quarrel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɒrəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɔrəl, ˈkwɑr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwôrəl, kwor-)

Inflections of 'quarrel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
quarrels
v 3rd person singular
quarrelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
quarreling
v pres p (US)
quarrelled
v past (Mainly UK)
quarreled
v past (US)
quarrelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
quarreled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
quarrel n (argument)pelea nf
  disputa nf
  (AmL)agarrón nm
  riña nf
 Simon and Matthew have had a quarrel and now they aren't speaking.
 Simon y Matthew tuvieron una pelea y ahora no se hablan.
quarrel vi (argue)discutir vi
  pelear vi
  pelearse v pron
 Linda could hear her neighbours quarreling on the other side of the wall.
 Linda podía escuchar a sus vecinos, discutiendo del otro lado de la pared.
quarrel with [sb] vi + prep (argue with)pelear con vtr + prep
  discutir con vtr + prep
 Luke is always quarrelling with his brother.
 Luke siempre pelea con su hermano.
quarrel with [sth] vtr phrasal insep (disagree)discutir con vtr + prep
  estar en desacuerdo con loc verb
Note: Often used in negative sentences.
 I'm not quarrelling with Bill's advice; I just think he could have offered it more politely.
 No estoy discutiendo con el consejo de Bill, pero creo que lo podría haber dicho de manera más educada.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
quarrel with [sth] n (disagreement with [sth])desacuerdo con nm + prep
  discrepancia con nf + prep
 My quarrel with your assertion that women are bad drivers is that it is sexist.
 Mi desacuerdo con tu declaración de que todas las mujeres son malas conductoras es porque es sexista.
quarrel n historical (crossbow arrow)flecha de punta cuadrada nf + loc adj
 Robin fitted a quarrel to his bow and took aim.
 Robin puso una flecha de punta cuadrada en su arco y apuntó.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
quarrel over [sth] vtr phrasal insep (argue about)discutir sobre vtr + prep
 Money was always short in the household, and so the couple quarrelled over bills incessantly.
 Siempre había poco dinero en casa, por eso el matrimonio discutía sin cesar por las facturas.
  pelearse por v prnl
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
have no quarrel with [sb/sth] v expr (not disagree with)no tener nada en contra de loc verb
  no tener problema con loc verb
lovers' quarrel n (argument between couple)pelea de pareja loc nom f
 Even people in love with each other fight sometimes, so then it's called a lovers' quarrel.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Lo mejor de las peleas de pareja son las reconciliaciones.
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'quarrel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: a quarrel between [friends, siblings, lovers], a [lovers', family] quarrel, is in a quarrel with, more...

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