Word of the day: Squabble

Squabble:  briga, barulho,  brigar, disputar, fazer barulho

Synonyms / definition: altercation, battle, brawl,contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement,dispute,fight, hassle, imbroglio,kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel / a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters

“One in four said an online squabble resulted in a face-to-face argument or worse.”(www.nytimes.com / November 09, 2011)

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)