препираться — meaning in English
prepiratsya
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English meaning
- altercate verb To argue, quarrel or wrangle.
- backtalk noun Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
- bicker verb To argue repeatedly over small, unimportant things.
- quarrel noun An angry argument or dispute, especially between people who know each other.
- sass noun Bold or disrespectful talk; cheek.
Senses
препираться is used for these senses in English:
- altercate (intransitive) To argue, quarrel or wrangle.
- backtalk (transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.
- bicker To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.
- quarrel (intransitive, also, figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.
- sass (intransitive, US, informal) To talk, to talk back.