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"Argument" is a noun which is often translated as "la discusión", and "quarrel" is a noun which is often translated as "la pelea". Learn more about the difference between "argument" and "quarrel" below.
argument(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (quarrel)
a. la discusión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The sisters had an argument over what to name their dog.Las hermanas tuvieron una discusión sobre qué nombre ponerle a su perro.
b. la pelea (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sebastian had an argument with his best friend over a girl they both like.Sebastián tuvo una pelea con su mejor amigo por una chica que a ambos les gusta.
d. el pleito (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Have you and Mike fallen out? - Yes, we had an argument yesterday.¿Están tú y Mike enfadados? - Sí, tuvimos un pleito ayer.
2. (reason)
a. el argumento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her argument for being deserving of house arrest instead of prison is because she has glaucoma.Su argumento por merecer la prisión domiciliaria en lugar de la cárcel es porque tiene glaucoma.
3. (debate)
a. la polémica (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The argument about how to deal with violence in schools continues.La polémica sobre cómo lidiar con la violencia en las escuelas sigue.
a. el razonamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That argument is not particularly sound.Ese razonamiento no es muy sensato.
quarrel(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (argument)
b. la riña (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Carol and her sister got into a quarrel over who was going to do the dishes.Carol y su hermana tuvieron una riña sobre quién iba a lavar los platos.
a. la discrepancia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Personally, I have no quarrel with her. It's her methods that I don't approve of.Personalmente, no tengo ninguna discrepancia con ella. Lo que no apruebo son sus métodos.
b. el desacuerdo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I have a quarrel with my nutritionist. What she calls living well, I call subsisting.Tengo un desacuerdo con mi nutricionista. A lo que ella llama vivir bien, yo lo llamo subsistir.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Do you have some quarrel with me? Let me be!¿Tienes algo en de contra mí? ¡Déjame en paz!
I have no quarrel with you.No tengo nada en contra tí.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. discutir
I saw Jimmy and Tanya quarreling but I'm not sure what it was about.Vi a Jimmy y Tanya discutiendo pero no sé acerca de lo que iba.
b. pelearse
Those kids are always quarreling about something.Esos niños siempre se están peleando por algo.
c. reñir
I heard my parents quarreling over who they were going to vote for.Escuché a mis padres reñir por quién iban a votar.
a. discrepar
I quarrel with the notion that there are no cities where a bicycle is an adequate means of transportation.Discrepo de la idea de que no haya ciudades donde la bicicleta sea un medio de transporte adecuado.
