Reñir in english
Quarrel
pronunciation: kwɔrəl part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: kwɔrəl part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
reñir = berate ; bicker ; quarrel ; niggle ; scold ; squabble ; tell + Nombe + off ; argue ; row ; have + a row ; tussle ; wrangle ; take + Nombre + to task.
Example: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Example: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Example: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.Example: The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.Example: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.Example: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Example: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.Example: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.Example: A retired policeman died of a heart attack yesterday after rowing with two joggers for dropping litter.Example: If we have a row he sulks for days and I have to try everything to get him to be nice again.Example: My father and I used to tussle about my decision to become an actor.Example: But weeks after wrangling with her lender, Cauley filed for bankruptcy and gave up her home.Example: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.more:
» reñir con = tussle with .
Example: A combative prisoner had to be shot twice with a stun gun after he tussled with police trying to place him into a detention cell.» reñir por = tussle for .
Example: she put a gun to his head and after that they were tussling for the gun and after that all I heard was gun shots.» reñirse con = be at odds with .
Example: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.» seguir riñiendo = wrangle on .
Example: It was all over bar the shouting, but they wrangled on until late afternoon.