bregar

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === abregar brear (Cabu Peñes, Cabranes) briar (Cabrales) === Etymology === From Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan, “to break”), from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾeˈɡaɾ/ [bɾeˈɡaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: bre‧gar === Verb === bregar (first-person singular indicative present brego, past participle bregáu) to flatten the bread dough (using a bregadera) Synonym: gramar (by extension) to work hard, to toil, struggle Synonyms: esporiar, esporitiar, estomexar to hit, thrash, thwack Synonyms: zurrar, zacurrir, zagurrar, azotar, calentar, cascar, crismar, cruñir, cutir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “bregar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “bregar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === From Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan, “to break”), from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bɾəˈɣa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bɾeˈɣaɾ] === Verb === bregar (first-person singular present brego, first-person singular preterite breguí, past participle bregat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/ (intransitive) to fight, to struggle (transitive) to scrub (transitive) to brake (to crush the stems of flax or hemp in order to separate the fibers) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== brega bregada bregador === Further reading === “bregar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan, “to break”), from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾeˈɡaɾ/ [bɾeˈɣ̞aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: bre‧gar === Verb === bregar (first-person singular present brego, first-person singular preterite bregué, past participle bregado) to toil, struggle (literary) to fight Synonyms: pelear, luchar (Puerto Rico) to deal with Synonym: tratar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bregar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025