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21 gana
f.1 desire, wish.me dan o entran ganas de llorar I feel like cryingtener ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) something¡qué ganas tengo de empezar las vacaciones! I can't wait for the holidays to start!no tengo ganas de que me pongan una multa I don't fancy getting a finequedarse con (las) ganas de hacer algo not to manage to do somethingde buena gana willinglyde mala gana unwillinglyhace/come todo lo que le viene en gana she does/eats whatever she pleases¿por qué habrá dicho eso? — son ganas de fastidiar why would he say a thing like that? — he's just being nasty2 appetite (apetito).comer sin ganas to eat without appetite, to pick at one's food3 Gana.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ganar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ganar.* * *1 (deseo) wish (de, for), desire\dar a alguien la gana de hacer algo familiar to feel like doing somethingde buena gana willinglyde mala gana reluctantlyentrarle a uno ganas de (hacer) algo to really feel like (doing) somethinghacer algo con ganas familiar to really enjoy doing somethingquedarse con las ganas de hacer algo familiar not to get to do something, not get a chance to do somethingtener gana (hambre) to be hungrytener ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) somethingtenerle ganas a alguien familiar to have it in for somebodyvenir a uno en gana familiar to feel like* * *noun f.desire, wish* * *SF1)• hacer algo con ganas — to do sth willingly o enthusiastically
comer/reírse con ganas — to eat/laugh heartily
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dar ganas, esto da ganas de comerlo — it makes you want to eat it•
le entran ganas de hacer algo — he gets the urge to do sth•
quedarse con las ganas — to be left disappointed, be left wanting•
quitársele a algn las ganas de algo, se me han quitado las ganas de ir — I don't feel like going now o any more•
hacer algo sin ganas — to do sth reluctantly o unwillingly•
tener ganas de hacer algo — to feel like doing sthtengo ganas de vomitar — I feel sick, I'm going to be sick
hola, ¿cómo estás? tenía ganas de verte — hi, how are you? I was hoping I'd see you
tengo unas ganas locas de verte — I can't wait to see you, I'm dying to see you
tengo pocas ganas de ir — I don't feel like going much, I don't really want to go
malditas las ganas que tengo de ir — * there's no way I want to go
2)de buena gana te ayudaría, pero no puedo — I'd gladly help you, but I can't
me visto como me da la gana — I dress the way I want to, I dress as I please
¡no me da la gana! — I don't want to!
me da la gana de — + infin I feel like + ger, I want to + infin
- de ganapagar hasta las ganas — * to pay over the odds
ser ganas de —
son ganas de molestar o fastidiar — they're just trying to be awkward
- es ganavenirle en gana a algn —
no me viene en gana — I don't feel like it, I can't be bothered
* * *a) ( deseo)haz lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana — do what you like
quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas — (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be
se quedó con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — she never got to tell him what she really thought
si te crees que va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas — (fam) if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming (colloq)
con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down; es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!; de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly; tenerle ganas a alguien — (fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get somebody (colloq); ( sexualmente) (Col, CS) to have the hots for somebody (colloq)
b)ganas de + inf: jóvenes con ganas de pasarlo bien young people out for a good time; qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!; (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going; tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again; tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!; (te) dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all; le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing; se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more; tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom, I want to go to the toilet (BrE); me entraron ganas de vomitar — I felt sick
c)gana(s) de que + subj: tengo ganas de que llegue el verano — I'm looking forward to the summer
* * *a) ( deseo)haz lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana — do what you like
quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas — (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be
se quedó con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — she never got to tell him what she really thought
si te crees que va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas — (fam) if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming (colloq)
con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down; es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!; de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly; tenerle ganas a alguien — (fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get somebody (colloq); ( sexualmente) (Col, CS) to have the hots for somebody (colloq)
b)ganas de + inf: jóvenes con ganas de pasarlo bien young people out for a good time; qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!; (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going; tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again; tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!; (te) dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all; le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing; se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more; tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom, I want to go to the toilet (BrE); me entraron ganas de vomitar — I felt sick
c)gana(s) de que + subj: tengo ganas de que llegue el verano — I'm looking forward to the summer
* * *A1(deseo): ¡con qué ganas me comería un helado! I'd love an ice cream!, I could murder an ice cream! ( colloq)¡me iría a la cama con unas ganas! what I wouldn't give to be able to go to bed now! ( colloq)lo hizo sin ganas he did it very half-heartedly, he did it without much enthusiasmno fui porque no tenía ganas I didn't go because I didn't feel like ithaz lo que te digo — no me da la gana do as I tell you — I don't want to! o why should I?no lo hizo porque no se le pegó la gana ( Méx); he didn't do it because he didn't feel like it o he couldn't be botheredsiempre hace su regalada gana he always does what the hell he likes ( colloq)por mí puedes hacer lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana you can do what you like for all I careno lo hace porque no le da la real or realísima gana he doesn't do it because he just can't be botheredsiempre termina haciendo lo que le viene en gana she always ends up doing just what she likes o exactly as she pleasesqueríamos ir pero al final nos quedamos con las ganas ( fam); we wanted to go, but it wasn't to beme quedé con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba I never got to tell him what I really thoughtsi te crees que te va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas ( fam); if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming o you're in for a disappointment ( colloq)con ganas: llover con ganas to pour downde buena/mala gana: me ayudó de muy buena gana she helped me very willingly, she was very glad o happy to help mede buena gana me iría a acostar I would quite gladly o quite happily just go to bedestá trabajando de muy mala gana she's being very unenthusiastic o half-hearted about her workme lo prestó de mala gana he lent it to me reluctantly o unwillinglyle cobraron hasta las ganas por arreglarlo they charged him a fortune o the earth for repairing it ( colloq)las ganas ( fam): ánimo que ya estás terminando — sí, … las ganas come on, you've nearly finished — finished? if only! o you must be joking! ( colloq)tenerle ganas a algn ( fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get sb ( colloq) (sexualmente) ( AmS) to have the hots for sb ( colloq)2 gana(s) DE + INF:jóvenes con muchas ganas de pasárselo bien young people out for a good time¡qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!me muero de ganas de verlo I can't wait o ( colloq) I'm dying to see himtengo muchas ganas de volver a verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you again¡tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!tengo muy pocas ganas de ir I don't feel like going in the least o one little bittantas ganas que tenías de tener la muñeca y ahora … you just had to have o you were so keen to have that doll and now …¡malditas las ganas que tengo de trabajar! I don't feel at all like o a bit like working!, the last thing I feel like doing is workingno es cierto, son ganas de hablar que tiene la gente it's not true, people just want something to talk aboutno tengo nada de ganas or no tengo ningunas ganas de estudiar I don't feel at all like o I don't feel a bit like studyingparece que hoy anda con ganas de molestar it seems he's out to be difficult today ( colloq)con este calor no dan ganas de trabajar you just don't feel like working in this heatte dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it allme dieron or entraron ganas de estrangularlo I could have strangled him o I felt like strangling himle dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughingno le van a quedar ganas de volverlo a hacer he isn't going to want to do that again in a hurryse me han quitado las ganas I don't feel like it any more3 gana(s) DE QUE + SUBJ:tengo ganas de que llegue el verano I can't wait for the summer, I'm looking forward to the summerno tengo ganas de que me detengan I don't feel like getting (myself) arrested(necesidad): tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom ( AmE), I want to go to the lavatory ( BrE)me entraron ganas de vomitar I felt sick o ( AmE) nauseous* * *
Del verbo ganar: ( conjugate ganar)
gana es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo gañir: ( conjugate gañir)
gaña es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
gana
ganar
gañir
gana sustantivo femenino ( deseo):◊ ¡con qué ganas me comería un helado! I'd love an ice cream!;
lo hizo sin ganas he did it very half-heartedly;
siempre hace lo que le da la gana she always does just as she pleases;
quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be;
tener ganas de hacer algo to feel like doing sth;
(no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going;
tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again;
le dieron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing;
se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more;
tengo ganas de que llegue el verano I'm looking forward to the summer;
con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down;
es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!;
de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly
ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
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◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?
2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
verbo intransitivo
ganale a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaon por cuatro puntos they beat us by four pointsb) ( aventajar):
me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;◊ ganase la vida to earn a/one's living
2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect
4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
gana sustantivo femenino
1 (deseo) wish [de, for]: tengo muchas ganas de verle, I really want to see him
2 (voluntad) will: no tengo ganas de discutir contigo, I don't want to argue with you
de buena gana, willingly
de mala gana, reluctantly
familiar no le da la gana, she doesn't feel like it
3 (hambre, apetencia) appetite: se me quitaron las ganas de comer, I lost my appetite
ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' gana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- cacarear
- decente
- ganar
- ganarse
- mantenerse
- mí
- miserable
- sustentar
- tahúr
- talante
- apostar
- haragán
- justo
- miseria
- real
- tanto
English:
begrudge
- bring in
- decent
- earn
- get
- grudge
- grudgingly
- herself
- himself
- less
- livelihood
- outsmart
- pay up
- petulantly
- please
- readily
- reluctantly
- unwillingly
- unwillingness
- willingly
- double
- lazybones
- whoever
* * *gana nf1. [afán, deseo] desire, wish (de to);de buena/mala gana: lo hizo de buena/mala gana she did it willingly/unwillingly;de buena gana lo dejaría todo y me iría lejos I'd quite happily drop everything and go off somewhere far away;no es nada trabajador, todo lo hace de mala gana he's not very hard-working, he always drags his feet when he has to do something;comía con mucha gana he ate with great relish o gusto;hace el trabajo con ganas she goes about her work with relish o enthusiastically;¡con qué ganas la mandaría a paseo! I'd just love to tell her to get lost!;me dan ganas de llorar I feel like crying;me entraron ganas de marcharme I felt like walking out;le entraron ganas de llorar he felt like crying;hacer algo sin ganas to do sth without any great enthusiasm;morirse de ganas de hacer algo to be dying to do sth;me quedé con las ganas de contestarle I would have loved to answer her back;se me han quitado las ganas de volver al cine it's made me feel like never going to the cinema again;ya tengo ganas de que vuelvas I'm really looking forward to you coming back;tengo ganas de comerme un pastel I feel like (eating) a cake;tengo ganas de ir al baño I need to go to the toilet;¡qué ganas tengo de empezar las vacaciones! I can't wait for the holidays to start!;¡qué ganas tienes de buscarte problemas! you just can't resist looking for trouble!;¿por qué habrá dicho eso? – son ganas de fastidiar why would he say a thing like that? – he's just being nasty;Famcon ganas: tu amigo es tonto con ganas Br your friend isn't half stupid, US your friend sure is stupid;es un libro malo con ganas it's a terrible book;Famdar la gana: no me da la gana I don't feel like it;Famno le dio la real gana de ayudar she couldn't be bothered to help;porque me da la (real) gana because I (jolly well) feel like it;Famtenerle ganas a alguien [odiarlo] to have it in for sb;Andes, RP Fam [desearlo] to be after sb, to have one's eye on sb;venirle en gana a alguien: hace/come todo lo que le viene en gana she does/eats whatever she pleases2. [apetito] appetite;comer sin ganas to eat without appetite, to pick at one's food;no tengo gana I've got no appetite;el paciente ha perdido la gana the patient has lost his appetite* * *f1:no me da la gana I don’t want to;hace lo que le da la gana he does what he likes, he does as he pleases;… me da ganas de … … makes me want to …;tener ganas de algo/de hacer algo feel like sth/like doing sth;quedarse con las ganas never get (the chance) to do sth2 ( voluntad):de mala gana unwillingly, grudgingly;de buena gana willingly* * *gana nf1) : desire, inclination2)de buena gana : willingly, readily, gladly3)de mala gana : reluctantly, half-heartedly4)tener ganas de : to feel like, to be in the mood fortengo ganas de bailar: I feel like dancing5)ponerle ganas a algo : to put effort into something* * *gana ndar la gana to want / to like -
22 искать
(кого-л./что-л.)несовер. - искать; совер. - поискатьlook for; seek; sue (for) юр.искать ссоры с кем-л. — to be spoiling for a fight with smb.
искать сочувствия — to seek smb.'s sympathy
••ищи свищи разг. — you can whistle for it
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23 лезть
1) (на вн.; взбираться) climb (d), clamber (on); (на стену, обрыв) scale (d); (по канату, по шесту) swarm up (d)лезть на де́рево — climb a tree
2) (в вн.; проникать) get (into)лезть в во́ду — get into the water
он поле́з в карма́н за сигаре́тами — he felt for cigarettes in his pocket
во́ры ле́зут в сад — thieves are sneaking into the orchard
3) разг. (сов. нале́зть) (на вн.; надеваться) fitсапоги́ на него́ не ле́зут — he can't get the boots on
ша́пка ле́зет ему́ на глаза́ — his hat has sunk down to his eyes
5) разг. (сов. влезть) (в вн.; помещаться куда-л) get (into); fit (into)6) разг. неодобр. (сов. влезть, зале́зть) ( пробираться с силой) push / thrust one's way; ( проталкиваться) shove, jostleкуда́ вы ле́зете, здесь нет ме́ста! — where are you trying to get, there's no room here!
7) разг. (сов. влезть) (в вн.; вмешиваться) interfere (in)лезть не в своё де́ло — pry [poke one's nose] into other people's affairs, pry
8) прост. (к дт.; надоедать, приставать) bother (d), trouble (d), bug (d)не лезь ко мне со свои́ми сове́тами! — don't trouble me with your advice! keep your advice to yourself!
он всё ле́зет ко мне целова́ться — he keeps trying to kiss me
она́ в арти́стки ле́зет — she is struggling to become an actress
10) (выпадать - о волосах, шерсти) come out, fall out11) (о ткани - рваться, расползаться) tear apart; come to piecesлезть по шва́м — tear apart at the seams
он пе́рвый ко мне поле́з — he pushed me first
••лезть из ко́жи вон разг. — ≈ go all out; bend over backwards
лезть кому́-л в ду́шу разг. — pry into smb's feelings; worm oneself into smb's confidence
лезть на́ стену разг. — ≈ be beside one's self; go into a frenzy
лезть на глаза́ (дт.) разг. неодобр. — hang round (d), make a nuisance of oneself (to)
лезть в дра́ку — be spoiling for a fight
кусо́к в го́рло не ле́зет кому́-л — food gets stuck in smb's throat
не лезь поперёд ба́тьки в пе́кло — см. батька
не лезть за сло́вом в карма́н разг. — ≈ have a ready tongue, not to be at a loss for a word, have a way with words
хоть в пе́тлю лезть разг. — it's enough to make one hang / kill oneself
э́то не ле́зет ни в каки́е воро́та разг. — this is going too far, this is outrage
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24 rwać
1. (rwę, rwiesz); imp; rwij; vt 2. vi imperf(o zębie, stawach) to shoot; (pot: pędzić) to tearrwać sobie włosy z głowy — (przen) to tear one's hair (out)
* * *ipf.1. (= rozrywać) tear (apart), rip; porwać na strzępy rip l. tear up, rip to shreds, tear to pieces; cicha woda brzegi rwie still water runs deep.2. (= zrywać) pick.3. (= podrywać kobietę lub mężczyznę) pick up.4. (= wyrywać) pull out; rwać włosy z głowy przen. tear one's hair (out).5. (o zębie, stawach) (= sprawiać ból) shoot; ząb mnie rwie I have a shooting pain in my tooth.7. (= pędzić) rush, dash, tear.ipf.1. (= pękać) break, rip, burst.2. (= przerywać się) break; (o rozmowie, głosie) break off.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rwać
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25 лезть
полезтьлезть в воду — get* into the water
2. (к) разг. ( надоедать) thrust* oneself (upon)3. ( в волосах) come* out, fall* out4. ( быть впору) fit5. (в вн.; в шкаф, ящик и т. п.) get* (into)♢
лезть из кожи вон разг. — go* all out; bend* over backwardsлезть на стену разг. — be beside one's self; go* into a frenzy
не лезть за словом в карман разг. — have a ready tongue, not be at a loss for a word, have a way with words
лезть не в своё дело — poke one's nose into other people's affairs, pry
лезть кому-л. в душу разг. — worm oneself into smb.'s confidence
лезть на глаза (дт.) — hang* round (d.), make* a nuisance of oneself (to)
хоть в петлю лезть разг. — I am, he is, etc., at my, his, etc., wit's end
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26 лізти
1) (на стіну, кручу) to climb, to clamber, to creep, to scale; (по мотузці, на жердину) to swarm2) (набридати, втручатися) to intrude, to thrust oneself upon3) ( про волосся) to come out, to fall off4)лізти зі шкіри — to go all out; to lay oneself out; to leap out of one's skin
лізти комусь в душу — to worm oneself into smb.'s confidence
лізти в зашморг — to expose oneself to danger aimlessly, to stick one's neck out
лізти на очі (кому-небудь) — to hang round; to make a nuisance of oneself (to)
лізти на рожен — to ask for trouble, to kick against the pricks
лізти на стінку — to climb up the wall; to be beside oneself; to go into a frenzy
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27 настървя
настървя̀,\настървя се become embittered/enraged (against); настървил се е за бой he is spoiling for a fight; настървил се е за пари he is all out for money/gain. -
28 рваться
I нсв2) о снарядах to burst; to explode, to go off3) о связях to break (off)•- рваться на части- рваться по швам II нсвстремиться to burst; to long; to thirst for/after litрва́ться в дра́ку — to be spoiling for a fight
она́ рва́ла́сь домо́й — she longed to return home
он рва́лся на фронт — he was bursting to go into action
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30 спорящий
2) Law: at variance, contesting, disputing3) Diplomatic term: contending4) Psychology: eristic5) Jargon: spoiling for a fight -
31 streitlustig
I Adj. belligerent, aggressiveII Adv. ansehen etc.: belligerently* * *belligerent; spoiling for a fight* * *streit|lus|tigadj (geh)argumentative; (= aggressiv) aggressive* * *1) (unfriendly; hostile: a belligerent stare; She is very belligerent and quarrelsome.) belligerent2) (fond of arguing.) argumentative* * *streit·lus·tig* * *A. adj belligerent, aggressiveB. adv ansehen etc: belligerently* * *adj.belligerent adj. adv.belligerently adv. -
32 szurać
* * *ipf.1. make a scraping sound l. noise; szurać nogami scuff l. shuffle one's feet.2. pot. (= zmykać) rush, scamper; szuraj stąd! (= zmykaj) off you go!, off with you!3. tylko ipf. pot. (= być zaczepnym) be spoiling for a fight, be cheeky.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > szurać
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33 arrastrar el poncho
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adj. spoiling for a fight -
35 рваться
1.1. ( разрываться) break*, burst*; (о платье и т. п.) tear*рваться от одного прикосновения — tear* at a touch
2. ( взрываться) burst*2.рваться на свободу — long, или be dying, to be free
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36 ссора
ж.quarrelбыть в ссоре с кем-л. — be at odds with smb.
искать ссоры с кем-л. — be spoiling for a fight with smb.
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37 kavgacı
adj. quarrelsome, combative, aggressive, spoiling for a fight, bellicose, belligerent, combatant, contentious, disagreeable, disputatious, litigious, militant, pugnacious, scrappy, turbulent, warlike--------n. fighter, militant, ruffian, wrangler* * *1. agonistic 2. agonistical 3. bellicose 4. belligerent 5. combative 6. contentious 7. currish 8. dissentious 9. pugnacious 10. quarrelsome 11. rowdy 12. warlike 13. brawling (n.) -
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adj. spoiling for a fight -
39 kavgaya susamış
adj. spoiling for a fight -
40 a căuta ceartă cuiva
to seek / to pick a quarrel with smb.to be spoiling for a fight with smb.
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spoiling for a fight — in. argumentative; asking for a fight. □ They were just spoiling for a fight, and they went outside to settle the matter. □ She was grouchy, and you could tell she had been spoiling for a fight all day … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spoiling for a fight — to be very eager to fight or argue. He says what he thinks, and so people think he always seems to be spoiling for a fight … New idioms dictionary
be spoiling for a fight — to be very eager to fight or argue about something. The trouble was caused by a group of demonstrators who were obviously spoiling for a fight … New idioms dictionary
be spoiling for a fight — phrase to want a chance to fight or argue with someone Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry: spoil … Useful english dictionary
(be) spoiling for a fight — be ˈspoiling for a fight idiom to want to fight with sb very much Main entry: ↑spoilidiom … Useful english dictionary
spoiling for — EAGER FOR, looking for, keen to have, after, bent on, longing for; informal itching for. → spoil * * * spoiling for 1. More than ripe or ready for (a fight, etc) 2. Intent on • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil * * * (be) spoiling for : to have a strong de … Useful english dictionary
spoiling for — it s obvious he s spoiling for a fight Syn: eager for, itching for, looking for, keen to have, after, bent on, longing for … Thesaurus of popular words
be spoiling for a fight — to want a chance to fight or argue with someone … English dictionary
spoil for a fight — try to begin a fight, chip on his shoulder, cruising for a bruising Bud was spoiling for a fight with me. He said, You re too chicken to fight, ain t you? … English idioms
be spoiling for — (be) spoiling for : to have a strong desire for (something, such as a fight) They are spoiling for a fight/argument. The team is spoiling for a rematch. • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil … Useful english dictionary
be spoiling for — idi Informal. to be very eager for: They re spoiling for a fight[/ex] … From formal English to slang