🇬🇧🇪🇸 wrestling - lucha : English Lesson

Meaning of "wrestling" ("lucha"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Wrestling is a physical sport in which two competitors try to gain control over each other by grappling and attempting to pin their opponent's shoulders to the ground. It involves various techniques, holds, and maneuvers to outmaneuver and overpower the opponent.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I challenged my dad to wrestling, but he used the "tickle attack" and won instantly.

I saw wrestling on TV, and now my teddy bear is my new wrestling opponent.

My sandwich and I had a wrestling match… the mustard won.

My baby cousin thinks wrestling is just aggressively hugging people.

I tried wrestling with my dog… he won, and now he sleeps in my bed.

At the park, two children start wrestling on the grass. One tries a playful wrestling move, using a firm pull and a quick push. The other slips, they laugh, and wrestling turns into a soft wrestling lesson. A coach watches, claps when one pins the other to the ground. Both grin, proud after the wrestling.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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