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briga — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affray verb To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  • altercation noun A noisy or angry argument, often in public.
  • brawl noun A rough, disorderly fight or argument, usually involving several people.
  • confrontation noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • fray verb To wear away at the edges through rubbing, so that threads separate.
  • rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.
  • spat noun A brief, minor argument or quarrel.
  • wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.

Senses

briga is used for these senses in English:

  • affray A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
  • brawl A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
  • confrontation The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
  • fight An occasion of fighting.
  • fight A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
  • fray (countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.
  • rumble (slang) A street fight or brawl.
  • spat A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.

affray — full definition

  1. verb To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  2. verb To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.

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