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"Fight" is a noun which is often translated as "la pelea", and "wrestle" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "luchar". Learn more about the difference between "fight" and "wrestle" below.
fight(
fayt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (quarrel)
2. (military)
3. (struggle)
a. el espíritu de lucha (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In spite of the defeat, I was still full of fight.A pesar de la derrota, me quedaba espíritu de lucha.
5. (sports)
a. el combate (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The boxers were training for the fight.Los boxeadores se estaban entrenando para el combate.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to combat)
7. (to quarrel)
a. luchar
My heroes are all those people who fought for their rights to the end.Mis héroes son todas esas personas que lucharon por sus derechos hasta el final.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
9. (to combat)
a. luchar contra
The knight fought a dragon to save the princess.El caballero luchó contra un dragón para salvar a la princesa.
b. combatir contra
Our army will fight anything that threatens our freedom.Nuestro ejército combatirá contra todo lo que amenace nuestra libertad.
10. (to oppose)
wrestle(
reh
-
suhl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (sports)
a. luchar
The sumo wrestlers have to wrestle until one man is pushed out of the circle.Los dos luchadores de sumo tienen que luchar hasta que uno saque al otro del círculo.
2. (figurative) (to struggle)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. lidiar
We wrestled with so many problems that we nearly gave up numerous times.Lidiamos con tantos problemas que casi nos dimos por vencidos en muchas ocasiones.
b. batallar
He was wrestling with so many doubts that it was impossible to make a decision.Batallaba con tantas dudas que le fue imposible tomar una decisión.
3. (to fight)
a. forcejear
The woman desperately wrestled with her attacker.La mujer forcejeó desesperadamente con su agresor.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (sports)
a. luchar contra
He is wrestling the heavyweight champion tonight for the title and trophy.Va a luchar contra el campeón de peso pesado esta noche por el título y el trofeo.
5. (to fight)
a. forcejear con
Are there any volunteers willing to wrestle the champion in the ring?¿Hay algún voluntario dispuesto a forcejear con el campeón en el cuadrilátero?
