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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieskämpferisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaempferisch
"Er nahm eine kämpferische Haltung ein."
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Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
"The politician was in a pugnacious mood during the debate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin pugnax, meaning 'combative' or 'fond of fighting', from pugnare ('to fight'), related to pugnus ('fist').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pugnacious" is said worldwide
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pugnace
Transliteration: pugnace
"Son attitude pugnace a surpris toute l'assemblée."
kämpferisch
Transliteration: kaempferisch
"Er nahm eine kämpferische Haltung ein."
pugnace
Transliteration: pugnace
"Il candidato ha tenuto un discorso pugnace."
pugnaces
Transliteration: pugnaces
"Mantuvo una actitud pugnaces frente a las críticas."
pugnax
Transliteration: pugnax
"O advogado adotou um tom pugnax no tribunal."
लड़ाकू
Transliteration: ladaku
"उसकी लड़ाकू प्रकृति के कारण सब उससे दूर रहते हैं।"
好斗的
Transliteration: hào dòu de
"他在会议上表现出好斗的态度。"
호전적인
Transliteration: hojeonjeokin
"그는 호전적인 태도로 토론에 임했다."
好戦的な
Transliteration: kōsenteki na
"彼は会議で好戦的な態度をとった。"
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