pelearse

to fight

pelearse(peh-leh-ahr-seh)

reciprocal verb

1. (to physically fight)

a. to fight

Si se van a pelear, es mejor que lo hagan en el cuadrilátero.

If you guys are going to fight, it's better if you do it in the ring.

pelear

intransitive verb

2. (to brawl)

a. to fight

Niños, por favor, dejen de pelear.

Children, please stop fighting.

3. (to have an argument)

a. to argue

No se llevan muy bien; siempre están peleando por algo.

They don't get along very well; they're always arguing about something.

b. to fight

No voy a ponerme a pelear contigo; no vale la pena.

I'm not going to fight with you; it's not worth it.

4. (to strive)

a. to struggle

Sol ha peleado durante años para mantener a su familia.

Sol has struggled for years to support her family.

5. (to contend with)

a. to compete

Las dos finalistas pelearon por la gloria en el concurso de comer perros calientes.

The two finalists competed for glory in the hot dog eating contest.

pelear

intransitive verb

1. (a golpes)

a. to fight

2. (a gritos)

a. to have a row o quarrel

3. (esforzarse)

a. to struggle

pronominal verb

4. (a golpes)

a. to fight

5. (a gritos)

a. to have a row o quarrel

6. (enfadarse)

a. to fall out

se ha peleado con su hermanohe's fallen out with his brother

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pelear

intransitive verb

1 (físicamente) to fight

los dos púgiles pelearán por el título mañana the two boxers will fight for the title tomorrow; los perros peleaban por un hueso the dogs were fighting over a bone; siempre me toca pelear con los niños a la hora del baño I'm always the one who has to battle with the children at bathtime

pelear por algo

2 (esforzarse) to struggle

tuvo que pelear mucho para mantener a su familia he had to struggle hard to support his family; it was a hard struggle for him to support his family

pronominal verb

pelearse

1 (físicamente) to fight

dos niños se estaban peleando en el patio there were two children fighting in the playground; estaban peleándose a puñetazos they were punching each other o laying into each other with their fists; los hermanos se peleaban a patadas the two brothers were kicking each other; se estaban peleando por unos caramelos they were fighting over some sweets; pelearse con algn to fight sb

2 (discutir) to argue; quarrel

siempre nos peleamos cuando hablamos de política we always end up arguing whenever we talk about politics

las vecinas se peleaban a gritos en el portal

3 (romper una relación) [+dos amigos] to fall out; [+novios] to split up; break up

se ha peleado con todas sus amigos he's fallen out with all his friends; se ha peleado con su novio she has broken up o split up with her boyfriend