quarrel

quarrel
quar·rel [ʼkwɒrəl, Am ʼkwɔ:r-] n
1) (argument) Streit m, Auseinandersetzung f, Zank m;
a \quarrel/\quarrels over border territory ein Grenzstreit/Grenzstreitigkeiten;
to have a \quarrel sich akk streiten [o zanken], Streit [o eine Auseinandersetzung] haben;
to patch up a [or the] \quarrel (fig) einen [o den] Streit beilegen (fig)
to pick [or start] a \quarrel with sb einen Streit anfangen [o (fig) vom Zaun brechen];
2) (cause of complaint) Einwand m, Gegengrund m;
to have no \quarrel with sth decisions, methods, verdict keinen Einwand gegen etw akk haben, nichts gegen etw akk einzuwenden haben vi <-ll->
1) (argue) sich akk streiten [o zanken];
stop \quarrelling, you two! hört auf zu streiten, ihr beiden!;
to \quarrel about [or over] sth [sich akk] über [o um] etw akk streiten;
what did you \quarrel about? worüber habt ihr gestritten?;
they seemed to \quarrel about money sie schienen sich um Geld zu streiten;
to \quarrel with sb [sich akk] mit jdm streiten
2) (disagree with)
to \quarrel with sth etw an etw dat aussetzen;
you can't \quarrel with that daran gibt es nichts auszusetzen

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