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fracas

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fra·cas  (frks, frks)
n.
A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl.
[French, from Italian fracasso, from fracassare, to make an uproar.]
fracas [ˈfrækɑː]
n
a noisy quarrel; brawl
[from French, from fracasser to shatter, from Latin frangere to break, influenced by quassāre to shatter]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fracasfracas - noisy quarrel                        
affray, altercation
dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
batrachomyomachia - a silly altercation
fracas
noun brawl, fight, trouble, row, riot, disturbance, quarrel, uproar, skirmish, scuffle, free-for-all (informal), rumpus, aggro (slang), affray (Law), shindig (informal), donnybrook, scrimmage, shindy (informal), bagarre (French), melee or mêlée In the ensuing fracas many were killed.
Translations
fracas [ˈfrækɑː] N → gresca f, reyerta f
fracas [ˈfrækɑː] n → bagarre f
fracas
n → Aufruhr m, → Tumult m
fracas [ˈfrækɑː] n → rissa, lite f
fracas [ˈfrækɑː] n → rissa, lite f


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