Wrestle
//ˈɹɛsl̩//
Translations of "wrestle" (42 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | παλαίω((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | palaíō | |
| Arabic | صَارَعَ((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | ṣāraʕa | |
| Bulgarian | борба(fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground), борба(situation in which people compete with each other — see also contest, struggle), боря се((transitive) to take part in (a wrestling bout or match)), боря се((transitive) to move or manipulate (something) using physical effort, usually with some difficulty or opposition; (intransitive) to move or manipulate something using physical effort), боря се((transitive) to engage in (a contest or struggle)), боря се((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | borba, borba, borja se, borja se, borja se, borja se | |
| Catalan | lluitar((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Cebuano | dumog((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 搏鬥 /搏斗((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), 摔角((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), 摔跤((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | bódòu, shuāijiǎo, shuāijiāo | |
| Czech | zápasit((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Danish | bryde((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Dutch | worstelen((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Esperanto | lukti((transitive) to engage in (a contest or struggle)), lukti((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Finnish | kamppailu(situation in which people compete with each other — see also contest, struggle), kamppailu(action of contending or struggling), paini(fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground), paini(situation in which people compete with each other — see also contest, struggle), painiottelu(fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground), kaataa(To throw down (a calf or other livestock animal) for branding), kamppailla((transitive) to contend with or move (someone) into or out of a position by grappling; to overcome (someone) by grappling), kamppailla((transitive) to engage in (a contest or struggle)), painia((transitive) to take part in (a wrestling bout or match)), painia((transitive) to engage in (a contest or struggle)), painia((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), punnertaa((transitive) to move or manipulate (something) using physical effort, usually with some difficulty or opposition; (intransitive) to move or manipulate something using physical effort), vääntää((transitive) to contend with or move (someone) into or out of a position by grappling; to overcome (someone) by grappling) | — | |
| French | lutter((transitive) to engage in (a contest or struggle)), lutter((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Galician | loitar((transitive) to take part in (a wrestling bout or match)), loitar((transitive) to engage in (a contest or struggle)), loitar((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| German | ringen((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Greek | πάλη(fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground), παλεύω((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | páli, palévo | |
| Hungarian | birkózik((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Ibanag | gabbu((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Ilocano | aggabbo((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Indonesian | bergulat((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), gulat((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Isnag | xabbo((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Japanese | 格闘する((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | kakutō suru | |
| Latin | luctor((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Malay | bergusti((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), gusti((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Māori | whātōtō((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | bryte((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | bryta((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Persian | کشتی گرفتن((transitive) to take part in (a wrestling bout or match)) | košti gereftan | |
| Portuguese | combater((transitive) to take part in (a wrestling bout or match)), lutar((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Romanian | lupta((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Russian | боро́ться((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), боро́ться((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), поборо́ться((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), поборо́ться((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | borótʹsja, borótʹsja, poborótʹsja, poborótʹsja | |
| Serbo-Croatian | r̀vati((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), р̀вати((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Spanish | luchar((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Swedish | brotta((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Tagalog | buno((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), ibuno((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Thai | ปล้ำ((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | bplâm | |
| Tibetan | སྦེ་ག་ཚད((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat), ཨབ་ཐང་ཚད((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | sbe ga tshad, ab thang tshad | |
| Turkish | güreşmek((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Urdu | کشتی لڑنا((transitive) to take part in (a wrestling bout or match)) | kušti laṛnā | |
| Vietnamese | vật((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Waray-Waray | dulong((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| West-Frisian | wrakselje((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — | |
| Zazaki | têmane kerden((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat) | — |
борба, борба, боря се, боря се, боря се, боря се
borba, borba, borja se, borja se, borja se, borja se
lluitar
dumog
zápasit
bryde
worstelen
lukti, lukti
kamppailu, kamppailu, paini, paini, painiottelu, kaataa, kamppailla, kamppailla, painia, painia, painia, punnertaa, vääntää
lutter, lutter
loitar, loitar, loitar
ringen
birkózik
gabbu
aggabbo
bergulat, gulat
xabbo
luctor
bergusti, gusti
whātōtō
bryte
bryta
combater, lutar
lupta
r̀vati, р̀вати
luchar
brotta
buno, ibuno
güreşmek
vật
dulong
wrakselje
têmane kerden
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.