lidiar
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verb
- to fight, battle
- to bullfight until the animal dies
- to oppose someone
- to attempt to negotiate with an annoying person
- to argue, litigate
Forms
Present
| I | lidio |
|---|---|
| you | lidias |
| he, she, it | lidia |
| we | lidiamos |
| you (plural) | lidiáis |
| they | lidian |
Preterite
| I | lidié |
|---|---|
| you | lidiaste |
| he, she, it | lidió |
| we | lidiamos |
| you (plural) | lidiasteis |
| they | lidiaron |
Imperfect
| I | lidiaba |
|---|---|
| you | lidiabas |
| he, she, it | lidiaba |
| we | lidiábamos |
| you (plural) | lidiabais |
| they | lidiaban |
Future
| I | lidiaré |
|---|---|
| you | lidiarás |
| he, she, it | lidiará |
| we | lidiaremos |
| you (plural) | lidiaréis |
| they | lidiarán |
Conditional
| I | lidiaría |
|---|---|
| you | lidiarías |
| he, she, it | lidiaría |
| we | lidiaríamos |
| you (plural) | lidiaríais |
| they | lidiarían |
Subjunctive
| I | lidie |
|---|---|
| you | lidies |
| he, she, it | lidie |
| we | lidiemos |
| you (plural) | lidiéis |
| they | lidien |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | lidiara / lidiase |
|---|---|
| you | lidiaras / lidiases |
| he, she, it | lidiara / lidiase |
| we | lidiáramos / lidiásemos |
| you (plural) | lidiarais / lidiaseis |
| they | lidiaran / lidiasen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Con los niños en agosto se lidia con paciencia y silbato.With the children in August you cope with patience and a whistle.B1Otra vez, por favor (16) — Once more, please (16) (B1)
- Con el ayuntamiento hay que lidiar dos veces al año.With the council you have to deal twice a year.B1Otra vez, por favor (2) — Once more, please (2) (B1)
- Con once niños se lidia mejor que con dos, dice la maestra.With eleven children you cope better than with two, says the teacher.B1Otra vez, por favor (9) — Once more, please (9) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- afrontarto face, address, tackle, meet, deal with, confront, cope with, handle, bear, manage, (e.g. reality, an issue, a situation, a problem); to defy, to brave
- lucharto fight, to battle, to do battle; to struggle, to strive, to contend, to grapple
- pelearto fight (to contend in physical conflict); to fight, to argue
- poder conto manage; to cope
- tratarto treat (to handle, behave toward in a specific way); to treat (to apply medical care)