Altercado in english
Altercation
pronunciation: ɑltɜrkeɪʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ɑltɜrkeɪʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
altercado = altercation ; argument ; aggressive incident ; scandal ; running battle ; dust-up ; fracas ; bunfight [bun fight] ; ding-dong.
Example: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Example: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Example: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.Example: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Example: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.Example: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.Example: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Example: The man in the middle of the current bunfight over racing sports rights is Ian Frykberg.Example: George keeps sizing up for a real ding-dong and then backing down because he doesn't really want to risk the consequences of an argument.more:
» tener un altercado = have + altercation .
Example: It began when Balzac and Pershing had an altercation (theirs was another of the 'running feuds' in the library), and Pershing was fired.