pelea

Definitions of pelea
  1. noun
    rushing about hastily in an undignified way
    synonyms: arrebatiña, cachaña, correteo, lucha, movimiento, subida
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    apresuración, apresuramiento, precipitación, prisa, tropel, urgencia, ímpetu
    the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
  2. noun
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    synonyms: combate
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    tiroteo
    a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
    encuentro, escaramuza, refriega, tiroteo, trifulca, zalagarda
    a minor short-term fight
    esgrima
    the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
    guerra civil
    conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders)
    bronca, camorra, movida, peleona, pelotera, riña, zapatiesta, zaragata
    a brief but vigorous fight
    agarrada, redopelo, zipizape
    disorderly fighting
    duelo
    a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
    puñetazos
    a fight with bare fists
    apaleamiento, aporreo, golpeo, golpeteo, maltrato, trompeadura
    the act of subjecting to strong attack
    derrota, paliza, vapuleo
    the act of overcoming or outdoing
    contienda
    a noisy fight
    batalla campal, sarracina
    a noisy fight in a crowd
    contratiempo, incidente
    an awkward clash
    type of:
    batalla, lucha, pugna
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
  3. noun
    an angry dispute
    synonyms: alteración, brega, camorra, chamusquina, chirinola, choque, cuestión, disgusto, lance, pelotera, pendencia, pleito, revuelta, reyerta, riña, trifulca, zafarrancho
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    altercado, paloteado, paloteo, reyerta
    noisy quarrel
    escaramuza, pique, porfía, repelo, repique, roce, tropiezo
    a quarrel about petty points
    bronca
    a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)
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    discusión, disputa, querella, repunta
    a disagreement or argument about something important
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