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quar·rel 1
(kwôr′əl, kwŏr′-)n.
1. An interaction in which the parties involved express angry disagreement with one another: I changed the subject to avoid being drawn into a quarrel.
2. A reason for a dispute or argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee.
intr.v. quar·reled, quar·rel·ing, quar·rels or quar·relled or quar·rel·ling
1. To express angry disagreement; engage in a quarrel: The children quarreled over the last piece of cake. See Synonyms at argue.
2. To find fault or disagree: I quarrel with your conclusions.
[Middle English querele, from Old French, complaint, from Latin querella, querēla, from querī, to complain; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]
quar′rel·er (quar′rel·ler) n.
quar·rel 2
(kwôr′əl, kwŏr′-)n.
1. A bolt for a crossbow.
2. A tool, such as a stonemason's chisel, that has a squared head.
3. A small diamond-shaped or square pane of glass in a latticed window.
[Middle English quarel, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, diminutive of Late Latin quadrus, square, from Latin quadrum; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
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quarrel
(ˈkwɒrəl)n
1. an angry disagreement; argument
2. a cause of disagreement or dispute; grievance
vb, -rels, -relling or -relled, -rels, -reling or -reled
3. to engage in a disagreement or dispute; argue
4. to find fault; complain
[C14: from Old French querele, from Latin querēlla complaint, from querī to complain]
ˈquarreller, ˈquarreler n
quarrel
(ˈkwɒrəl)n
1. (Archery) an arrow having a four-edged head, fired from a crossbow
2. (Building) a small square or diamond-shaped pane of glass, usually one of many in a fixed or casement window and framed with lead
[C13: from Old French quarrel pane, from Medieval Latin quadrellus, diminutive of Latin quadrus square]
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quar•rel1
(ˈkwɔr əl, ˈkwɒr-)n., v. -reled, -rel•ing (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling. n.
1. an angry dispute or altercation, often marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
2. a cause of dispute, complaint, or hostile feeling: She has no quarrel with her present salary.
v.i. 3. to disagree angrily; squabble; wrangle.
4. to end a friendship as a result of a disagreement; fall out.
5. to make a complaint; find fault.
[1300–50; Middle English querele < Old French < Latin querēla, querella a complaint, derivative of querī to complain]
quar′rel•er, n.
quar•rel2
(ˈkwɔr əl, ˈkwɒr-)n.
1. a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.
2. Also called quarry. a small square or diamond-shaped pane of glass, as used in latticed windows.
3. any of various tools with pyramidal heads.
[1175–1225; Middle English quarel < Old French < Medieval Latin quadrellus, diminutive of Latin quadrus square]
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quarrel
– fight1. 'quarrel'
A quarrel is an angry argument or series of arguments between two or more people.
He got in a quarrel with that wild Wainright boy.
There wasn't any evidence of quarrels between them.
2. 'fight'
You do not use 'quarrel' to refer to an incident in which people try to hurt each other using their fists or weapons. The word you use is fight.
He had a fight with Smith and bloodied his nose.
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quarrel
Past participle: quarrelled
Gerund: quarrelling
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| Noun | 1. |  quarrel - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" bust-up - a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship) |
| 2. | quarrel - an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges arrow - a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow | |
| Verb | 1. |  quarrel - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"brawl, wrangle - to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" spat - engage in a brief and petty quarrel polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize - engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" fall out - have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question" |
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quarrel
noun
1. disagreement, fight, row, difference (of opinion), argument, dispute, controversy, breach, scrap (informal), disturbance, misunderstanding, contention, feud, fray, brawl, spat, squabble, strife, wrangle, skirmish, vendetta, discord, fracas, commotion, tiff, altercation, broil, tumult, dissension, affray, turf war (informal), shindig (informal), disputation, dissidence, shindy (informal), bagarre (French) I had a terrible quarrel with my other brothers.
disagreement accord, agreement, concord
disagreement accord, agreement, concord
verb
1. disagree, fight, argue, row, clash, dispute, scrap (informal), differ, fall out (informal), brawl, squabble, spar, wrangle, bicker, be at odds, lock horns, cross swords, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs, altercate My brother quarrelled with my father.
disagree agree, get on or along (with)
disagree agree, get on or along (with)
quarrel with something or someone argue with, oppose, dispute, knock (informal), fault, condemn, be against, complain about, criticize, object to, disapprove of, decry, take issue with, rebut, take exception to, find fault with, carp about, pick holes in, cavil at or about or over I cannot quarrel with the verdict.
Quotations
"It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion" [William Ralph Inge Outspoken Essays]
"Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end" [John Milton Samson Agonistes]
"It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion" [William Ralph Inge Outspoken Essays]
"Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end" [John Milton Samson Agonistes]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
quarrel
nounA discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:
altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.
To engage in a quarrel:
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Translations
baralla
hádkahádat se
skænderiskændes
riidelläriitasoutaavasamakiista
svađasvađati se
burkolólapmozaiklapperpatvarveszekedésveszekedik
rífast, deilarifrildi, deila
口論口論する喧嘩喧嘩する言い争い
다투다말다툼
priekabumaspriekabusvaidasvaidingumas
ķildaķildotiessaķildotiessastrīdētiesstrīdēties
prepirprepirati se
bråkgrälgrälaro
การทะเลาะวิวาททะเลาะทะเลาะวิวาท
sự tranh cãitranh cãivụ cãi nhau
quarrel
[ˈkwɒrəl]A. N (= argument) → riña f, pelea f
to have a quarrel with sb → reñir or pelearse con algn
I have no quarrel with you → no tengo nada en contra de usted, no tengo queja de usted
to pick a quarrel → buscar pelea or pleito
to pick a quarrel with sb → meterse con algn, buscar pelea or pleito con algn
to take up sb's quarrel → ponerse de la parte de algn
to have a quarrel with sb → reñir or pelearse con algn
I have no quarrel with you → no tengo nada en contra de usted, no tengo queja de usted
to pick a quarrel → buscar pelea or pleito
to pick a quarrel with sb → meterse con algn, buscar pelea or pleito con algn
to take up sb's quarrel → ponerse de la parte de algn
B. VI → reñir, pelearse
we quarrelled and I never saw him again → reñimos y no volví a verlo
they quarrelled about or over money → riñeron por cuestión de dinero
to quarrel with sb → reñir con algn
I can't quarrel with that → eso no lo discuto
what we quarrel with is → en lo que discrepamos or no estamos de acuerdo es ...
we quarrelled and I never saw him again → reñimos y no volví a verlo
they quarrelled about or over money → riñeron por cuestión de dinero
to quarrel with sb → reñir con algn
I can't quarrel with that → eso no lo discuto
what we quarrel with is → en lo que discrepamos or no estamos de acuerdo es ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
quarrel
[ˈkwɒrəl] n
to have no quarrel with sb (= have nothing against) → n'avoir rien contre qn
I've no quarrel with him → Je n'ai rien contre lui.
to have no quarrel with sth (= no criticism to make) → n'avoir rien à redire à qch
I've no quarrel with him → Je n'ai rien contre lui.
to have no quarrel with sth (= no criticism to make) → n'avoir rien à redire à qch
vi
(= argue) → se disputer, se quereller
to quarrel about sth, to quarrel over sth → se disputer à propos de qch, se quereller à propos de qch
to quarrel with sb → se disputer avec qn, se quereller avec qn
to quarrel about sth, to quarrel over sth → se disputer à propos de qch, se quereller à propos de qch
to quarrel with sb → se disputer avec qn, se quereller avec qn
(= disagree) to quarrel with sth → ne pas être d'accord sur qch
I can't quarrel with that
BUT Je ne vois rien à redire à cela.
I would quarrel with you on that figure → Je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous sur ce chiffre.
I wouldn't quarrel with you about that
BUT Je ne vois rien à redire à cela.
I can't quarrel with that
BUT Je ne vois rien à redire à cela.
I would quarrel with you on that figure → Je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous sur ce chiffre.
I wouldn't quarrel with you about that
BUT Je ne vois rien à redire à cela.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
quarrel
1n (in window) → rautenförmiges Fensterglas
quarrel
2n
→ Streit m; (= dispute) → Auseinandersetzung f; they have had a quarrel → sie haben Streit gehabt, sie haben sich gestritten; let’s not have a quarrel about it → wir wollen uns nicht darüber streiten; to start or pick a quarrel → einen Streit anfangen (with mit)
(cause for complaint) → Einwand m → (with gegen); I have no quarrel with him → ich habe nichts gegen ihn
vi
(= have a dispute) → sich streiten (→ with mit, about, over über +acc); (more trivially) → sich zanken; to quarrel over something → sich über etw (acc) → streiten; (over inheritance) → sich wegen or um etw streiten; to quarrel over a girl → sich wegen eines Mädchens or um ein Mädchen streiten
(= find fault) → etwas auszusetzen haben (→ with an +dat); you can’t quarrel with that → daran kann man doch nichts aussetzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
quarrel
[ˈkwɒr/əl]1. n (argument) → litigio, lite f
to have a quarrel with sb → litigare con qn
to pick a quarrel (with sb) → attaccar briga (con qn)
I've no quarrel with him → non ho niente contro di lui
to have a quarrel with sb → litigare con qn
to pick a quarrel (with sb) → attaccar briga (con qn)
I've no quarrel with him → non ho niente contro di lui
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
quarrel
(ˈkworəl) noun an angry disagreement or argument. I've had a quarrel with my girl-friend.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈquarrelled , (American) ˈquarreled – to have an angry argument (with someone). I've quarrelled with my girl-friend; My girl-friend and I have quarrelled.
ˈquarrelsome adjective inclined to quarrel. quarrelsome children.
ˈquarrelsomeness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
quarrel
→ شِجَار, مُشَادَة, يَتَشَاجَرْ مَعْ, يَتَعَارَكُ hádat se, hádka skænderi, skændes rudern, Streit, streiten καβγαδίζω, καβγάς, κωπηλατώ discusión, discutir, reñir, riña riidellä, riita, soutaa dispute, querelle, se disputer, se quereller svađa, svađati se lite, litigare 口論, 口論する, 喧嘩, 喧嘩する 다투다, 말다툼 ruzie, ruziën krangel, krangle, ro kłótnia, pokłócić się, wiosłować briga, brigar, discutir, disputa, disputar грести, скандал, ссора, ссориться bråk, gräl, gräla, ro การทะเลาะวิวาท, ทะเลาะ, ทะเลาะวิวาท kavga, kavga etmek, kürek çekmek, tartışma sự tranh cãi, tranh cãi, vụ cãi nhau 争吵, 吵架Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
quarrel
n. pelea, riña, disputa, querella;
v. reñir, disputar, pelear.
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