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quarrel ['kwɒrəl] ( British pt & pp quarrelled, cont quarrelling, American pt & pp quarreled, cont quarreling)1 noun∎ they had a quarrel over money ils se sont disputés pour des histoires d'argent;∎ are you trying to start a quarrel? tu cherches la dispute?;∎ to pick a quarrel with sb chercher querelle à qn∎ I have no quarrel with him je n'ai rien à lui reprocher;∎ my only quarrel with the plan is its cost la seule chose que je reproche à ce projet, c'est son coût;∎ I have no quarrel with her proposal je n'ai rien contre sa proposition∎ I don't want to quarrel with you over or about this je ne veux pas me disputer avec toi à ce sujet ou à propos de cela;∎ they're always quarrelling over money ils se disputent sans cesse pour des histoires d'argent∎ I can't quarrel with your figures je ne peux pas contester vos chiffres;∎ I can't quarrel with that je n'ai rien à redire à cela;∎ critics might quarrel with parts of the introduction les critiques pourraient trouver à redire à certains passages de l'introduction
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