pelear

/peleˈaɾ/, [pe.leˈaɾ]

fight, quarrel


Verb pelear (first-person singular present peleo, first-person singular preterite peleé, past participle peleado)

  1. (intransitive) to fight (to contend in physical conflict)
  2. (intransitive) to fight, to argue
  3. (intransitive) to fight for, to struggle against

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • ¡Dejá de pelear!

    Stop fighting!

  • Esto es como pelear con alguien con una mano atada a la espalda.

    This is like fighting someone with one arm tied behind your back.

  • No quiero pelear contigo.

    I don't want to fight with you.

  • A la gente le gusta pelear.

    People like to fight.

  • ¿Quiere pelear? ¡Venga!

    You want a piece of me? Come on!

  • Las niñas se pusieron a pelear.

    The girls started fighting.

  • Necesitas dejar de provocar pelear con Tom.

    You need to stop provoking fights with Tom.

  • No le gusta pelear.

    He doesn't like fighting.

  • Los niños se pusieron a pelear.

    The boys started fighting.

  • ¿Realmente querés pelear?

    Do you really want to fight?

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