la

feminine

/peˈlea/

#926 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

fight

Word origin

From the verb pelear ('to fight'), traditionally derived from pelo ('hair'), from Latin pilus, the original sense being to grab one another by the hair. The same root gives English pile, meaning soft fibres.

Origin: Latin
Root: pilus
English cognates: pile

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpeleas

Examples

There was a fight in the bar last night.

The fight between the brothers did not last long.

meterte .

Avoid getting into fights with strangers.

The fight over the money split the whole family.

, .

After the fight, the two friends never spoke again.

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This word is part of lesson 19.