Translations for „pugnacity“ in the English » German Dictionary

pug·nac·ity [pʌgˈnæsəti, Am -ət̬i] N no pl form

pugnacity

Kampflust f

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English

One can now read any number of character traits into the act: impatience, impulsiveness, bravado, pugnacity.

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Off stage his pugnacity and fierce demeanour led to his willingness to fight duels under little provocation.

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By their size, and the sheer pugnacity of their presence, they were a stand-in for the real thing.

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Before us lies the public world, the professional system, with its possessiveness, its jealousy, its pugnacity, its greed.

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They gave it its honesty, originality, humour, immediacy, accessibility, pugnacity and brilliance.

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She imagines, for example, a new kind of college that avoids teaching the tools of domination and pugnacity, an experimental college, an adventurous college.

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As a leader, he was known for his strong-willed pugnacity.

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And who is to blame for this seemingly newfound pugnacity?

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Modern man inherits all the innate pugnacity and all the love of glory of his ancestors.

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Meat is associated with pugnacity.

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