- pelear
- v.1 to fight (a golpes).Ellos pelean sin cesar They fight endlessly.Ellos pelearon la ley injusta They fought the unfair law.2 to have a row or quarrel (a gritos).3 to struggle.4 to fight with.Me pelea mi hermano My brother fights with me.* * *pelear► verbo intransitivo1 (físicamente) to fight; (verbalmente) to quarrel, argue2 (hacer un esfuerzo) to work hard, struggle► verbo pronominal pelearse1 (físicamente) to fight; (verbalmente) to quarrel, argue\FRASEOLOGÍApelear por algo to fight for something* * *verb1) to fight2) quarrel* * *1. VI1) [físicamente] to fight
los dos púgiles pelearán por el título mañana — the two boxers will fight for the title tomorrow
los perros peleaban por un hueso — the dogs were fighting over a bone
siempre me toca pelear con los niños a la hora del baño — I'm always the one who has to battle with the children at bathtime
2) (=esforzarse) to struggletuvo que pelear mucho para mantener a su familia — he had to struggle hard to support his family, it was a hard struggle for him to support his family
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) (discutir) to quarrelpelearon por una tontería — they quarreled o (colloq) had a fight over a silly little thing
b) novios (discutir) to quarrel, argue; (terminar) to break up, split upc) (en sentido físico) to fightpelear por algo — to fight over something
las tropas pelearon con gran valor — the troops fought bravely
d) (batallar)tuvo que pelear mucho para lograrlo — she really had to work hard to get it
me paso la vida peleando con los niños para que estudien — it's a constant battle trying to get the children to study
e) (en boxeo) to fight2.pelearse v prona) (discutir) to quarrelse pelearon por una chica — they quarreled over a girl
b) novios (discutir) to quarrel; (terminar) to break up, split upc) (pegarse) to fightpelearse por algo — to fight over something
* * *= struggle, bicker, squabble.Ex. Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.----* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* pelear a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.* pelear hasta la muerte = fight to + death.* pelearse = feud, scuffle, fall out, quarrel.* pelearse con = fall out with.* pelearse (por) = war (over).* pelearse por Hacer Algo = scramble.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) (discutir) to quarrelpelearon por una tontería — they quarreled o (colloq) had a fight over a silly little thing
b) novios (discutir) to quarrel, argue; (terminar) to break up, split upc) (en sentido físico) to fightpelear por algo — to fight over something
las tropas pelearon con gran valor — the troops fought bravely
d) (batallar)tuvo que pelear mucho para lograrlo — she really had to work hard to get it
me paso la vida peleando con los niños para que estudien — it's a constant battle trying to get the children to study
e) (en boxeo) to fight2.pelearse v prona) (discutir) to quarrelse pelearon por una chica — they quarreled over a girl
b) novios (discutir) to quarrel; (terminar) to break up, split upc) (pegarse) to fightpelearse por algo — to fight over something
* * *= struggle, bicker, squabble.Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* pelear a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.* pelear hasta la muerte = fight to + death.* pelearse = feud, scuffle, fall out, quarrel.* pelearse con = fall out with.* pelearse (por) = war (over).* pelearse por Hacer Algo = scramble.* * *pelear [A1 ]vi1 (reñir, discutir) to quarrelpelearon por una tontería they argued o quarreled o (colloq) had a fight over a silly little thingtodos pelean por ser el jefe they're all fighting to be the boss2 «novios» (discutir) to quarrel, argue, have a fight (colloq); (terminar) to break up, split up3 (en sentido físico) to fightya están peleando otra vez por el balón they're fighting over the ball againlas tropas pelearon con gran valor the troops fought bravely4(batallar): ha tenido que pelear mucho para lograrlo she's really had to work hard to get it, getting it was a real struggleme paso la vida peleando con los niños para que estudien it's a constant battle trying to get the children to study5 (en boxeo) to fightBarrios peleará contra Haro en París Barrios will fight Haro in Paris■ pelearsev pron1 (discutir, reñir) to quarrelse pelearon por una chica y no se hablan they quarreled over a girl and now they aren't speaking (to each other)se estaban peleando por algo sin importancia they were quarreling o having an argument about something trivial2 «novios» (discutir) to quarrel, argue, have a fight (colloq); (terminar) to break up, split up3 (pegarse) to fightlos niños se pelearon por los juguetes the children fought over the toys* * *
pelear (conjugate pelear) verbo intransitivoa) (discutir) to quarrel;◊ pelearon por una tontería they quarreled o (colloq) had a fight over a silly little thingb) [novios] (discutir) to quarrel, argue;
(terminar) to break up, split upc) (en sentido físico) to fight;
pelear por algo to fight over sth
pelearse verbo pronominala) (discutir) to quarrel;
(pegarse) to fight;
pelearse por algo to quarrel/fight over sthb) [novios] (discutir) to quarrel;
(terminar) to break up, split up
pelear verbo intransitivo
1 (luchar) to fight
2 (discutir) to quarrel, argue
3 (esforzarse por algo) to work hard
'pelear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chueco
- limpio
- luchar
English:
feud
- fight
- argue
- bicker
- play
- squabble
* * *pelear♦ vi1. [a golpes] to fight2. [a gritos] to have a row o quarrel;han peleado y ya no se quieren ver they've had a row o quarrelled, and don't want to see each other any more3. [esforzarse] to fight hard, to struggle;ha peleado por sacar a su familia adelante he's fought hard o struggled to keep his family;ha peleado mucho por ese puesto she has fought hard to get that job♦ See also the pronominal verb pelearse* * *pelearv/i fight* * *pelear vi1) luchar: to fight2) disputar: to quarrel♦ See also the reflexive verb pelearse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
