falling-out

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fall·ing-out

(fô′lĭng-out′)

n. pl. fall·ings-out or fall·ing-outs

A disagreement; a quarrel: a falling-out among family members.

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falling-out

informal a quarrel

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fall′ing-out′

n., pl. fall•ings-out, fall•ing-outs.

a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association.

[1560–70]

Translations

falling-out

[ˈfɔːlɪŋˈaʊt] N (= quarrel) → altercado m, pelea f
to have a falling-out → pelear

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