Word of the day: Wrangle

Wrangle: disputa, contenda, altercação, briga, discussão, porfia, disputar, discutir, altercar, porfiar, brigar (for, over por, por causa de, Amer arrebanhar gado

Synonyms: altercate, argufy, bicker, brabble, brawl, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, argue

“They were wrangling over money.”

“He made a living wrangling horses.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Bicker

Bicker: briga, contenda petulante, brigar, disputar, mover se rapidamente, cintilar, bruxulear, tremular, tamborilar.

Synonyms:  altercation, battle royal, brawl, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, fight, hassle, imbroglio, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, scrap, spat, squabble, wrangle

 “After a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Brawl

Brawl: briga barulhenta, rixa, brigar, disputar, gritar, tagarelar alto

Synonyms: altercate, argufy, bicker, brabble, argue, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

 “Fans were brawling in the streets after the game.”( www.merriam-webster.com)

“The Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows.”( www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Spat

spat: briga, discussão sem importância, palmada, brigar, disputar à toa, dar palmada /pára-lama da roda do avião/ desova de ostra, desovar, depositar ovas (pretérito de “spit = cuspir)

Synonyms: altercation, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy,  disagreement, dispute, falling-out, fight,  kickup,misunderstanding, quarrel,  row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble

... After a verbal spat over Brown’s nude centerfold in Cosmopolitan, the contenders are going head to head…(Newsweek, October 12, 2011)

“The EU countries are happy lovers doing nothing more than having a little spat.” (Newsweek,  October 11, 2011)