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1 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca* * *I [téik]transitive verb1.vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)pitito take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati seto take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smoto take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebeto take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprejto take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniranto take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogoto take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzetito take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti seto take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti kogato take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikovto take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz kogato take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatviniI take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišemto take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnostto take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturoto take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnicoto take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti kogato take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kajto take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nunato take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi načinto take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;2.odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgatito take s.o. home — odvesti koga domovwhere will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?he was taken hence — umrl je;3.dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, staknitito take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehladto take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati seto take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagradoto take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kajto take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;4.vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potrebenit took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postajeit would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknilwhich size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;5.občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napravitito take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti poslediceto take a fall adjective slang nositi poslediceto take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izguboto take offense — biti užaljen, zameritito take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za kogato take umbrage — sumničiti, posumitito take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čemare we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;6.očarati, prevzeti, privlačitito take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komuwhat took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;7.razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjetiI take it that... — to razumem tako, da...shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišelas I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne gremwhom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norcato take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevnoto take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;8.zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočitito take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti sehe took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hostothe horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;9.fotografirati; skrbeti (za)he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugamhe insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavito take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografiratishe took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;10.intransitive verbuspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadetto take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedičPosebne zveze:to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunatito take aim at military meriti, ciljati nato take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti seto take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti sithis takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!to take care — biti oprezen, pazitito take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvoto take one's chance — tvegati, upati seto take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kajto take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojodeuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavoto take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitketo take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati kogato take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti seto take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti seto take hold of — prijeti, zgrabitito take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti protito take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanjeto take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati kogato take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se odto take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzento take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kockoto take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebeto take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)to take notice colloquially opazitito take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevatito take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignoriratito take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati vto take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)tito take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati seto take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno jeto take short — presenetiti, zalotitito take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kajto take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, oštetito take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po komtake it easy! — ne razburjaj se!I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maramto take the water marine izplutito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrteto take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komuto take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelalto take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijetiII [téik]nounvzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil) -
2 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) izbrati2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) nabirati3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) dvigniti4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) odpreti2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) izbira2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) najboljši del•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kramp* * *I [pik]nouncepin, kramp, šilo, križna sekira, rovača; printing madež na knjigi, razmazana črkaII [pik]nounizbira, najboljši del; zbodljaj; agronomy economy pobrana letinaIII [pik]1.transitive verbkopati, izkopati (luknjo), prekopati; pobrati (s prsti, kljunom), zobati, kljuvati (ptiči), počasi jesti (ljudje); trgati, nabirati (cvetice, jagode); prebirati, čistiti (zelenjavo); skubsti, skubiti (perutnino); pukati, puliti, česati (volno); čistiti, trebiti (zobe); (o)glodati (kosti); prebirati, odbirati (rudo); spraskati (z nohti); vrtati, drezati (v) kaj; krasti, vlomiti (ključavnico); iz trte izviti, izvati (prepir); figuratively skrbno izbrati, izbirati; strgati, scefrati (tudi figuratively); American music brenkati;2.intransitive verbkrasti; jesti po malem; popraviti se (up)to give s.o. a bone to pick — zapreti komu ustato pick s.o.'s brains — ukrasti komu idejofiguratively to pick holes in — najti šibko točko, skritiziratito pick s.o.'s pocket — izprazniti komu žep (žepar)to pick to pieces — skritizirati; figuratively koga do kosti obratito pick a quarrel with s.o. — izzvati prepir -
3 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) počitek2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) spanje3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) opora, naslon4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) mirovanje2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) odpočiti se2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) počivati3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) počivati4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) oddahniti si5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) opreti (se)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) biti odvisen (od)•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest* * *I [rest]noun(nočni) počitek, počivanje, mirovanje, mir; spanje, odmor, oddih; večni počitek (mir); počivališče; dom, zavetišče, prebivališče; technical opora, opornik, podpornik; music pavza; (metrika) cezura; (redko) obnovljena močwithout rest — brez miru, brez odloga, nemudomaat rest — miren, nepremičen, mrtevrest room — soba za počivanje, dnevna soba; American toaletarest period sport odmor v igriday of rest — dan počitka, praznikto be at rest — mirovati, v miru počivati (o mrtvem); biti pomirjento come to rest — priti do miru, pomiriti seto go (to retire) to rest — iti k počitku, iti spatto lay to rest — položiti k (večnemu) počitku, zagrebsti, pokopatito set s.o.'s mind at rest — pomiriti, umiriti, utešiti, potolažiti kogato set a question at rest — odločiti, rešiti vprašanjeto take one's rest — počivati, iti k počitkuII [rest]intransitive verbmirovati, počivati, najti mir, umiriti se, biti miren; ležati, spati; odpočiti se; oddahniti se; obstati, ustaviti se (o stroju); opirati se (against, on na), opreti se, nasloniti se; zanesti se na, zaupati (in v); transitive verb pustiti (komu) počivati, dati počitek komu; varovati, prizanašati komu; dati mir komu; nasloniti, opreti (on na); upreti (pogled) na, vto rest oneself — odpočiti se, oddahniti sirest his soul! — mir, pokoj njegovi duši!to rest on (upon) one's oars — nehati veslati, figuratively počivati po napornem deluto rest on one's laurels figuratively počivati na svojih lovorikahare you rested? — si se odpočil?it rests with you to propose terms — vam je prepuščeno, da predlagate pogojethe burden rests upon him — breme odgovornosti leži, počiva na njemlet him rest in peace! — naj (on) v miru počiva!we stopped to rest the horses — ustavili smo se, da bi dali počitka konjemIII [rest]nounostanek; preostanek; ostalo, ostali; rezervni sklad, rezerva (zlasti v Bank of England); commerce zaključek bilance, delanje bilance, računski zaključek; tennis niz (dolga zaporednost) žogfor the rest — v ostalem, kar se ostalega tiče, gledé ostalega, sicerIV [rest]intransitive verbostati, preostati, biti preostanek (of česa)rest assured that I will do my best — bodite prepričani, da bom storil vse, kar bo v moji močito rest with — biti v rokah, biti odvisen odit rests with you to decide — vi odločite; vaša stvar je, da odločiteV [rest]nounhistory kavelj na oklepu srednjeveškega viteza, v katerega je zataknil svoje kopje pri napadu na nasprotnika -
4 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) (na)rasti, dvigniti se2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) dvigati se3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) vstati4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) vstati5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) dvigati se6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) dvigati se7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) dvigniti se8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) povzpeti se9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) izvirati10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) dvigati se11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) dvigati se12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) vstati od mrtvih2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) vzpon2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) povišanje3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) vzpetina4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) vzpon•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) vzhajajoč, naraščajoč- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *I [ráiz]noundvig, dviganje, vzpon, vzpenjanje; (o zvezdi, Soncu) vzhajanje, vzhod; theatre dvig(anje) zastora; religion vstajenje (od mrtvih); prijem (ribe za vabo); nastop, pojavitev; porast, naraščanje (vode); vzpetina, grič, višina; višina ( of a tower stolpa); višina (stopnice, stopnišča); povečanje, prirastek ( in population v prebivalstvu); music zvišanje (glasu); dvig, porast, skok ( of prices cen); hausse; dodatek, povišanje (plače); izboljšanje življenja; napredovanje; povod, vzrok, začetek, izvor, vir; slang škodoželjna šala (poniževalna za premaganca)gentle rise — blaga, položna vzpetinato ask for a rise of salary — prositi, zahtevati povišanje plačeto buy for a rise economy špekulirati na hausseto get (to take) a rise out of s.o. — razdražiti, razjariti, razkačiti, razburiti kogato give rise to — povzročiti, dati povod čemu, privesti do česa, roditi kajto have (to take) one's rise (in, from) — izvirati v, imeti svoj izvor v, prihajati izII [ráiz]intransitive verbvsta(ja)ti; vzhajati, vziti; dvigniti se; dvigati se, vzpenjati se; (na)rasti; upreti se, spuntati se, nasprotovati (against, on čemu); (o ceni) rasti, skakati; (o glasu) rasti; postati močnejši, povečati se; (o laseh) ježiti se; (o ribi) priplavati iz globine, da bi ugriznila v vabo; theatre dvigniti se (zastor); (o zgradbah) dvigati se, moleti, štrleti v višino; postati viden, pokazati se, pojaviti se, nastopiti, nastati; porajati se; izvirati; parliament odložiti se, odgoditi se, zaključiti se (o seji, zasedanju)rising ground — vzpetina, strminato rise in arms — upreti se z orožjem, zgrabiti za orožje, dvigniti seto rise from the dead religion vstati od mrtvihto rise to the occasion (to a difficulty) — biti kos, biti dorasel položaju (težavi)to rise in rebellion — upreti se, pobuniti se, spuntati seto rise in the world — družbeno napredovati, napraviti kariero; uspeti v življenjuthe fish rose to the bait — riba je ugriznila v vabo, je prijelawhere does the Danube rise? — kje izvira Donava?on what day does Parliament rise? — kdaj se zaključi zasedanje parlamenta?my gorge rises to this sight — vzdiguje se mi (za bruhanje) ob tem pogledu, pogled na to mi zbuja gnusthe river rises from a spring in the mountains — reka izvira v (nekem) gorskem studencu; transitive verb pustiti (koga, kaj) vstati; dvigniti, prinesti na površino; zagledati -
5 apt
[æpt]1) ((with to) likely: He is apt to get angry if you ask a lot of questions.) dovzeten za2) (suitable: an apt remark.) umesten3) (clever; quick to learn: an apt student.) nadarjen•- aptly- aptness* * *[æpt]adjective ( aptly adverb)( for) zmožen, sposoben; primeren, prikladen; (at) vešč, spreten -
6 bread
[bred]1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) kruh2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) kruh•- breadwinner
- bread and butter
- on the breadline* * *I [bred]nounkruh; hrana; zaslužekbread buttered on both sides — velika sreča, dobičkonosen opravekto know on which side one's bread is buttered — vedeti, kaj je ugodnobread and butter — kruh z maslom; figuratively hrana, zaslužekto take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth — odjesti komu kruhto break bread with s.o. — deliti s kom hranoBritish English slang bread and cow to cover — kruh z maslomto eat s.o.'s bread and salt — biti pri kom v gostehII [bred]transitive verbpovaljati v drobtinah -
7 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) pretepati se2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) upirati se3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) prepirati se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) spopad2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojevitost4) (a boxing-match.) dvoboj•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *I [fait]nounboj, borba, bitka, spopad, dvoboj, mečevanje; prepir, pretep; tekma; bojevitostcolloquially a dog fight — borba v zrakuto show fight — pokazati pripravljenost za boj, pokazati zobesham fight — manever, navidezna bitkahand-to-hand fight — pretep, boj na nožII [fait]transitive verb & transitive verb(against, about, for, with, on behalf of) boriti, vojskovati se; odbijati; braniti (se); priboriti si; premagati; pestiti se, boksati; prepirati sethat cock won't fight — to ne bo držalo; tukaj nekaj ni v reduto fight with one's gloves off — ne izbirati sredstev za boj, ne prijemati koga z rokavicamito fight a lone hand — boriti se sam, brez pomočito fight shy of s.o. — izogibati se koga
См. также в других словарях:
take up a quarrel — (Shakespeare) To settle a dispute • • • Main Entry: ↑quarrel … Useful english dictionary
Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarrel — [n] disagreement affray, altercation, argument, battle royal*, beef*, bickering*, brannigan*, brawl, breach, broil*, catfight*, combat, commotion, complaint, contention, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, difficulty, disapproval,… … New thesaurus
take sides — {v. phr.} To join one group against another in a debate or quarrel. * /Switzerland refused to take sides in the two World Wars./ * /Tom wanted to go fishing. Dick wanted to take a hike. Bob took sides with Tom so they all went fishing./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
take sides — {v. phr.} To join one group against another in a debate or quarrel. * /Switzerland refused to take sides in the two World Wars./ * /Tom wanted to go fishing. Dick wanted to take a hike. Bob took sides with Tom so they all went fishing./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
quarrel with — you can t quarrel with the verdict: FAULT, criticize, object to, oppose, take exception to; attack, take issue with, impugn, contradict, dispute, controvert; informal … Useful english dictionary
quarrel — quar|rel1 [ˈkwɔrəl US ˈkwo: , ˈkwa: ] n especially BrE [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: querele complaint , from Latin querela, from queri to complain ] 1.) an angry argument or disagreement ▪ I think they ve had a quarrel . quarrel with ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarrel — quar|rel1 [ kwɔrəl ] noun count * 1. ) an argument, especially one about something unimportant between people who know each other well: petty quarrels quarrel about/over: We had the usual family quarrel about who should take the dog out. quarrel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quarrel */ — I UK [ˈkwɒrəl] / US [ˈkwɔrəl] noun [countable] Word forms quarrel : singular quarrel plural quarrels 1) an argument, especially one about something unimportant between people who know each other well petty quarrels quarrel about/over: We had the… … English dictionary
quarrel — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, action, aerial combat, affray, altercate, altercation, argue, argument, armored combat, arrow, arrowhead, barb, barney, battle, battle royal, beef, bicker, bicker over, bickering, blood feud, bobbery,… … Moby Thesaurus
To take a newspaper — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English