grapple(
grah
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puhl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
The fans cheered as the two boxers grappled in the ring.Los fanáticos gritaban de entusiasmo mientras los dos boxeadores forcejeaban en el cuadrilátero.
The two hawks grappled in the air and then suddenly dove towards the river.Los dos halcones forcejeaban en el aire y de repente cayeron en picada hacia el río.
a. luchar con
Anita grappled with the decision of which university she'd attend.Anita luchaba con la decisión de a qué universidad asistiría.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la lucha (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The principal came and broke up the grapple between the two students.El director de la escuela llegó y frenó la lucha entre los dos estudiantes.
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