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How to Say "arm wrestling" in Spanish

The Spanish word forarm wrestlingis pulsoB1 level.

English → SpanishB1

pulso

nounB1
the contest/sport
An illustration showing two hands vigorously locked together on a table in an arm wrestling match.

Examples

Vamos a echar un pulso para ver quién es más fuerte.

Let's have an arm wrestling match to see who is stronger.

Ganó el pulso en menos de diez segundos.

He won the arm wrestling match in less than ten seconds.

The Verb 'Echar'

When talking about starting an arm wrestling match, you must use the verb 'echar' (to throw/to cast): 'echar un pulso'.

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