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quereller

quarrel, bicker

verb keh-reh-LEH Rare

Usage Note

quereller is slightly old-fashioned in informal speech, where se disputer or se chamailler are more natural. The reflexive se quereller means to quarrel with each other. The noun querelle (quarrel, dispute) is its close relative.

Examples

"Les enfants se querellent souvent."

Natural Translation

The children often quarrel.

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