English-Danish translations for quarrel

• skænderi
  Det Europæiske Råd må allerede i dag gøre en ende på dette skænderi fra en anden tid, så euroen kan nyde godt af det tillidsfulde klima, som den kræver. If the euro is to enjoy the climate of confidence it requires, the European Council must, even today, put an end to this quarrel from a previous age.
  Herved har De fremprovokeret det bitreste skænderi med de baskiske biskopper, fagforeninger og et stort flertal af de baskiske borgere siden Francos tid. In doing so you have provoked the bitterest quarrel with the Basque bishops, trade unions and a large majority of Basque citizens since the time of Franco.
  Det Europæiske Folkepartis Gruppe (Kristelige Demokrater) ønsker ikke, at debatten om Europas finanser udvikler sig til et skænderi mellem medlemsstater, der vil have deres penge tilbage. For the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), the debate on Europe's finances must not be allowed to descend into a quarrel between Member States who want their money back.
• skændes
  Lande skændes og forhandler om, hvordan havbunden kan opdeles. Countries are quarrelling and negotiating about how the seabed might be divided up.
  Mine damer og herrer! Lad os nu ikke skændes om et sådant spørgsmål. Ladies and gentlemen, please, let us not quarrel over such an issue; there is enough discord in Europe.
  Unionen skal vise, at den kan skabe resultater, der har betydning for folks hverdag, og ikke bare skændes om institutionelle spørgsmål. The Union needs to show that it can achieve results that impact on human lives and not just quarrel about institutional matters.
• uenighed
  Jeg vil skynde mig at tilføje, at vores uenighed ikke har noget med den østrigske befolkning at gøre. I hasten to add that our quarrel is not with the Austrian people.
  Jeg ved, at dette er en årelang uenighed mellem Europa-Parlamentet og Kommissionen. This is long-standing quarrel between the European Parliament and the Commission, I know.
  Vi må fremme og forsvare disse rettigheder, men samtidig sige til den østrigske befolkning: Vores uenighed har intet med jer at gøre. We must promote and defend those rights, all the while saying to the people of Austria: our quarrel is not with you.

Definition of quarrel

• A verbal dispute or heated argument
• A ground of dispute or objection; a complaint
• An earnest desire or longing
• To disagree
• To find fault; to cavil
• To argue or squabble with
• A diamond-shape#Verb|shaped piece of coloured glass form#Verb|forming part of a stained glass window
• A bolt or arrow for a crossbow, traditionally with the head#Noun|head square in its cross section
• A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps etc. make the form nearly square

Examples

• We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order
• A few customers in the shop had some quarrels with us, so we called for the manager
• to quarrel with ones lot

Related words

• quarrelsome
• quarreler
• quarrelsomeness
• quarrelling
• quarrelous
• quarrel; blunt arrow
• quarrel with fall out with
• quarrel with
• quarrelsome person