English

Noun

lutar ‎(plural lutars)

1. Synonym of lute guitar.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• luctar (obsolete)
• luitar (obsolete, or, dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese luitar, from Vulgar Latin luctāre, from Latin luctārī, present active infinitive of luctor ‎(“struggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *lugsos, from *lewg-, *leug ‎(“bend, twist”). Cognate with Galician loitar, Spanish luchar, Catalan lluitar, Occitan luchar, French lutter, Italian lottare, and Romanian lupta.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.ˈtaɾ/

  Homophone: lotar

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lu.ˈta(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: lu‧tar

Verb

lutar ‎(first-person singular present indicative luto, past participle lutado)

1. (intransitive, or transitive with em or with no preposition (less common)) to fight (in) (to participate in a conflict)

   Nosso exército ficou com medo de lutar.‎

   Our army was scared to fight.

   Meu irmão disse que lutaria na guerra.‎

   My brother said he would fight in the war.

   Hoje morreu o último veterano que lutou a batalha de Verdun.‎

   The last veteran who fought in the Battle of Verdun died today.

2. (intransitive, or transitive with com or contra) to fight against (to participate in a conflict against an enemy)

   Fiquei rindo das criancinhas lutando.‎

   I kept laughing at the little children fighting [one another].

   A legião deve lutar com os hunos ainda hoje.‎

   The legion should fight the Huns today.

   Deixe que os polacos lutem contra os invasores.‎

   Let the Polish fight the invaders.

3. (transitive with contra) to fight; to struggle against (to try to stop something)

   O candidato disse que lutara contra a corrupção.‎

   The candidate said he had fought corruption.

4. (intransitive, or transitive with por) to fight (for); to strive (for); to struggle (to try to obtain something)

   Ela lutou e lutou, mas nunca conseguiu uma vida melhor.‎

   She fought and fought, but never got a better life.

   Eles lutaram pelo fim da guerra.‎

   They fought for the war to end.

5. (intransitive, or transitive with contra) to struggle (against) (to attempt to counteract a force)

   Não lutes, tomarás a vacina quer queira ou não.‎

   Don’t struggle, you will be vaccinated whether you like it or not.

   Se tentarem te assaltar, faça tudo que mandarem e não lute.‎

   If they try to rob you, do everything they tell you and don’t struggle.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to fight (in)): combater (em), participar de, pelejar em
• (to fight against): combater, brigar com, pelejar com
• (to try to stop): combater
• (to struggle): esforçar-se, pelejar
• (to counteract a force): resistir

Derived terms

• luta
• lutador

Swedish

Verb

lutar

1. present tense of luta.

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈtaɾ/

Noun

lutar ‎(plural lutars)

1. otter

Declension