0 an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups:
They had a bitter quarrel about/over some money three years ago and they haven't spoken to each other since.
We have no quarrel with the people of your country (= we have no reason to disagree with or dislike them).
They seem to have patched up their quarrel (= finished their disagreement and started to be friendly).
1 to have an angry disagreement with someone:
What did you quarrel about/over?
She quarrelled with everyone in the village.
2 an angry disagreement between people, groups, or countries:
Don't let one little quarrel come between you.
Eventually, the duelling politicians agreed to end their quarrel.
They had a quarrel last night and now they're not on speaking terms with each other.
Neighbours conversed across the street and quarrelled noisily.
When the eldest brother died, soon after the father, the other three quarrelled over the inheritance.
Even more revealing are occasions when workmen invoked clauses in the company charter to put their case, especially when grumbling about election procedure sparked quarrels.
Nevertheless, despite continuing inheritance quarrels, a parliamentary social democracy does appear to be taking shape.
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爭吵,不和…
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争吵,不和…
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riña, pelearse, discutir…
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briga, discórdia, discussão…
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口論, 言い合い, (~と)口論する…
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tartışma, münakaşa, ağız kavgası…
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se disputer, se quereller, dispute [feminine]…
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baralla, discussió, barallar-se…
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