spat
a short dispute or argument
TRANSLATION
Wortwechsel, die Zänkerei
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Beatles want to take another bite out of Apple Computer Inc. "Apple Corps Ltd., said Friday that it was suing Apple Computer because the technology company violated a 1991 agreement by entering the music business with its iTunes online store. The London lawsuit is the latest legal SPAT between the two cultural icons."
(May Wong, AP Technology Writer - 12 September 2003)
(May Wong, AP Technology Writer - 12 September 2003)
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spat (American English)
A brief quarrel or argument
Lots of interesting synonyms:
altercation, argument, beef, bickering, blowup, brawl, brush, brouhaha, commotion, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, falling-out, flap, fracas, fuss, hassle, hoo-ha, hubbub, quarrel, row, rumble, rumpus, run-in, set-to, spat, squabbling, tiff, uproar, words, wrangle
NOTE:
Verb to spat = disputieren, streiten, zanken
also
spat = past tense of spit (spucken)
A brief quarrel or argument
Lots of interesting synonyms:
altercation, argument, beef, bickering, blowup, brawl, brush, brouhaha, commotion, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, falling-out, flap, fracas, fuss, hassle, hoo-ha, hubbub, quarrel, row, rumble, rumpus, run-in, set-to, spat, squabbling, tiff, uproar, words, wrangle
NOTE:
Verb to spat = disputieren, streiten, zanken
also
spat = past tense of spit (spucken)
