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1 scuffle
(a confused fight usually between a few people using their fists, feet etc: The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.) riña, pelea, escaramuzatr['skʌfəl]1 (fight) refriega, escaramuza, riña, pelea1) tussle: pelearse2) shuffle: caminar arrastrando los piesscuffle n1) tussle: refriega f, pelea f2) shuffle: arrastre m de los piesn.• jaleo s.m.• jarana s.f.• lucha s.f.• pelea s.f.• redopelo s.m.• refriega s.f.• riña s.f.• sarracina s.f.• zipizape s.m.v.• pelear v.• reñir v.'skʌfəlnoun refriega f, escaramuza f['skʌfl]1.N refriega f2.VI tener una refriega ( with sb con algn)* * *['skʌfəl]noun refriega f, escaramuza f -
2 scuffle
s.riña, reyerta.v.1 liarse a puños, reñir, pelearse, pelear rudamente.2 arrastrar los pies.vi.reñir, pelear.(pt & pp scuffled) -
3 scuffle hoe
s.azada de jardín con ambos bordes afilados. -
4 escaramuza
escaramuza sustantivo femenino (Mil) skirmish; (Dep) scrimmage
escaramuza sustantivo femenino
1 Mil skirmishes, disputes: ha habido escaramuzas a lo largo de la frontera, there have been skirmishes all along the border
2 familiar scuffle: no ha sido nada, solo una pequeña escaramuza entre los hermanos, it was nothing - just a little scuffle between brothers ' escaramuza' also found in these entries: English: scuffle - skirmish -
5 tussle
tr['tʌsəl]1 pelea, lucha1 pelear, luchartussle n: riña f, pelea fv.• agarrarse v.• reñir v.n.• agarrada s.f.• pelea s.f.• riña s.f.
I 'tʌsəlnoun pelea f, lucha f
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['tʌsl]to tussle (WITH somebody) (FOR/OVER something) — pelearse (con alguien) (por algo)
1.2.VI pelearse ( with con) (about, over por)* * *
I ['tʌsəl]noun pelea f, lucha f
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to tussle (WITH somebody) (FOR/OVER something) — pelearse (con alguien) (por algo)
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6 refriega
Del verbo refregar: ( conjugate refregar) \ \
refriega es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: refregar refriega
refregar ( conjugate refregar) verbo transitivo ‹puños/cuello› to scrub
refriega f (enfrentamiento) scuffle, brawl ' refriega' also found in these entries: Spanish: envuelta - envuelto English: fray - scuffle - struggle -
7 rival
1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; (also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) rival
2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) rivalizar- rivalryrival n rival / adversario
rival adjetivo rival ( before n) ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino rival;
rival adjetivo & mf rival: contando cuentos no tiene rival, she's unrivaled in the art of storytelling ' rival' also found in these entries: Spanish: altura - contraria - contrario - contrincante - rivalizar - submarina - submarino - aplastar - barrer - batir - competidor - competir - enfrentar - vencer English: rival - scoop - scuffle - unrivaled - unrivalled - challenger - competitor - dispose of - great - hold - muscle - opponent - oust - segregatetr['raɪvəl]1 competidor,-ra, rival1 competidor,-ra, rival nombre masulino o femenino1 competir con, rivalizar conrival adj: competidor, rivalrival n: rival mf; competidor m, -dora fadj.• competidor adj.• rival adj.n.• competidor, -ora s.m.,f.• contrario s.m.• emulador, -ora s.m.,f.• rival s.m.• émulo s.m.v.• competir con v.• emular v.• rivalizar con v.
I 'raɪvəlnoun rival mfrival TO somebody/something — rival de alguien/algo
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they brought out a rival product — sacaron un producto que les (or nos etc) va a hacer la competencia
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transitive verb, BrE - ll-['raɪvǝl]his voice rivals that of the lead singer — su voz no tiene nada que envidiarle a la del cantante principal
1.ADJ [team, firm] rival, contrario; [claim, attraction] competidor2.N rival mf, contrario(-a) m / f3.VT competir con, rivalizar con* * *
I ['raɪvəl]noun rival mfrival TO somebody/something — rival de alguien/algo
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they brought out a rival product — sacaron un producto que les (or nos etc) va a hacer la competencia
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8 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) luchar, forcejear2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) luchar (por/contra)3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) moverse con dificultad
2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) luchastruggle1 n1. lucha2. forcejeoafter a struggle, they managed to arrest the thief después de un forcejeo, consiguieron detener al ladrónstruggle2 vb1. forcejear2. luchartr['strʌgəl]1 (gen) lucha; (physical fight) pelea, forcejeo1 (fight) luchar; (physically) forcejear2 (strive) luchar ( for, por), esforzarse ( for, por); (suffer) pasar apuros; (have difficulty) costar, tener problemas3 (move with difficulty) con dificultad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLarmed struggle lucha armadaclass struggle lucha de clases1) contend: forcejear (físicamente), luchar, contender2) : hacer con dificultadshe struggled forward: avanzó con dificultadstruggle n: lucha f, pelea f (física)n.• apretón s.m.• batalla s.f.• brega s.f.• combate s.m.• contención s.f.• contienda s.f.• esfuerzo s.m.• forcejeo s.m.• guerra s.f.• lucha s.f.• pelea s.f.• pugna s.f.v.• bracear v.• bregar v.• combatir v.• debatir v.• forcejear v.• lidiar v.• luchar v.• pelear v.• pugnar v.• pujar v.• resistir v.
I 'strʌgəla) ( against opponent) lucha f; ( physical) refriega fto put up a struggle — luchar, oponer* resistencia
to give up without a struggle — rendirse* sin luchar
b) ( against difficulties) lucha f
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1)a) ( thrash around) forcejearb) (contend, strive) lucharto struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)
c) ( be in difficulties) pasar apuros2) ( move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)['strʌɡl]1. N1) (lit) pelea f, forcejeo m•
two men went up to him and a struggle broke out — dos hombres se acercaron a él y se desencadenó una pelea•
he lost his glasses in the struggle — perdió las gafas en la pelea or refriega•
to put up a struggle — oponer resistencia, forcejear•
he handed over his wallet without a struggle — entregó su billetera sin oponer resistencia2) (fig) lucha f ( for por)•
he finally lost his struggle against cancer — finalmente perdió su lucha contra el cáncer•
the struggle for survival — la lucha por la supervivencia•
there is a fierce power struggle going on behind the scenes — hay una intensa lucha por el poder entre bastidoresclass 4., uphill•
local shopkeepers are not giving up without a struggle — los tenderos del barrio no van a rendirse sin luchar2. VI1) (=scuffle) forcejearstop struggling! — ¡deja de forcejear!
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we were struggling for the gun when it went off — forcejeábamos para hacernos con la pistola cuando se disparó•
to struggle with sb — forcejear con algn2) (=move with difficulty)•
I struggled into my costume — logré ponerme el disfraz como pude•
we struggled through the crowd — nos abrimos paso a duras penas entre la multitud•
she struggled to her feet — logró ponerse de pie•
the bus was struggling up the hill — el autobús subía con dificultad la cuesta•
he was struggling with his luggage — cargaba con su equipaje con gran esfuerzo3) (=fight against odds) lucharto struggle to do sth — luchar por hacer algo, esforzarse por hacer algo
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to struggle against sth — luchar contra algo•
we could see she was struggling for breath — veíamos como respiraba con dificultad4) (=have difficulties) tener problemasthey were struggling to pay their bills — tenían problemas or iban apurados para pagar las facturas
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I struggled through the book — me costó terminar de leer el libro, tuve problemas para terminar de leer el libro•
she has struggled with her weight for years — ha tenido problemas con su peso durante años* * *
I ['strʌgəl]a) ( against opponent) lucha f; ( physical) refriega fto put up a struggle — luchar, oponer* resistencia
to give up without a struggle — rendirse* sin luchar
b) ( against difficulties) lucha f
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1)a) ( thrash around) forcejearb) (contend, strive) lucharto struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)
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9 reyerta
reyerta sustantivo femenino brawl, fracas, fight ' reyerta' also found in these entries: English: brawl - punch-up - scuffle -
10 sarracina
sarracina sustantivo femenino row, fight, scuffle: la batalla acabó en una sarracina, the battle turned into a mass slaughter -
11 scuffling
ger.gerundio del verbo SCUFFLE.
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Scuffle — Scuf fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuffling}.] [Freq. of scuff, v.i.; cf. Sw. skuffa to push, shove, skuff a push, Dan. skuffe a drawer, a shovel, and E. shuffle, shove. See {Shove}, and cf. {Shuffle}.] 1. To strive or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scuffle — Scuf fle, n. 1. A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight. [1913 Webster] The dog leaps upon the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scuffle — [n] fight affray, brawl, broil, commotion, disturbance, fracas, fray, fuss*, go*, jump, mixup, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, scrap, set to*, shuffle, strife, tussle, wrangle; concept 106 Ant. agreement, peace scuffle [v] fight clash, come to… … New thesaurus
scuffle — ► NOUN ▪ a short, confused fight or struggle. ► VERB 1) engage in a scuffle. 2) move in a hurried, confused, or shuffling way. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
scuffle — index affray, altercation, belligerency, brawl (noun), brawl (verb), commotion, confrontation (altercation) … Law dictionary
scuffle — 1570s, probably a frequentative form of SCUFF (Cf. scuff), of Scandinavian origin. Related: Scuffled; scuffling … Etymology dictionary
scuffle — vb *wrestle, tussle, grapple Analogous words: fight, *contend: clash, conflict, collide, *bump … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scuffle — [skuf′əl] vi. scuffled, scuffling [freq. of SCUFF] 1. to struggle or fight in rough confusion 2. to move in a confused hurry or bustle 3. to drag the feet; shuffle ☆ 4. Informal to try hard but with little or no success; specif., to struggle to… … English World dictionary
scuffle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief ▪ little, minor VERB + SCUFFLE ▪ be involved in SCUFFLE + VERB ▪ break out … Collocations dictionary
scuffle — I UK [ˈskʌf(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms scuffle : singular scuffle plural scuffles a small fight that lasts for a short time and is not very violent II UK [ˈskʌf(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms scuffle : present tense… … English dictionary
scuffle — scuf|fle1 [ˈskʌfəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] a short fight that is not very violent ▪ Scuffles broke out between rival supporters during the match. scuffle with/between ▪ scuffles with police scuffle 2… … Dictionary of contemporary English