esgrimir

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əz.ɡɾiˈmi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ez.ɣɾiˈmiɾ]

Verb

esgrimir (first-person singular present esgrimeixo, first-person singular preterite esgrimí, past participle esgrimit)

1. (transitive) to brandish (a weapon)
2. (figurative, transitive) to propose; to put forward (arguments)

Derived terms

• esgrima
• esgrimidor

Further reading

• “esgrimir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From esgrima +‎ -ir.

Verb

1. to fight with a bladed weapon
2. (transitive) to brandish (a weapon) threateningly
3. (sports, intransitive) to fence (to engage in the sport of fencing)
4. (figurative, transitive) to propose; to put forward (arguments)
   • 2016 December 3, João Pedro Pereira, “Negociações com Tesla envolvem centros de inovação tecnológica”, in Público‎^[1]:

     Houve também movimentos criados através das redes sociais para tentar promover a vinda da empresa para Portugal e alguns municípios já esgrimiram argumentos para acolher um eventual investimento americano.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

5. (figurative, intransitive) to discuss

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Occitan escremir, from Frankish *skermjan, from Proto-Germanic *skirmjan. Compare English skirmish.

Verb

1. to brandish
2. (sports) to fence
3. to use (an argument)

Derived terms

• esgrimidor
• esgrimista

Related terms

• esgrima
• escaramuza

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001