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bruíon — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • quarrel noun An angry argument or dispute, especially between people who know each other.
  • strife noun Bitter conflict or struggle, sometimes violent.

Senses

bruíon is used for these senses in English:

  • fight (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
  • quarrel (countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
  • quarrel (intransitive, also, figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.
  • strife Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.

fight — full definition

  1. verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  2. verb To struggle or campaign strongly for or against something.
  3. noun An instance of physical combat or a violent confrontation.
  4. noun A conflict, argument, or contest, not necessarily physical.
  5. noun The determination or spirit needed to keep struggling.

quarrel — full definition

  1. noun An angry argument or dispute, especially between people who know each other.
  2. verb To argue angrily or fall out with someone.

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