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quarrel I 1. noun
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- quarrel I 1. noun ссора, перебранка (with, between); повод к вражде; раздоры, спор; to espouse another's quarrel - заступаться за кого-л.; to seek/pick a quarrel with - искать повод для ссоры с; to make up a quarrel - помириться, перестать враждовать - find quarrel in a straw Syn: see controversy...
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quarrel I 2. v.
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- quarrel I 2. v. 2) придираться, спорить; оспаривать (что-л.); I would find difficulty to quarrel with this statement - трудно не согласиться с этим утверждением; I do not quarrel with the facts, only with the meaning that you give them. to quarrel with one's bread and butter - бросать занятие, дающее средства к существованию; идти против собственных интересов, действовать в ущерб самому себе...
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quarrel I 2. v.
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- quarrel I 2. v. 1) ссориться (with - с кем-л., about, for - из-за чего-л.); Let us not quarrel about such unimportant matters. Let us not quarrel over going out tonight....
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quarrel II noun
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- quarrel II noun hist. стрела самострела...
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find quarrel in a straw
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- find quarrel in a straw быть придирчивым...
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be at odds
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- be at odds быть несогласным с кем-л., чем-л. It's good to be at one with my husband after that terrible quarrel. We're so pleased that Jim and Mary are at one again....
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smoulder 2. v.
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- smoulder 2. v. 2) теплиться (о чувствах); Her anger smouldered in her heart long after the quarrel was finished....
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heal over
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- heal over (о ссоре) заканчиваться It was a long time before the bitter quarrel between the two families healed over, with the marriage between two of their children, one from each family....
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head off
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- head off препятствовать; помешать; преграждать (путь); отражать (нападение) to head off a quarrel предотвратить ссору...
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embroil v.
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- embroil v. 2) впутывать (в неприятности) (in) Don't embroil me in your quarrel. Why did he get embroiled in that political struggle?...
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smile 2. v.
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- smile 2. v. 1) улыбаться; It often prevents a quarrel if you smile at people who are rude to you....
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smooth over
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- smooth over а) сглаживать Perhaps a gift of flowers will help to smooth your quarrel over. б) преуменьшать (ошибку и т.п.) He was trying to smooth over his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault....
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fasten v.
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- fasten v. 2) навязывать to fasten a quarrel upon smb. - поссориться с кем-л., придраться к кому-л. to fasten the blame on smb. - возлагать на кого-л. вину...
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strike into
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- strike into а) вонзать; б) вселять (ужас и т.п.); в) направляться, углубляться; г) начинать; to strike into a gallop пускаться в галоп; д) прерывать; It's unwise to strike into someone else's quarrel without being invited....
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dredge up
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- dredge up делать, производить, затевать (что-л. плохое) Please don't dredge up the sad facts of his past. Let's not dredge up that old quarrel....
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