Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
attacare briga
English translation:
to quarrel; to pick a fight
Italian term
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attacare briga
I need to translate this sentence (there's no additional context, it's just a series of questions on a personality test) and although I get the gist of the expression, I'm having trouble coming up with a good English translation for "attacare briga con qualcuno".
Can anyone suggest an English equivalent?
Thanks.
| 4 +3 | quarreling, picking a fight |
WendellR
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| 4 +1 | to pick a quarrel |
Monica Paolillo
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| 4 | wrangling |
Zypcio
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| 3 | to pick a fight |
Loretta Bertoli
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Non-PRO (2): silvia b (X), _floriana_
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Proposed translations
quarreling, picking a fight
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to pick a quarrel
Also, pick an argument or fight. Seek an opportunity to quarrel or argue with someone. For example, I don't want to pick a quarrel with you, or Jason was always in trouble for picking fights. These terms use pick in the sense of "select." [Mid-1400s
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to pick a fight
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