiators would face each other in a fight to the death.

armed struggle

locución nominal femenina (guerrilla)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se convocó al pueblo a la lucha armada para ganar su independencia.
The population was called for an armed struggle in order to gain independence.

class struggle

locución nominal femenina (conflicto entre clases)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marx escribió mucho sobre la lucha de clases.
Marx wrote a lot about class struggle.

power struggle

nombre femenino (medición de fuerzas)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La política es una lucha de poderes interminable.

Greco-Roman wrestling

nombre femenino (cuerpo a cuerpo) (formal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lucha grecorromana es una disciplina olímpica.

wrestling

locución nominal femenina (deporte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Milton practica lucha libre hace un año.
Milton has practiced wrestling for a year.

struggle for survival, fight for survival

(en el mundo animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

struggle for survival, fight for survival

(figurado (en crisis económica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fight for your dreams

expresión (pelea por lo que quieres)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Hijo, siempre lucha por tus sueños y no dejes que nadie te diga lo que tienes que hacer.
Son, always fight for your dreams and don't let anyone tell you what to do.

keep fighting

locución verbal (figurado (continuar peleando) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La organización vecinal sigue en la lucha por mejorar las condiciones de vida en el barrio.
The residents' organisation keeps fighting to improve the living conditions of the neighbourhood.

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