lidiar
/liˈdjaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to fight, battle
🐂⚔️ lidiar comes from Latin litigare, the same root as English litigate
Latin litigare meant to quarrel or argue a case. In Spanish it became fighting a bull in the ring, and in everyday speech it now often means to cope with something hard: lidiar con alguien = to deal with someone.