Definition for: quarrel

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɒrəl/
• SAMPA: /"kwQr@l/

  Rhymes: -ɒrəl

Noun

quarrel (quarrels)

1. an angry word fight (from Old French querele; Latin querela, questus - to complain)
2. a word dispute or heated argument
3. a diamond-shaped piece of coloured glass forming part of a stained glass window
4. a square tile (from Old French quarrel or carreau; Latin quadrellus, from quadrus - a square)
5. a square-headed arrow for a crossbow

Translations

• Dutch: onenigheid f , discussie f
• Esperanto: malpaco
• Finnish: kiista (1,2), kina (1,2), vasama (5)
• French: querelle f
• German: Streit m
• Interlingua: altercation, querela
• Italian: lite f , bega f . , contesa f . (all 1,2)
• Latin: jurgium, altercatio, rixa
• Norwegian: krangel
• Portuguese: discussão f , querela f
• Spanish: pelea f , riña f
• Volapük: dikod, zan

Verb

to quarrel (quarrels, quarreled, quarreling)

1. to disagree very strongly.
2. to oppose or dispute angrily.
3. to complain bitterly.

Translations

• Dutch: discussiëren, redetwisten
• Esperanto: kvereli, malpaci
• French: disputer
• Interlingua: altercar, querelar
• Italian: litigare
• Latin: jurgare
• Norwegian: krangle
• Old English: sacan
• Portuguese: discutir
• Spanish: discutir (1), pelearse (2), quejarse (3)
• Volapük: zaniälön

Derived terms

• quarrelsome

Other Translations for "quarrel"

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Binary		1110001 1110101 1100001 1110010 1110010 1100101 1101100
Hex		7175617272656C
Pig Latin		uarrelqay

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