quarrel

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.

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[Middle English querele, from Old French, complaint, from Latin querella, querēla, from querī, to complain; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]

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quar′rel·er (quar′rel·ler) n.

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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.

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[Middle English quarel, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, diminutive of Late Latin quadrus, square, from Latin quadrum; see k^wetwer- 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

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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

– fight

1. '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

Imperative

quarrel

quarrel

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quarrel - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" dustup, run-in, wrangle, row, 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" affray, altercation, fracas - noisy quarrel pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff, bicker, bickering, fuss - a quarrel about petty points 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" altercate, argufy, dispute, scrap argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about 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

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)

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]

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quarrel

noun

A 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.

Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle.

verb

To engage in a quarrel:

argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle.

Informal: hassle, tangle.

Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns.

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Translations

شِجَارشِجار، خِصاممُشَادَةيَتَشَاجَرْ مَعْيَتَشاجَر، يَتَخاصَم

baralla

hádkahádat se

skænderiskændes

StreitstreitenzankenHaderKrach

καβγάςκαβγαδίζωκωπηλατώλογομαχίατσακωμός

riñareñirdiscusióndiscutirpelea

riidelläriitasoutaavasamakiista

disputequerellese disputerse querellerchamailler

svađasvađati se

burkolólapmozaiklapperpatvarveszekedésveszekedik

rífast, deilarifrildi, deila

litigarelitelitigioquestioneazzuffarsi

口論口論する喧嘩喧嘩する言い争い

다투다말다툼

priekabumaspriekabusvaidasvaidingumas

ķildaķildotiessaķildotiessastrīdētiesstrīdēties

ruzieruziëntwistbetwistingdispuut

bli uvennerkrangelkranglero

kłótniapokłócić sięwiosłować

brigabrigardiscussãodiscutirdisputa

ссоритьсяссорагрестискандал

prepirprepirati se

bråkgrälgrälaro

การทะเลาะวิวาททะเลาะทะเลาะวิวาท

tartışmakavgakavga etmekkavga/münakaşa etmekkürek çekmek

sự tranh cãitranh cãivụ cãi nhau

争吵吵架

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

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 ...

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quarrel

[ˈkwɒrəl]

n

(= argument) → querelle f, dispute f
to have a quarrel with sb → se quereller avec qn

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

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

(= 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.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quarrel

¹

n (in window) → rautenförmiges Fensterglas

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quarrel

²

n

→ 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

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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

2. vi to quarrel (with sb about or over sth) → litigare (con qn per qc)
they quarrelled about or over money → hanno litigato per i soldi
I can't quarrel with that → non ho niente da ridire su questo

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quarrel

(ˈkworəl) noun

an angry disagreement or argument. I've had a quarrel with my girl-friend. rusie, uitval شِجار، خِصام кавга discussão hádka der Streit skænderi φιλονικία, καβγάς, τσακωμόςpelea, riña tüli بگو مگو؛ دعوا riita disputeריב झगड़ा, असहमति svađati se veszekedés pertengkaran rifrildi, deila lite, litigio けんか 말다툼, 언쟁 kivirčas, vaidas strīds; ķilda pergaduhan ruziekrangel, trettekłótnia ناندرۍ، دعوا: مخالفت: ګيله discussao ceartă ссора hádka prepir svađa gräl การทะเลาะ tartışma, münakaşa 爭吵 сварка, лайка جھگڑا sự cãi nhau 吵架

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. rusie maak يَتَشاجَر، يَتَخاصَم карам се discutir hádat se sich streiten skændes φιλονικώ, μαλώνω, τσακώνομαιpelearse, reñir tülitsema دعوا کردن؛ مرافعه کردن riidellä disputer לַרִיב झगडा़ करना posvađati se veszekedik bertengkar rífast, deila litigare けんかする 말다툼하다 kivirčytis, susiginčyti []strīdēties; []ķildoties bergaduh ruzie hebben krangle, bli uvennerkłócić się عيب لټول، ګيله كول brigar a se certa (cu) ссориться hádať sa prepirati se svađati se gräla โต้เถียง kavga/münakaşa etmek 爭吵 сваритися, лаятися لڑنا cãi nhau 争吵

ˈquarrelsome adjective

inclined to quarrel. quarrelsome children. twissoekerig, skoorsoekerig مَيّال إلى الشِّجار свадлив brigão hádavý streitsüchtig stridbar καβγατζήςpeleón, pendenciero riiakas دعوایی؛ ستیزه جو riitaisa querelleur אוֹהֵב לרִיב झगड़ालु, कलहप्रिय svadljiv veszekedő(s) suka bertengkar deilugjarn litigioso, attaccabrighe おこりっぽい 말다툼을 좋아하는 priekabus, vaidingas strīdīgs; ķildīgs; nesaticīgs suka bergaduh ruzieachtigkranglevorenkłótliwy جنګره، جګړه مار brigao pus pe ceartă вздорный hádavý prepirljiv svadljiv grälsjuk ซึ่งชอบหาเรื่อง kavgacı, huysuz 好爭吵的 сварливий, причепливий حجتی hay gây gổ 好争吵的

ˈquarrelsomeness noun

twissoekery, skoorsoekery مَيْل إلى الشِّجار свадливост briga nesnášenlivost die Streitsucht stridbarhed εριστικότητα espíritu pendenciero; ganas de pelea riiakus ستیزه جویی riitaisuus humeur querelleuse נוֹטֶה לַרִיב झगड़ालु svadljivost vesyekedős természet sifat suka bertengkar deilugirni litigiosità おこりっぽさ 말다툼을 좋아함 priekabumas, vaidingumas ķildīgums; nesaticība suka bergaduh ruzieachtigheid trettelyst kłótliwość جګړه مار briga chef de ceartă вздорность neznášanlivosť prepirljivost svadljivost grälsjuka การชอบหาเรื่อง kavgacılık 好爭吵 сварливість جھگڑالوپن tính hay gây gổ 好争吵

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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

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quarrel

n. pelea, riña, disputa, querella;

v. reñir, disputar, pelear.

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